Intel -– Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini today announced the company would spend $7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facilities in the United States. The investment funds deployment of Intel’s industry-leading 32 nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology that will be used to build faster, smaller […]

By Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, A recently completed financial analysis has determined that Oregon hospitals will face almost $400 million in losses over the next two years under the 2009-2011 budget proposal presented to Oregon lawmakers by Governor Ted Kulongoski.  The 2009-2011 “Governor’s Recommended Budget” (GRB) proposes […]

By Alyssa Williams, BIZ Reporter Well, we sure know what Americans are doing to ease their troubled minds from the worsening economy – eating. And eating cheaply at that.  Lower-priced chocolate and fast food profits are on the rise, much to the dismay of nutritionists around the country. Hershey Co.’s […]

By Ken Niezgoda, Biz Reporter With a growing number of his patients losing their jobs, and consequently their insurance coverage, Beaverton chiropractor Dr. Ted Forcum is discounting his service to help those struggling financially. Forcum increased to 20 percent the discount he offers to patients who pay at the time […]

By Associated Oregon Industries, Legislative Update, AOI tells legislators that “bonus depreciation” is critical for business investment and recovery. Oregon businesses watched capitol proceedings closely last week as legislators figured out how to deal with the federal economic stimulus legislation being considered in Congress.  Legislative leaders were worried that such […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting New home sales were down in December, the headlines say, but that misses the good news: we’re continually whittling away at the inventory of new homes:

By Portland Metropolitian Association of Realtors, A new national survey by the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project finds that nearly half (46%) of the public would rather live in a different type of community from the one they’re living in now – a sentiment most prevalent among […]

More than 90,000 donors contribute to scholarships, faculty, programs and facilities. University of Oregon – Despite beginning and ending during serious economic recessions, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in state history soared past its $600-million goal to raise $853,120,266, more than three-quarters of a billion dollars, University of Oregon President […]

Excerpts from University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ Economic Index drops 2% “The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ continued its slide in December, falling 2 percent to 87.7 (1997=100). Compared to six months ago, the UO Index is down 10.8 percent (annualized). Weakness was widespread; six of […]

Wyden, Crapo and Walden Introduce Legislation to Improve Patient Access to Hospitals in Rural Oregon Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems . Washington, D.C. – Eliminating bureaucratic barriers that made it harder for rural residents and veterans to receive health care, Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and […]