By Tim Duy, Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators. sponsor, KeyBank. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ rose 0.2% percent in March to 88.9 (1997=100) from a revised February figure of 88.7.  Most index components were little changed compared to February, with the exception […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog The always entertaining (and bike commuting – isn’t that oh so Portland?) commuter columnist for The Oregonian, Joseph Rose, has touched on another of the numerous third rails of Oregon politics: studded tires (self-serve gas is another – but once the economy recovers, I […]

U.S. Department of Labor Opens Its Database for All to See Written by Wayne D. Landsverk Miller Nash LLP, Oregon and Washington Law Firm The U.S. Department of Labor has just unveiled its new Web site, designed to make the enforcement data of five agencies “transparent.” The result is a […]

Senate Democrats Unveil Legislation To Limit Fallout From Supreme Court Ruling That Allows Unlimited Special-Interest Spending On Elections—Announce Plan For Senate Passage By July 4 U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s office Joint Press Release DISCLOSE Act Will Require All Organizations Making Political Expenditures To Make Public Their Donors And Appear On […]

by Mary Wood Oregon Employment Department, The “Great Recession” affected most Oregon business to some extent: a loss of revenues, restricted access to credit, or even bankruptcy. Many employers laid off workers either permanently or temporarily because of the economic conditions. Most of these workers were eligible for unemployment insurance […]

By Oregon Business Report News Note: Forbes Magazine has released their excellent list of the nation’s top 20 most profitable small businesses — see full article here.  Listed below are Business field and Average Pretax Margin, 2000 to 2009 1. Offices of Certified Public Accountants: 17.1% 2. Offices of Chiropractors: […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The latest national newspaper circulation numbers  show that only newspaper out of 25 largest to increase readership was the Wall Street Journal.   The Oregonian performed the best out of the other top 20 newspapers. Biggest circulation drops among top 20 newspapers ranked by drop size […]

By  J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate Associated Oregon Industries announced this week that it will formally support Initiative Petition 50, a constitutional measure which will change the way that legislative districts are drawn. Background After the 2010 Census, Oregon lawmakers will be tasked with re-drawing the […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog The latest Case-Shiller numbers are out and are pretty dismal for Portland: Comments below:

If you are thinking about hiring unpaid interns, think again by Stacey Mark  Ater Wynne Oregon Attorneys at Law, With summer fast approaching, you may be considering hiring students or others as unpaid interns.  While students and displaced workers may be grateful for the opportunity to gain experience and willing […]