By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog There have been at least three primary drivers of the massive shift toward renting in the past decade: finances, demographics, and taste and preferences. Much of the discussion surrounding this overall shift has focuses on the finance issues — foreclosures, credit […]

By Business News Note: Through Oct. 28, every time you ride the INSPIRE vehicle option, Uber will donate $1 to Special Olympics Oregon. The partnership was launched at a press conference today at Providence Park which will host the Fall State Games on Nov. 21-22. Uber was joined by SOOR […]

By Congressman Greg Walden, At a congressional hearing on state health insurance exchanges, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) questioned Patrick Allen, the Director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, about the failure of Cover Oregon and where the state goes from here with the federal Centers […]

By NIKE, Nike and the University of Oregon Ducks introduce the new Oregon Pioneers football uniform, which emphasizes Oregon state history. Oregon is a state that has bred innovators, freethinkers and risk-takers since its founding. Nike co-founder Phil Knight is the quintessential example, starting a company by selling shoes out […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The Oregon Employment Department has released a survey showing that nearly 70% of Oregon employers have had a difficult time filling vacancies. This is the highest level when compared over the last few years. The vacancy problems appears to be trending upwards over the past […]

By Bullard Law, Portland law firm By Michael G. McClory Gun violence is too common in the modern American workplace. The recent Umpqua Community College shootings bring the issue to the fore once again. There have been numerous other incidents in recent years and there is no reason to believe […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog I was on OPB “Think Out Loud” on Tuesday, talking about housing, migration and the Timber Belt. One aspect we discussed was the fact Oregon had two really big wave of migrants, in the 1970s and 1990s. Below I plot annual […]

by Ralph Cole, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Ferguson Wellman, Portland This has been one of the most interesting trading weeks of the year. The seasonal pattern of the stock market is to bottom in October, and rally through the end of the year. While this doesn’t happen every […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today applauded the bipartisan cooperation between Congress and the White House as President Obama signed into law a key change to Obamacare that will ease the financial burden on many small businesses and their employees. “Small and medium sized businesses and […]

University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity retreated in August after a very strong July as employment numbers softened. Highlights of the report include: · The three-month moving average, which smooths month-to-month volatility in the measure, […]