Since early 2003, employment ads at Oregon newspapers, despite seasonal shifts, have been building steam. The drop in the unemployment rate from above 8% to below 6% during the period could be both a symptom of hiring activity and a hindrance to filling jobs.

New home listings, multiple listings, single family homes

Farm, lumber and utilities prices and production

Tax rules and terminology are confusing and when tax time comes, small-business owners want every possible deduction coming to them without running afoul of the IRS

Businesses must do their part to improve education.

PowerList sorted by region and ranked by square feet of meeting space

The share of Oregon’s workers who are covered by unions declined in 2005, dropping from 15.2% in 2004 to 14.5% last year.

Eighteen tourism-related projects divvied up $100,000 in grants from Travel Oregon.

RV manufacturer Fleetwood, contracted this past fall  for $170 million worth of travel trailers and manufactured homes for Hurricane Katrina victims.