February 23, 2009 - Inventories Point to Worse Economic Forecast
By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting LLC I’ve lowered my economic forecast for 2009 based on inventory data which I’ve recently studied. Here’s the long-run picture:
February 22, 2009 - Law Changes for COBRA and SCHIP
Bullard, Smith, Jernstedt & Wilson Law Firm EAlert 2/16/09 STIMULUS BILL MANDATES COBRA CHANGES Tomorrow President Obama is expected to sign the much-debated stimulus bill (officially the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009”) that the House and Senate passed last week. The ARRA changes certain rules relating to continuation […]
February 21, 2009 - Oregon Ends Rolling Reconnect to Federal Tax Code
By Oregon Society of CPAs, In the 1990s Oregon adopted legislation to provide that the Oregon definition of taxable income would automatically tie to changes in the federal definition of taxable income. As the 2009 Legislature convened, they became very concerned about the newest stimulus package that was moving through […]
February 20, 2009 - If your system crashed right now would you be ready?
By Chris Benson Owner of GeeksAKnockin’ LLC, Imagine if you came in to your office tomorrow and found that your laptop/desktop/server had been stolen. How long could your business continue to operate without access to the information on those computers? How much would it cost to recreate all the company records, […]
February 20, 2009 - HP sales decline. A look at the numbers
Hewlett-Packard recently announced a 13% drop in quarterly profit. Here is where they are decline and where they are rising; PCs -19% Printer -19% Servers -18% Software -7% Services +116% * * = Service increase due to acquisition
February 19, 2009 - Three polls show 1,800% beer tax hike being slammed
The Oregon Brewers Guild has been spreading the alert on House Bill 2461 which increases the barrel tax on beer by more than 1,800% (from $2.60to $49.61). This could add to the cost of a six-pack as much as $2. The Guild has been highlighting these three viewer polls […]
February 18, 2009 - Oregon Health Care Jobs Growing, Employment Shrinks in other Industries
By Ken Neizgoda, Biz Reporter Health care jobs in Oregon are on the rise as other industries experience growing unemployment, according to a news report issued in January from the state of Oregon. Health services, which is grouped together with educational services in the report, added jobs in Oregon in […]
February 17, 2009 - AOI defends business at Cap & Trade Hearing
By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries, In a four-hour joint hearing of the House and Senate Environment & Natural Resources Committee, five AOI manufacturers, various member associations, other AOI Member companies, the Co-Chair of the AOI Air & Energy Committee, and AOI staff, all provided testimony on SB 80, the […]
February 16, 2009 - Is This Recession Different?
By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting A good question asked yesterday: Is this recession different from others in degree or in kind? No recession hits the historic averages smack in the middle, so this one would have to be at least a little different in degree of severity or duration. […]
February 15, 2009 - Change Is Coming Quickly For Employers in 2009
Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins and Tongue Attorneys at Law, Portland, eAlerts This year, employers have already had three major changes to deal with – significant FMLA changes, the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and a new U.S. Supreme Court decision that again expands the conduct protected by […]