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February 20, 2012 - Big FCC changes to autocalls & telemarketers

FCC Updates Automated/Prerecorded Telemarketing Rules to Mirror FTC Requirements for Prior Written, Signed Consent, Automated Opt-Outs, and Related Regulations — FCC Also Remedies Confusion in Its Rulemaking Proposal by Ensuring New Rules Do Not Affect Non-Telemarketing Prerecorded Calls and Text Messages, Such as for Debt Collection, Airline and School Notifications, […]

February 19, 2012 - 5 outrageous lawsuits: Obese prisioner sues for lack of size choices

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Enterprise magazine A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that wanted to use the 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery to force an aquatic park to set a group of whales free. The lawsuit, filed last […]

February 18, 2012 - Starbucks jobs grant goes to competitor down the street

Business Video Pick of the Week: Starbucks recently launched a nationwide effort to raise money for local start-ups suffering in the recession. One grant went to Gelato Fiasco in Portland Maine which happens to be acorss the block from the nearest Starbucks. The owner expresses his gratefulness in the CNN […]

February 16, 2012 - Local business face false online review quandary

Business Video of the week. What if an online review posted on a popular website was false? This is the question before one local Portland-area small business and the popular City Search website. The video story is by KOIN-6 below.

February 16, 2012 - Business bills in the 2012 Legislature

AOI Endorses Job-Creation Platform for 2012 Session Article by J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries On the eve of the February 2012 Legislative Session, the AOI Board of Directors endorsed a slate of job-creation bills that will cumulatively put 20,000 Oregonians back to work, create nearly $3.4 billion in personal income […]

February 15, 2012 - Zoo & Convention Center money problems

Zoo & Convention Center money problems. — Oregon & across nation face unique problems and losses By Oregon Tax News Taxpayer-funded zoos and convention centers across the country are losing money. The Oregon Zoo and Convention Center are no exception. The Portland Business Journal recently cited an independent review conducted […]

February 14, 2012 - Oregon Education Transformation: More money, little reform

Oregon’s education “transformation” means “a lot more money” but not much reform By Dr. Eric Fruits Oregon Economists EconInternational “Transformation” is the word of the year in the Oregon Legislature. Not only is the Legislature looking for ways to transform Oregon’s healthcare delivery system and jump head first into Obamacare, […]

February 14, 2012 - Oregon Ag joins multi-state agreement with lenders

By Oregon Attorney General, Attorney General John Kroger issued a statement today announcing that Oregon will join the multi-state agreement with five major financial institutions: “The Oregon Department of Justice is deeply committed to protecting consumers. In assessing any potential consumer protection settlement, I compare the benefits of the settlement […]

February 13, 2012 - Oregon has fewer gas stations due to self-service ban

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Self-Service Gas By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog Let’s suppose that for some reason you expect the whole issue of self-service gas in Oregon to be brought up again in a public forum. It might be best, then, to be prepared for some blowback. […]