December 2010
18 posts
WSJ_Econ: Venezuela Inflation Highest Among Top... →
WSJ_Econ: Venezuela Inflation Highest Among Top Emerging Economies http://bit.ly/dLPIIk
Alfred Kahn, Father of 1970s Airline Deregulation,... →
Alfred E. Kahn, the economist- turned-regulator whose moves to end U.S. government controls on airlines in the late 1970s set the stage for today’s cheap fares and for much of the industry’s…
Q&A: Bruce Warner, outgoing head of Portland... →
Bruce Warner, executive director of the Portland Development Commission, announced earlier this month that he will retire soon. Warner will stay through April so he can help the…
Metro passes rules for land expansions →
Portland’s regional government Metro on Thursday approved an ordinance that changes how the region plans for growth inside the existing urban growth boundary as well as in future expansion…
WSJ_Econ: Secondary Sources: Oil Prices, Fed and... →
WSJ_Econ: Secondary Sources: Oil Prices, Fed and the Public, Economics Experiment http://bit.ly/eNtHrW
Report refocuses economic efforts →
Mayor Sam Adams says he was not surprised by the new report that shows how badly the Portland economy is trailing the rest of the nation.
The report, released Tuesday, shows that Multnomah County…
New report says school bond could boost economy →
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith’s proposed $548 million school modernization plan — which gets its first public hearing tonight — would create a net gain of 2,594 jobs for the…
Economy prompts rise in RV residences →
Robert Crain has no doubt the number of people living in unapproved residences, often recreational vehicles, has risen sharply as the economy continues to limp along. Crain, the code enforcement…
Audit: Recession impacts city agencies differently →
The City Auditor’s Office reported a mix of good and bad news in its 20th Annual Report on City Government Performance released Thursday.
Some of the worst news resulted from the bad economy. For…
WSJ_Econ: Unemployment benefits expire today. Our... →
WSJ_Econ: Unemployment benefits expire today. Our recent Q&A explains what that means for unemployed, economy. http://on.wsj.com/bHeoTb
WSJ_Econ: Bernanke: Job Creation Is Top Problem... →
WSJ_Econ: Bernanke: Job Creation Is Top Problem Facing the U.S. economy. http://on.wsj.com/fFXnXO
WSJ_Econ: India Is Benign for Radiologists,... →
WSJ_Econ: India Is Benign for Radiologists, Economists Argue. Job is difficult to outsource. http://on.wsj.com/glMvDf
Neighbors win fight against Hillsboro zoning →
A legal ruling has the city of Hillsboro and the Port of Portland scrapping new zoning on nearly 7,000 properties around Hillsboro Airport.
The Oregon Court of Appeals last week upheld a Land Use…
Oregon Sustainability Center contractor chosen →
Gerding Edlen Development has chosen Skanska USA as the general contractor for the Oregon Sustainability Center, a planned $72 million structure that would be the world’s tallest…
PDC wants to woo out-of-town firms →
The Portland Development Commission is looking to strengthen its business recruitment efforts for PDC-backed projects like the Burnside Bridgehead redevelopment. Beam Development is…