By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, After someone shoved a gun in the face of one of her employees walking to work, the CEO and co-owner of Salt & Straw ice cream kitchen drove to Portland City Hall with tears in her eyes, demanding that the city do something to […]

By Oregon Beverage Alliance As featured in Oregon Restaurant and Lodging AssociationAs we near the holidays, the Oregon Beverage Alliance wants to remind you to drink responsibly. Making smart choices – including finding a ride home when you’ve had too much to drink – saves lives.The encouraging news is that […]

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) informed U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut today that the state will seek a postponement of some of the provisions in Oregon Ballot Measure 114 that require a permit to purchase a firearm. Measure 114 passed on a majority […]

By Alysha Phelps Barran Liebman Law, This week the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced they have entered into a four-year settlement agreement with Circle K Stores Inc. (Circle K). The investigation and resulting settlement reminds employers of the dangers of legally deficient leave and accommodations policies. Circle K […]

By National Federation of Independent Business. Small businesses reporting labor quality as their top small business operating problem remains elevated at 21%, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report. Nine percent of owners reported labor cost as their single most important problem, down one point from October. “The small business economy […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging a local woman for her alleged role in a fraud ring that used the stolen identities of multiple victims in the Portland area to open bank accounts and credit cards, purchase vehicles, […]

By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association. ORLA has been participating in the drafting and adoption of a permanent third-party delivery fee cap for the City of Portland along with other stakeholders and the Mayor’s office in a transparent collaboration with input from all sides. See the latest draft here. During the […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Local small businesses faced a disappointing Black Friday as inflation, recession fears and wary shoppers helped to depress sales.    Now local small businesses in Multnomah County face a new problem that could wipe them out altogether.   Multnomah County is considering a county-wide tobacco and vaping […]

By NFIB, The Washington Times has published a new op-ed, written by NFIB Federal Government Relations Director Jeff Brabant, that explains how credit card companies unfairly charge small businesses with multiple fees and how the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 would give small businesses choices. “The credit card fee […]

By Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici Press Release, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) urged House leadership to include provisions that would improve effectiveness of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in any end-of-year tax legislation. The LIHTC has been used for the construction or […]