University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon’s economy continued to grow at an above average rate in April. Highlights of the report include: – The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity fell to 0.30 in April, compared to a revised 0.92 the […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation By Russ Wilson, IBM Director, Mobile Innovation Lab Mobile payments technology combined with Big Data analytics will completely transform the relationship between buyer and seller. Mobile-based transactions in the U.S. have quietly gone mainstream, growing 118% per year on average for the last five years. […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest greenhouse gas proposal will harm the nation’s economy, rural communities and America’s farm and ranch families if implemented, the American Farm Bureau Federation said today. The EPA’s attempt to impose a 30-percent reduction in carbon dioxide on the nation’s power […]

Davis Dwight & Tremaine LLP Oregon business law firm Recent news stories have highlighted the negative privacy implications of facial recognition technology. For example, a new app for Google Glass will pair facial recognition with data from social media and dating sites, allowing users to instantly see personal information about […]

By Oregon State Treasurer As a responsible investor, Oregon is taking a strong stance against excessive CEO compensation. Oregon’s pension fund joined last week with holders of 77 percent of the shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and voiced opposition to the salary and bonus package for the company’s top […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Just as job growth has accelerated and continues to improve, so too has wage growth. Right now both wages as reported by BEA and withholdings out of paychecks are growing at nearly 6 percent overall in Oregon. This rate of growth […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm Oregon Court Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban:What Does It Mean for Employers? Today, the federal court for the District of Oregon struck down Oregon’s 2004 state constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between one man and one woman. Oregon now becomes the latest state to […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation With so much discussion focused on the rising costs of a college education, many wonder if college is really worth the investment. The answer: you better believe it. In a recent article in Science magazine, MIT economist David Autor explores the widening wealth gap within […]

Obamacare Tax Driving Small Business Health Premium Increases by TJ Reilly Oregon Small Business Association On June 2nd, Oregon health insurers that sell small group plans are required to file their proposed rate increases for 2015. In a health care market beset by regulatory and provider volatility, these filings are […]

By Dr. Eric Fuits Econ International & Oregon Tax News, In a recent report from the Brookings Institution, authors Ian Hathaway and Robert Litan find that American entrepreneurs started 27 percent fewer businesses in 2011 than they did five years earlier, according to data from the Census Bureau. As a […]