The best crisis is the one you avoid
BY GARY CONKLING | GUEST BLOGGER
Avoiding a crisis is a great way to burnish your reputation, increase brand loyalty and become a market leader.
Tech industry urges Congress for protection on patents
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Companies are being sued for decades-old technology patents.
Is your job the best?
CAREERCAST: There’s nothing worse than being a newspaper reporter, according to a new study.
Oregon unemployment rate below national average
Although the jobless rate slipped below the U.S. average for the first time since 1996, long term unemployment stays high.
Lawmakers hear arguments in favor of carbon pricing
A group of economists write a letter urging support for a carbon cap-and-dividend program.
Sales of homes up, inventory down, in Portland
HOUSING ROUNDUP: Portland homes for sale hit nine-year low; Multnomah County officials commit to building 500 affordable housing units in desirable neighborhoods; inclusionary housing bill passes House.
State biologists suggest removing wolves from endangered list
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will be told there is enough data to justify their removal from the list.
Gun background-check bill passes Senate
A measure regulating the proliferation of firearms is expected to move quickly through the House.
Value of college degree increasing
BLOOMBERG: Economic value in the United States is being held up by college graduates in the wake of lost factory jobs.
The high cost of low wages
NEW YORK TIMES: Families depend on public assistance despite steady employment.