Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

Business & Economic Resources

Business Source Premier

Morningstar  Click here if inside the library   |   Click here if outside the library (Password = first 5 digits of your library card number)
 Analyst reports for 2,100 mutal funds and more than 1,900 stocks.
 

Reference USA
Business and residential phone directories covering over 12 million public and private businesses and 120 million households. Search includes reverse lookup by phone number. Business information includes number of employees, sales volume, SIC code, chief executive and credit rating.

Regional Business News
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.


Websites

• Bank Rate Monitor
  The source for bank rates: saving, loans, mortgage, and credit cards.
  
  
• Currency Converter
  Convert 164 currencies.
  
  
• Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  
  
• Foreign Exchange Rates Historical Data
  Weekly data as far back as 1971.
  
  
• The Universal Currency Converter
  
  
• What's a dollar worth?
  Find out what a dollar is worth in relation to past years.
  
  

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Get statistics on labor and the cost of living.
  
  
• Consumer Price Indexes
  from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  
  
• Economic Statistics Briefing Room
  Economic statistics and information from the White House.
  
  
• Relocation Salary Calculator
  Use this calculator to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and International cities.
  
  

• Hoover's Online
  Search brief company information and find links to company web sites.
  
  
• Oregon Business Directory
  Search by city or industry.
  
  
• Thomas Register of Manufacturers
  Searchable list of American manufacturers and products. This site is free to access, but registration is required.
  
  
• The Securities and Exchange Commission
  Research a company through its SEC filings by using the Edgar Database.
  
  
• SEDAR: System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval
  The SEDAR Database contains publicly accessible information and documents filed with the securities commissions by Canadian public companies and mutual funds. Search company profiles for basic information and find links to documents that have been filed.
  
  
• Wall Street Journal Research Net
  The Company Information section of this site has entries for over 17,000 companies. There are approximately 500,000 links to such items as SEC documents, company home pages, annual reports, press releases and other investor information, stock quotes, graphs, audio and more.
  
  

• Albany Chamber of Commerce
  
  
• Corvallis Area Chamber of Commerce
  
  
• Corvallis Businesses on the Internet
  Alphabetical list of Corvallis businesses that have web sites. Maintained by the Adult Services Librarians.


• Business Enterprise Center
  
  
• Oregon Administrative Rules
  
  
• Area Development Online
  
  
• OLMIS: Oregon Labor Market Information System
  The Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS) provides Labor Market Information to employers, job seekers, students policy makers and analysts. You can find regional information and statisticss on cost of living, education/skills, income, industry trends, job outlooks, population, unemployment and wages.
  
  
• Oregon Revised Statutes
  
  
• Oregon Secretary of State: Corporation Division
  
  
• Portland Business Alliance
  
  
• Business Journal of Portland
  

• Federal Trade Commission
  The Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. They may be of help in evaluating a business opportunity or to find information concerning actions taken against a competitor or product.
  
  
• FranInfo: Information about franchising
  
  
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  
  
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  Find information about OSHA safety and health regulations.
  
  
• Small Business Administration
  
  
• SBDCnet - Small Business Development Center
  
  
• TradePort
  International trade and export assistance.
  
  
• U.S. Business Advisor
  
  
• VIBES: Virtual International Business and Economic Sources
  Virtual International Business and Economic Sources provides over 1,300 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge.
  
  

• Big Charts
  A great investment charting site. Daily and historical charts (for both adjusted and non-adjusted prices), quotes and research on over 34,000 stocks, mutual funds and indexes.
  
  
• Bonds Online
  
  
• Dow Jones Averages
  Here you will find the most recent Industrial, Transportation, Utility and Composite averages.
  
  
• IQC Historical Stock Quotes
  Historical quotes that are automatically adjusted for any stock splits.
  
  
• Morningstar.com
  
  
• Mutual Fund Investor's Center
  
  
• PCQUOTE
  Stock quotes (prices are delayed 20 minutes).
  
  
• Quote.com
  Stock information displayed in a number of formats.
  
  
• SCRIPOPHILY.COM
  How to research historical stocks.
  
  
• ValueLine
  Market and investment information.
  
  

• CPADirectory.com
  Largest online directory of Certified Public Accountants and CPA firms.
  
  
• GETSMART.COM
  Voted Best Loan Source by Yahoo Internet Life Magazine.
  
  
• MoneyCentral
  Voted Best Personal Finance Hub by Yahoo Internet Life Magazine.