Business News Note, Oregon’s “Pay it Forward, Pay it Back,” project to allow students to pay for college using a 3% salary diversion is gaining some national headlines, see Business Insider, ABC News, CNN and Wall Street Journal.  The bill has passed both the House and Senate and is awaiting […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce It’s been one year since the Supreme Court upheld most of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). As the law continues to be implemented, employers have been scratching (or even banging) their heads in frustration over the perverse consequences of the rules delivered from Washington. […]

Comment on Death of the Grand Bargain Oregon Legislature failed to make some needed reforms, but at least tax increases lost, too By Oregon NFIB The “Grand Bargain” legislators had hoped to strike died when House Bill 2456-B failed to get the constitutionally required three-fifths vote in the state Senate. […]

Oregon unemployment rate: 35th out of 50 aint bad By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. The news that Oregon’s unemployment rate had fallen below the symbolic rate of 8% was met with widespread applause this week. Indeed, the worst of the economic downturn does appear to be […]

By  J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries   Slew of Employment Law Issues Are Resolving as Session Ends HB 2950 – Bereavement Leave: Amends Oregon’s Family Leave Law (OFLA) to allow up to two weeks of unpaid bereavement leave for eligible employees. Although AOI opposed the bill at the outset, the […]

NIKE’s revenue & profits are up. This would be a good thing except some are critical of NIKE’s stock. Watch the CNN Money news video below.

Michael Hendrix Director, Research & Emerging Issues U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation The McKinsey Global Institute doesn’t do small things. When they set out to examine technological advancements, they found a way to put a dollar figure to every technology imaginable all the way out to 2025. In so doing, […]

Oregon GDP, 2012 By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. The BEA released estimates for state GDP for 2012, along with revisions to the 2009-2011 figures. The following takes a quick look at the latest figures and growth so far in recovery. In 2012, Oregon’s real GDP grew […]

Oregon Colleges Listed in 2013 College Education ROI Rankings by PayScale.com By Oregon Small Business Association The next 10…

Homeownership lowest in 17 years By Oregon Tax News Reaching the lowest point in 17 years, homeownership dropped to a seasonally adjusted 65.2 percent in the first quarter as more people chose to rent instead of purchase a home. The rate of homeownership peaked at 69.4 percent in 2004, and […]