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The Enforcernew

Banks send lawyer Daniel Gordon after people who don’t pay their credit-card bills. Who is watching how he operates?

Willamette Week | Nigel Jaquiss | 04-18-2013 | Economy

Tags: debt collection

Outgreened and Uncountednew

Oregon spent hundreds of millions to create “green” jobs, but it can’t say how many it got.

Willamette Week | Corey Pein | 10-07-2011 | Economy

Tags: Green Jobs, John Kitzhaber, Gail Kiles Krumenauer

Who Took Our Jobs? Why Oregon's Unemployment is at the Top of the Charts ... Againnew

Studying unemployment figures in Oregon is like being a homicide detective in Baltimore -- there's no lack of casework. The problem is, how to piece together so much evidence. There's no shortage of theories why our unemployment is always among the nation's highest -- here are a few possibilities.

Willamette Week | Aaron Mesh | 10-14-2009 | Economy

Tags: Oregon, jobs, unemployment, economic issues, manufacturing

One Woman Challenges Oregon’s Rollover for a Health Insurernew

When Karen Kirsch’s health-insurance premium jumped from $444 a month to $559 a month in one year, she called bullshit on Oregon's State Insurance Division by challenging a rate increase it approved.

Willamette Week | James Pitkin | 02-18-2009 | Economy

Tags: Oregon State Insurance Division, Karen Kirsch

Counselors See Uptick in Couples Fighting Over Moneynew

Many marriage counselors say they've saw signs of economic distress for some time, as couples from every social strata confront and butt heads over job losses, as well as their own liquidity crunch of loan freezes and dried up 401(k)s.

Willamette Week | Katie Gilbert | 10-16-2008 | Economy

Tags: economic issues, marriage counselors, Personal Finance, personal relationships