By Nicole Elgin & Joshua Waugh Barran Liebman LLP, The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel issued guidance on November 2, 2023, regarding the new standards for employer conduct when a union makes a demand for recognition. The General Counsel’s Memorandum GC 24-01 sets out substantial policy changes that […]

By Oregon State Treasurer, Press Release, Oregon State Treasury’s $1 Billion Bond Sale Recognized As Bond Buyer’s Regional “Deal of the Year” November 20, 2023 The record-setting sale from March 2023 is also up for the national “Deal of the Year” award Salem, OR—The Bond Buyer announced Oregon State Treasury’s […]

Her Relentless Commitment to Portland: Julia Brim-Edwards honored at Business Leadership Evening By Portland Metro Chamber, Each year in the fall, the Portland Metro Chamber hosts the Business Leadership Evening, a gala event that brings together more the 500 people from across the region’s business community. The event is celebrates […]

U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Press Release, WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted in favor of H.R. 6363, a stopgap resolution that would prevent a government shutdown on November 18 and provide other critical program extensions. The House passed the bill on a bipartisan vote of 336-95, and it […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation Amazon CEO and World’s 3rd richest person, has announced he is leaving the State of Washington and moving to Florida. The NY Post notes, “If Bezos were to keep Seattle as his primary residence and maintain his current net worth of roughly $162 billion, […]

By NFIB, Golden anniversary of SBET finds Main Street entrepreneurs in no mood for celebration SALEM, Ore., Nov. 14, 2023—Today’s release of NFIB’s monthly Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) report is the 50th anniversary issue, but it is not finding small business owners in a mood for celebration. “This month […]

Portland Metro Chamber, The Portland Metro Chamber, in coalition with six other business organizations, sent Multnomah County Chair Pederson and the County Commission a letter expressing deep concern regarding the large fee increases proposed by the County Health Inspections Program. The County Health Inspection Program ensures that local businesses comply […]

Oregon Attorney General Press Release Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed suit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, among other brands. The federal complaint, joined by 33 states and filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asserts that Meta knowingly designed and deployed harmful […]

By Oregon Business & Industry   Oregon, Beware: Tax Hikes Brewing in Calif. OBI’s director of tax policy, Scott Bruun, was invited to speak at the annual meeting of the Council on State Taxation (COST), which is considered the nation’s premier taxpayer advocate organization. In addition to joining a conference […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced that the former CEO of Sunwest Management and associated companies, who previously admitted to orchestrating one of the largest financial fraud schemes in Oregon history, was ordered to pay over $74 million in […]