UO E-clips, Nov. 4

Economic report says end to recession near--Portland Business Journal; similar stories in The Oregonian and the Hillsboro Argus (The end is near. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators rose 0.1 percent in September to 84.4, based on a 1997 benchmark of 100. General improvement or stability was widespread, with more than half the components of the index improving during the month. Overall, the pattern in recent months is consistent with the Oregon recession ending during the second half of 2009, but activity remains too weak to support job growth, suggesting that another jobless recovery is evolving, said Tim Duy, director of the Oregon Economic Forum and a University of Oregon adjunct assistant professor.)

Fans: Winning season key to Coyotes revival--The Arizona Republic (A sign outside Jobing.com Arena should read, "Hockey team for sale." With the flourish of a federal judge's pen Monday, the Phoenix Coyotes moved from bankrupt sports team to franchise on the market. The National Hockey League purchased the team for $140 million and brought the Coyotes, after nearly six months, out of the maelstrom of bankruptcy. The league and Glendale will work through at least the end of this year to re-sell the team to a buyer willing to keep the club at the city-owned arena...Paul Swangard, managing director of the University of Oregon's Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, said the judge's decision this week offers hope, "but we're playing long odds that Phoenix can sustain a team for the long term.")

Research funding Shows Record First-Quarter Jump: Despite the nation's recession and state's cuts, University of Oregon research funding continues to grow -- Salem-News (Research funding to the University of Oregon in the first quarter of the 2009-2010 fiscal year ending Sept. 30 hit $69.4 million -- a 60 percent increase over the record-setting first quarter of $43.4 million a year ago. According to data compiled by the university's Office of Research Services and Administration, awards during the first quarter include 83 percent ($10.2 million) of the $12.3 million the UO has received in research grants to date under the federal government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The UO has submitted about $100 million in ARRA "stimulus" funding requests to date, with the majority still under competitive review.)