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The Risky Business of Extending Credit to Ch. 11 Debtors
Once a thriving toy retailer, Toys R Us is no more. Debt struggles repeatedly struck the popular chain store in 2016 and led the company to hire a law firm for corporate restructuring the following year. In September 2017, the century-old New Jersey-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, only to decide to liquidate in […]
Oregon Economic Forecast
Today, the Office of Economic Analysis presented its sixth of eight economic and revenue forecasts of the 2017-2019. This forecast is somewhat critical in that it is used to develop the Governor’s Recommended Budget for the 2019-2021 biennium which will be released in early December. For the current biennium, revenues continue to beat predictions and as a result, the […]
Congratulations to Our Latest Designee Holders!
Congratulations to the following people who just passed their designation exams! Travis Worthen, CBA – Hajoca Corporation Timothy Reilly, CBA – Canfor Wood Products Marketing Ltd Melissa Garcia, CBA – Bridgewell Resources LLC Julie Gieber, CBA – OrePac Building Products Alaina Worden, CBA – OrePac Building Products
Rod Wheeland’s Retirement Party
Thank you to everyone who attended and sent their congratulations to Rod. We know there were many people who wanted to attend but could not make it. We wanted to share the slideshow we showed at the party and also a slideshow of the party.
Oregon Election Results
Clearly, the Blue Wave came from the Pacific Ocean with the largest swell crashing onto Oregon. And it was extreme with voter turnout thus far higher than 60% – higher than any previous mid-term election in Oregon. In a close race, Governor Brown was re-elected to serve a second term – the timing of her taking […]
President’s Message – The Rewards of Goodness
I recently read a LinkedIn article by Paul Hillen of The Revier Brand Group LLC (Formerly with Proctor & Gamble and Cargill) and Paul Batz, CEO/Founder of Good Leadership Enterprises who has co-written a book by the name, “How Goodness Pays”. I haven’t gotten my hands on the book yet, but I sure plan to. […]
Where Are We and Where Might We be Headed?
Written by: Dr. Chris Kuehl This has been a tumultuous year for economists and analysts. I realize this sounds a little lame given all the other stuff that takes place in the course of a year – everything from hurricanes to fires to crime and health scares but we have had our share of the unexpected […]
General Contractors are Enforcing Statutory Right to Inspect Subcontractor Payroll Records
Written by: Christopher Ng Yes, California’s Assembly Bill 1701 was a doozy. For those of you not yet familiar with the new law, to make a long story short, AB 1701 makes a direct contractor (California speak for “general contractor”) jointly liable for the unpaid wages, fringe benefits, or other benefit payments or contributions of […]
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