Advertising Age reports:”After an at times tumultuous relationship with ad agencies, the No. 1 job site in the country, CareerBuilder, will no longer work with an agency of record and is taking its advertising in-house. The move ends CareerBuilder’s two-year run with Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, Ore., which picked up […]

What the Beer data means for Oregon By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog I stumbled across this little tidbit when I was looking for some coverage of Boston Brewing’s Q1 report (the essence is business is down at Boston Brewing about 5%).  Here is the interesting passage from the Patriot […]

By J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon industries Oregon’s largest business lobby SB 519 Would Undermine Employer Ability to Talk to Employees.  On a party-line vote, the Senate Commerce Committee approved SB 519 and sent the bill to the Senate floor, where the bill is expected to narrowly pass.  In its current […]

University of Oregon Economic Index Economic Forum Full Report Here, Highlights Below Initial unemployment claims fell, reversing February’s gain.  Claims remain below the peak reached in December 2008, and while at a level consistent with substantial job losses, suggest that the pace of deterioration will moderate.  Note that jobs at […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting LLC A couple of years ago I developed a set of materials regarding business contingency planning for a flu pandemic.  The concern back then was Avian Flu (called H5N1 by the in crowd).  Today’s swine flu (A/H1N1) is a different bug with similar implications.  […]