Small business health insurance rates continue to climb

Small business health insurance rates continue to climb

A recent report by the National Federation of Independent Business about the lack of affordable health insurance reveals what many business owners already know –  providing health insurance for employees is getting increasingly more expensive.. This year Oregon small...
Population growth trends in the Portland Metro area

Population growth trends in the Portland Metro area

Entrepeneurs looking to open a business should consider locating in one of Oregon’s quickest growing cities. New estimates from Portland State University’s Population Research Center reveal interesting data about how the Portland Metropolitan area is growing. PSU...
Forbes features a dozen Oregon Hispanic winemakers

Forbes features a dozen Oregon Hispanic winemakers

A dozen Hispanic winemakers in Oregon who hope to pass on their businesses to children and grandchildren as a legacy reflecting love, beauty, and respect for families and the land have banded together in AHIVOY, a group advocating on behalf of Hispanic wine stewards,...
Challenges in education process

Challenges in education process

Before the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc with education nationwide, 57 percent of Latino high school graduates in Oregon pursued a college degree, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive, and that number had grown from 51 percent in 2011. But in recent years, far...
Data shows economic improvement for Oregon Hispanics

Data shows economic improvement for Oregon Hispanics

Census data shows the number of Hispanics in Oregon who live in poverty is nearly half what it was in 2005, but economic improvements in recent years have slowed, according to Axios. In 2022, about 15 percent of Hispanics lived in poverty compared with 12 percent of...