06.08 2010

AOI alert on two bills before Congress

AOI Speaks up for Oregon Business on Critical Federal Issues
By  J.L. Wilson
Associated Oregon Industries
Oregon’s largest business lobby

New federal law would make OSHA more punitive; Senate defeats anti-business campaign finance law

Before federal lawmakers headed off to their August recess, they considered two pieces of legislation critical to the business community. AOI, speaking on behalf of Oregon businesses, weighed in on legislation aimed at “strengthening” federal OSHA and another piece of legislation that would hamstring the ability of Oregon companies to take part in federal elections.

HR 5663, also known as the Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, included dramatic changes to OSHA’s enforcement procedures, penalties, abatement and whistleblower provisions. The prop

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04.08 2010

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04.08 2010

Loss of Winn-Dixie a ‘slap in the face’

Though not the most modern of stores, it nevertheless provided residents of Newtown with a place within walking distance of their homes where they could choose from a far greater selection of produce, meats and bakery items than the mom-and-pop markets and convenience stores that dominate the area.

So the move to shutter the Winn-Dixie at the southwest corner of the Trail and Myrtle Avenue this fall is a major blow to the neighborhood and its residents, half of whom live below the poverty line, according to the most recent census data.

Winn-Dixie corporate officials last week announced the store is one of 30 “underperforming” stores being closed.

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02.08 2010

2nd consecutive decline for Oregon economy

By Tim Duy,
Oregon Economic Forum

sponsor, KeyBank.

The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ fell 0.6% to 87.5 (1997=100) from a revised May figure of 88.0.  This is the second consecutive decline.  Further declines in Oregon employment services payrolls and the interest rate spread drove June’s decline, with other indicators generally stronger.

Highlights of the report include:

•    Labor market weakness persisted in June.
Initial unemployment claims drifted down, but remain above this year’s low in March and continue to hover near a level consistent with weak job growth at best.  Similarly, employment services payrolls – largely temporary hiring – dropped for a second month to the lowest level since the cyclical low last October.  This drop is discouraging as it suggests deterioration in hiring demand, which should be strengthening at this stage of the recovery.

Residential building permits (smoothed) fell again in June, although the pace of the decline moderated compared to the previous month.  Housing activity simply remains anemic in the face of tighter credit conditions for home mortgages and persistently weak job markets.

•    New orders for nondefense nonaircraft capital goods rose for a second month, sustaining the upward trend typically consistent with improving economic conditions and stands out against the generally softer tone of the UO Index in recent months. Likewise, the Oregon weigh

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01.08 2010

Either you are going to tell stories that spread, or you will become irrelevant

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It’s often the little things that we say that mean the most. Words can be extremely motivational and incredibly destructive. Ironically the less words we use the greater the impact and resonance.

I have been discussing and quoting a statement from the great thinker and communicator Seth Godin quite a bit lately…

“Either you are going to tell stories that spread, or you will become irrelevant”

This is not a philosophy but a fact that applies nicely to the global and social communications age we live in. If we want to get noticed we have to be part of the conversations inside Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, with our Blogs and beyond. It driv

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30.07 2010

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29.07 2010

California provides economic curse, blessing to Oregon

By Bill Watkins, Oregon Economic Forecast
California Lutheran University
Full Report here

Oregon is in for at least a couple of more years of economic challenge, and there is little that can be done in the short run. The United States economy will be very soft, and Oregon has the assets and liabilities it has. To paraphrase a former Secretary of Defense, you fight the recession with the economy you have. Unfortunately, Oregon’s economy, while certainly diversified from, say, 20 years ago, is still very tied to building materials and California’s economy. Giv

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