Oregon NFIB Small business owners faced an onslaught of new proposals and laws from 2015 legislators. “Oregon’s 2015 legislative session became one of the most anti-business sessions in recent history,” says NFIB/Oregon State Director Jan Meekcoms. “For small business, this became a session of defensive action.” The regular session ended […]

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici asked the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Oregon State University (OSU) to implement an industrial hemp pilot project in time for next year’s growing season, […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness President and CEO David Hirschmann today issued the following statement in regards to the final pay ratio rule released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): “Congress added this disclosure to Dodd-Frank as a favor to union […]

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Nike’s Jumpman Logo By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, A lawsuit charging Nike with copyright infringement has been dismissed in federal court. Photographer Jacobus Rentmeester filed the suit in January, claiming Nike used the pose in his copyrighted image of Michael Jordan when they created their […]

By Technology Association of Oregon. The Oregon MESA team at Ockley Green School in North Portland doesn’t look like your typical technology club. The students don’t have expensive computers or 3D printers. Many ofthe participants don’t get As or Bs. Their families may be struggling with unemployment or learning English […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog I’ve been taking a closer look at exchange rates recently, given the strong U.S. dollar appreciation in the past year — by extension the Oregon dollar as well — along with the ongoing events in Europe and potential Grexit (Greece exiting […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, The Oregonian and Willamette Week have both announced major changes for their publications. This summer, the Oregonian will close its pressroom facility on SW Taylor Street. Advance Central Services Oregon, which was formed as a separate company, has provided the printing services for the […]

Oregon NFIB A recent proposal could increase the minimum wage as soon as Jan. 1. Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek unveiled a proposal in mid-June to lift the state’s minimum wage to $13 an hour by 2018, including an option for local governments to further increase wages, according to The […]

Oregon Attorney General Press Release, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced a $3 million settlement and an agreement from the White City, Oregon enterprise that operated a fraudulent nationwide subscription scam to permanently stop engaging in the newspaper or magazine subscription business. According to the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC), which […]

By Jabob Grier, Portland Writer Cocktail consultant, magician, blogger. Liquidity Preference Blog Looking through my web stats the other day, I noticed that some of the common searches bringing readers to my site relate to smoking and health insurance. Cigar smokers in particular seem to be interested in this. And […]