It’s the longest recession in the modern era for both the U.S. and Oregon. After a major decline in 2008 and 2009, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) resumed growth in the last two quarters of 2009. GDP is the measure of the value of all goods and services produced in the […]

Nearly One-Third of Employers Are Concerned About Top Talent Leaving Their Organizations, Finds New CareerBuilder Survey — Employers Share How They Plan to Hold on to Workers, Reduce Turnover Career Buidlers – As the recession eases and companies begin to add to strained staffs, employers are also taking action to […]

by Dennis Westlind Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys at Law Last week a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at blocking SB 519, the Oregon law the prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend meeting about, among other things, labor unions.  Click here to read the District of Oregon’s opinion in […]

Oregon BOLI Proposes Regulations on Credit Check Law By Michael Porter, Kathryn L. Kammer Miller Nash LLP, Oregon law firm Oregon now bars most employers from using credit histories in making employment decisions. In the February 2010 special session, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 1045, generally prohibiting employers from […]

AOI Board Opposes Premature 2014 Forced Shutdown of PGE Boardman Power Plant By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries Supports the most cost effective means of achieving compliance with regulatory requirements. The AOI Board of Directors, at its April 29, 2010 meeting, went on record in opposition to costly and premature […]

José Pinomesa, Chairman Oregon Independent Auto Dealers Association April was a great month for auto manufactures and dealers since overall sales were up 20 percent on average according to Automotive News.  That is great to hear since auto manufacturers and auto dealers have taken a huge hit during this entire […]

By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer asked for some comments on this morning’s employment report.  Here’s what I gave them; you can read other comments on the NewsHour website: The economy is on the mend.  We have a long way to go before employment is […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry today in raising concerns with the various calls to boycott travel to the state of Arizona. “It is very bad policy to boycott the businesses and harm the workers of Arizona […]

Company Targets Revenues of $27 Billion and More than $12 Billion of Cumulative Cash Flow from Operations by 2015 Today NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) unveiled its strategy and key initiatives to achieve sustainable, long-term growth across its global portfolio of brands and businesses. During its investor meeting in New York, the […]

By Oregon Tax News, The Pennsylvania Revenue Department is broadcasting ads designed to scare the hell out of overdue taxpayers.  The state hopes to collect $190 million in negligent tax funds.  This ad might be coming to Oregon as State Auditors recently recommended new ways to go after Oregon’s 66,000 […]