Workers’ comp rates to fall
Oregon’s total workers’ compensation insurance benefits declined 10.1% in 2011, more than any other state except Nevada.
Year: 2013
Money talks
An investment manager speaks on behalf of the workers.
Recent Court Decisions Shine a Renewed Light on the Desirability of Employee Arbitration Agreements
Some employers have embraced the use of employment arbitration agreements as a way to manage and mitigate the rising costs, risks and liabilities associated with employment-related claims. Historically, employment arbitration agreements require employees to present employment-related claims, such as employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, harassment, or claims for wages or compensation to an arbitrator, in lieu of proceeding to court.
Connections: That’s what Boly:Welch is all about
Produced by the Oregon Business marketing department
Boly:Welch was founded in 1986 based on a close connection between Diane Boly and Pat Welch. The two had worked together at another recruitment firm and shared certain core values: passion for their work, a sense of humor, a commitment to their community and a desire to create a healthy, nurturing work environment.
An appetite for travel
Produced by the Oregon Business marketing department
They sip. They sup. Visitors sampling Oregon’s renowned culinary products bring their appetites – and their wallets.
From the Editor: the other side
As writer Jonathan Frochtzwajg discovered, the convenience store sector is booming, with homegrown chain Plaid Pantry ranking as one of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the country last year.
Readers have faith
Always trust the numbers guy. That’s the consensus from our poll on the trustworthiness of business and political organizations.
CrowdStreet crowdfunds real estate
Founders of a Bend-based crowdfunding company are betting that the online masses will be as hungry to invest in old-school commercial real estate as they have been to back Spike Lee movies and premium hooded sweatshirts.
Cover Oregon executive director Rocky King speaks out
When Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed Howard “Rocky” King to be Cover Oregon’s first executive director, no one was surprised.
Oregon oyster farms rise
A shellfish farmer grows a sustainable fishery