Deadline calls for retiring publisher
WARRENTON — After putting out nearly 1,500 weekly issues without fail, Gary Nevan can soon stop worrying about deadlines.The publisher and owner of the Columbia Press since his 32nd birthday in 1988,...
View ArticleSeaside hotelier named chain’s board chairman
Terry Bichsel, owner of the Best Western Ocean View Resort in Seaside, has been elected chairman of the hotel chain’s board of directors.Bichsel has more than 40 years of experience in hospitality and...
View ArticleWashington state backs spraying herbicide in bay
The Washington Department of Ecology wants to allow shellfish farmers to continue spraying an herbicide in Willapa Bay for at least two more years to kill non-native eelgrass that smothers commercial...
View ArticleNew wood technology may offer hope for struggling timber
RIDDLE — John Redfield watches with pride as his son moves a laser-guided precision saw the size of a semi-truck wheel into place over a massive panel of wood. Redfield’s fingers are scarred from a...
View ArticlePacific County Property Transactions
Sale Date Sale Price Address Buyer Seller11/02/16 $151,000 333 Weaver Avenue, Raymond Carl and Yvonnda Fykerud JP Morgan Chase Bank11/02/16 $24,000 2765 Emerson Avenue, Lebam Ryan Jerles Bank of...
View ArticleSeaside New Business Licenses
October-November 2016 Business Name Business Address ServiceCarman Alexander 751 Avenue R, Seaside Taxi driverABCDE Paving and Construction LLC 42492 Valley Creek Lane, Astoria ContractorWalter...
View ArticleCannon Beach Building Permits
City of Cannon Beach ResidentialDate Name Address Value Description Contractor11/03/16 Paul Crocker 144 W Jackson $20,000 Residential remodel North Shore Homes11/04/16 Diana Byrne 131 E Jefferson...
View ArticleClatsop County Property Transactions
Sale Date Sale Price Year Built Acres Address Buyer Seller11/01/16 320,000 N/A 1.46 Not provided Necanicum Properties LLC Larson Construction Company Inc11/01/16 120,000 1945 0.11 731 Avenue Q, Seaside...
View ArticleIlwaco Business Licenses
November 2016Name Address ServiceSuelyhis’s Cuisine 165 Howerton Way SE, Ilwaco FoodQuicker Scale Co 1530 NE 155th Avenue, Portland ScalesEmpire Home Construction LLC 124 Niemi Road, Longview Construction
View ArticleBOP declares 23 cent stock dividend
ABERDEEN — Pacific Financial Corp., holding company for Bank of the Pacific, on Dec. 21 announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share to holders of common stock. The...
View ArticleDiner and a dream: New owners embracing opportunity at Loose Kaboose Diner
SEAVIEW — Dana Laresen was a little girl when she learned that a good meal could amend a bad day.“I noticed that whenever I fed people, they would be really happy. Food was a magical sort of thing that...
View ArticleBusiness Bookworm: ‘Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our...
The house won’t write its own check.Car payments don’t happen by magic, food won’t drive to your doorstep, and decent clothing isn’t free. In short, bills won’t pay themselves — but are they the sole...
View ArticleHuman Resources Q&A: Learn about garnishment
This column is sponsored by the Lower Columbia Human Resource Management Association. LCHRMA represents a gathering of Human Resources professionals. Join us each month for a luncheon and training that...
View ArticleMy investment advice: Do as I say, not as I do
A ninny at investments, my current money-management strategy is the modern equivalent of stuffing it in a mattress. Back in 1878, one great-great-grandfather lost his Gold Rush fortune in a national...
View ArticleOnline course provides safety training for young Oregon workers
SALEM — Young workers across Oregon have a new tool to stay safe while on the job: online safety awareness training.Created by the nonprofit Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition, the interactive...
View ArticleWA’s unemployment benefits website gets a facelift
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) launched new online services for unemployment claimants and employers on Jan. 3.The new “eservices” website is part of an upgrade to...
View ArticleFeb. 22: Clatsop County 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 ArticleWell Preserved: 12th & Grand Avenue Rentals Astoria, Oregon
ASTORIA — Kris Haefker visited Astoria as a child with his father, Uwe. A German immigrant and professional opera singer in Portland, Uwe was also a window dresser for Butch’s For Sir, a mens clothing...
View ArticleLawry | de Freitas acquires TMB Financial, LLC
ASTORIA — Lawry | de Freitas Wealth Management, LLC., located in Tigard, is expanding its footprint through the acquisition of Astoria/Hammond-based TMB Financial, LLC.Co-founders Jon D. Lawry and W....
View ArticleSteelers fans bring ‘Burgh to Warrenton
WARRENTON — Some come from Vancouver, others come from Portland, one routinely makes an hour drive from Seaside. Most make their way from a combination of places in between, but they all come for the...
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