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June 10, 2008 - Information overload for consumers, financial planners

By Andrew Frazier, Frazier Hunnicutt Financial     Today’s world provides us easy access to information, some we seek out and some that is forced upon us. We all receive snippets of information from TV programming, newsletters, websites, newspapers, advertisements, radio shows, magazines, periodicals, and books.  Everyday we are presented […]


June 5, 2008 - Tax Alert for Washington County

From Your Neighborhood Store Newsletter, Oregon Neighborhood Storeowners Association As Washington County residents and businesses may have recently read, the Board of Commissioners is considering a proposal to amend the Traffic Impact Fee– to increase the charge and maintain the TIF as a county wide tax. Two ordinances, No. 690 […]


June 4, 2008 - An Expensive Year Ahead for Remodeling Contractors

By Phil Peach, President & CEO, Oregon Remodelers Association, Portland, It is no secret that the home construction industry is taking a pretty big hit with the current economic downturn. Although home remodeling currently seems to be doing better than the new housing market, there is a definite slowdown, and […]


June 4, 2008 - New President named for Bank of Eastern Oregon

The Board of Directors of Bank of Eastern Oregon (OTCBB:BEOB) announced Jeff Bailey has been named President of Bank of Eastern Oregon effective July 1, 2008, subject to regulatory approval. Bailey has been at Bank of Eastern Oregon since 1996 and currently serves as Chief Credit Officer and is on […]


June 2, 2008 - Oregon’s Lithia Motors may close 15 stores

Oregon based Lithia Motors Inc. has announced plans to close 10 to 15 of its 110 stores in light of rising oil prices for the past five years. The rising oil prices is shifting their inventory to smaller cars and more fuel efficient cars.


April 15, 2008 - What does sustainability really mean?

Dave Lister: What does sustainability really mean? As featured in BrainstormNW magazine Sustainability. It’s a buzzword that’s loved by Portland, Metro and Multnomah County Politicos. Like the gunfighters of the old west, the Political Elite pull that word like Colt .44 peacemeakers at the OK Corral. Everything that is bad […]


April 15, 2008 - Portland-area Visitor Spending Grows for Sixth Straight Year

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ — A just-released report shows that in 2007 the Portland metro area enjoyed its sixth straight year of growth in visitor spending. According to data gathered by Dean Runyan Associates, a Portland-based firm specializing in economic and market research, travelers to the area spent more […]


April 15, 2008 - Oregonian wins National Hometown Hero Award

Kerwood Will Receive $100,000 for the Charity of Her Choice Since 2002, Volvo has contributed nearly $5 million in funding and awards to help real-life heroes continue extraordinary work in their communities IRVINE, Calif.,


January 22, 2008 - Weekly Market Report

  When the S&P 500 fell to 1407 on the Monday after last Thanksgiving, the stock index was down 10.1% from its October all-time high of 1565.  It was also the first time the S&P 500 had fallen at least 10% from a previous high in more than 4 ½ […]


January 15, 2008 - Hello world!

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