By Oregon Small Business Association Best Buy has recently announced it will be closing 50 big box stores across the nation while at the same time opening 100 smaller mobile device stores. None of the larger Best Buy store closures will impact Oregon.  Sears Holding Corporation, parent company of Sears and Kmart, will be closing […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Oregon is an unfriendly state when it comes to business, according to 650 CEO’s surveyed by ChiefExecutive.net. The survey ranked Oregon No. 42, down 15 spots since 2008, the biggest drop in the survey of all U.S. states. Respondents indicated Oregon has wasted its competitive advantage with its beauty, natural […]