Oregon economy

Carl Riccadonna has spent much of his career in senior economist roles at firms like Deutsche Bank and Bloomberg. He takes over for Mark McMullen.

Bargaining representatives for Oregon’s seven public universities and the union that represents classified workers came to an agreement this week.

An Oregon State University study has found climate change has led to an $11 billion decrease in the value of privately-owned West Coast forests over the last 20 years.

Oregon could be headed into a recession next year. That prediction was made Wednesday during a quarterly economist forecast to state lawmakers.

The recovery from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic varies depending on the type of business. That was one of the messages Thursday at an online forum held by Business Oregon.

A California timber products company says its purchase of Eugene-based Seneca is complete. Seneca was founded in Eugene in 1953. Today, the company…

State economists say it’s too soon to know how the spread of the COVID-19 virus will impact Oregon’s economy. While the most serious effect of a pandemic…

The share of young Oregonians going into traditional blue collar jobs is on the rise. That’s according to a new analysis by a state economist. At the…

For the first time since Lewis and Clark arrived on the coast, Oregon has a salt works. Located in Netarts, it's typical of a significant and growing…

Two places in Oregon are expected to be major areas of economic growth, according to the Oregon Employment Department.Gail Krumenauer is the OED’s Senior…

Oregon’s economic health is still on a steady rebound since the last recession, according to one analyst. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports. Tim Duy is Director…

An evolving new industry in Oregon is having—and causing-- growing pains. Until recently, many commercial and industrial spaces in Eugene and Springfield…