Northwest hard cider makers see good times ahead
If industry insiders are correct, hard cider producers in Oregon and Washington are positioned where craft beer-makers and fine wine-makers were before them.That is, facing some hurdles, but on a roll,...
View ArticleBuilding Permits — Astoria
City of Astoria ResidentialName Address Value Description ContractorPat Galich 1291 Kensington Ave $2,500 Install new gas furnace Heating SolutionsLower Columbia Preservation 665 12th Street $2,499...
View ArticleBroker Chuck Overton joins Windermere Stellar
PORTLAND — The area’s largest locally owned and managed real estate brokerage, Windermere Stellar, welcomed new real estate brokers in February, including Chuck Overton, who joined the Gearhart office...
View ArticleBornstein Seafood hires vice president of sales and marketing
BELLINGHAM — Bornstein Seafood recently announced the addition of a new position of vice president of sales and marketing. The company has hired Bob O’Bryant for the position, effective March 1....
View ArticleCannon Beach Chamber honors key volunteers, businesses
CANNON BEACH — The Cannon Beach Chamber and Visitors Center Annual Meeting and Awards ceremony Feb. 25 was an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of past year and renew connections before the...
View ArticleEDC plans March 15 hospitality event
LONG BEACH — Pacific County Economic Development Council is hosting its Quarterly Retail/Hospitality Event March 15 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Dr, Long Beach.EDC and...
View ArticleConsider inviting an L&I inspector to visit
Safety tip from the Washington Retail Association:OLYMPIA — Rather than thinking or worrying about a surprise L&I inspection of your business, it might worth removing the uncertainty.Any business...
View ArticleWiegardt’s painting featured in ‘Best art of 2015’
OCEAN PARK — Eric Wiegardt’s painting “Cassis” was featured in the February 2016 edition of Watercolor Artist Magazine. Titled “Best Art of 2015,” the article highlighted top award-winning paintings...
View ArticleApril 5: Clatsop County High Schools Career & Job Fair
As the director of CEDR and Clatsop Community College Small Business Development Center, we work with hundreds of businesses in Clatsop County. Finding and retaining good employees is a constant issue...
View ArticleDon Brunell: Answer not entirely ‘blowin’ in wind’ when...
In 1962, songwriter Bob Dylan composed “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.” It was a Vietnam War protest song suggesting the ambiguous answer to ending war and living in peace and harmony...
View ArticleBusiness Bookworm: ‘Beating the Workplace Bully: A Tactical Guide to...
Sometimes, you feel like you’re back in sixth grade.But you’re not — you’re at work, dealing with the same kind of bully you faced in the schoolyard. It’s just as frustrating now as it was then, but...
View ArticleWell Preserved: Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington
ILWACO — A 16-year Coast Guard veteran, DCI Jason Billings arrived at Cape Disappointment a year ago in July. His work — literally damage control — was cut out for him. Billings is responsible for 35...
View ArticleMany tourists make summer merry for Pacific County businesses
LONG BEACH — Although held down by weakness in construction, Pacific County’s economy in the summer of 2015 otherwise recorded some of its best results since the Great Recession.A broad measure of how...
View ArticleNet profit: Manufacturer creates niche in sport shellfish market
By MIKE WILLIAMSFor CRBJMENLO — Willapa Marine’s ability to create a niche for itself gives the family-run business an edge in the competitive market.Father and daughter team Steve Evertson and Lora...
View ArticleA tide of new businesses make this a better place for everyone
In some ways, our theme this month is reawakened many times in many places in the U.S. — a new generation is using fresh ideas and youthful energy to explore the latest frontiers of capitalism. With...
View ArticleMarch Business Briefs
Low coho returns may hamper salmon fisheries COLUMBIA RIVER — Another decent return of hatchery Chinook salmon to the Columbia River is forecast this year, but expected low returns of coho could put a...
View ArticleClatsop most sensible place in Oregon to buy instead of rent
ASTORIA — Comparing home prices with rents, Clatsop County is the number 1 county in Oregon when it comes to making sense to buy, according to an analysis by SmartAsset, a New York financial technology...
View ArticleInaugural Wedding Faire a success for Astoria Downtown Historic District...
ASTORIA — Couples from all over Oregon and Southern Washington traveled to Astoria to attend the inaugural Shore Style Wedding Faire on Saturday, Jan. 23, hosted by Astoria Downtown Historic District...
View ArticleCannabis store coming to Chinook
A cannabis store will be coming to Chinook — even if it’s owner can’t get a license to sell marijuana by the time it opens. Jon Marsh, self-styled cannabis advocate and founder of The Cannabis...
View Article‘Bring It’ delivers on Oregon coast
By Cynthia Washickocwashicko@crbizjournal.comOregon coast’s newest delivery service started with a rainy day and a bet. Bring It, a delivery service set to launch in late March got its roots when Aliz...
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