Bloomberg: Oregon has nation’s ‘best-performing’ economy
The state showed improvement in six business, financial and industrial categories.
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Moda: Back in business, for now
To remain in market, the insurance carrier must raise $179 million.
Op-Ed: Raising Corporate Taxes is the Smart and Fair Solution
As someone who has run a business and served my community in Oregon for 4 years, I fully support Initiative Petition 28. My name is Marci Pelletier, I own Shwop in SE Portland, and I am a proud member of The Main Street Alliance of Oregon. I love my community — I try to do … Read more
Five Takeaways from the Moda Health Debacle
The story of Moda Health’s financial implosion has rocked the city and state with all the force of a sex scandal, minus the salaciousness, of course. Insurance industry jargon — risk adjustment corridors, individual insurance markets, special enrollment periods — is suddenly the talk of the town. Moda’s sudden exit/exile from Oregon’s insurance market also … Read more
State nixes Moda Health from individual insurance market
The State Department of Consumer and Business Services forced Portland’s Moda Health out of the market today due to insufficient capital.
Economist predicts sustained growth
Economist John Mitchell said the expansion’s annual rate in 2016 will be close to two percent when he spoke at the Portland Business Alliance Forum Breakfast.
Gov. Kate Brown adds minimum wage raise, graduation rate to 2016 agenda
Gov. Brown announced her 2016 policy focus Wednesday, with an emphasis on Oregon’s economy and education.
Lane County home sales rise
The Lane County residential real estate market showed improvement in September from a year earlier.