June '08 employment and business indicators
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Top-paid CEOs in Oregon
While many Oregon workers have resigned themselves to stagnant wages over the last few years in an uncertain economy, Oregon’s public company CEOs saw no income dip during the last fiscal year.
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Next: labeling lasers
Admit it. Peeling those little stickers off fruits and veggies is annoying.
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Tuition programs are good investments
In the ups and downs of the economic cycle retaining skilled workers remains a constant concern for businesses.
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Office policy: Keep politics in its place
As the nation enters the boxing ring of presidential campaigning this fall, it’s not unusual for the jabs of political convictions to enter the workplace, too.
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Tactics: Brian McMenamin of McMenamins
McMenamins is an Oregon-style empire — getting big but still working hard to be quaint.
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New housing starts stall out
U.S. housing starts have been in decline since 2005, but Oregon starts fared worse than the U.S. overall during the first six months of 2008.
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Oregon keeps on trucking despite fuel costs
Despite diesel fuel prices almost 90% higher than a year ago, Oregon’s employment in truck transportation followed its typical seasonal pattern during the past 12 months.
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Deal Watch: Portland video processor raises $5.5M
FROM THE OUTSIDE, what Elemental Technologies does is pretty easy to understand.
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Economist Eric Fruits discusses baby boomers
Baby boomers are big news. Last year, the first boomer collected her first Social Security check.
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Most readers have made business changes to address climate change
Costs spiral for prison measures
A state analysis of the two criminal justice measures competing for votes this November estimates prison costs to be even higher than anticipated.
Economy sinks wave energy momentum
The credit crunch — Oregon’s current fiscal bugbear — can now be blamed for one more thing: a downturn in wave-energy projects.
Graphic: Oregon Employment change by industry
