Green rush: Small startup refurbishes Ilwaco corner lot, embraces...
ILWACO — It was once an abandoned lot that featured two broken down buildings that reeked of urine. Today there’s two newly refurbished buildings and an entirely different aroma wafting from the quiet...
View ArticleIce cream season in full swing: Local businesses go further with new flavors
ASTORIA — From Memorial Day and through Labor Day is an unofficial semi-holiday: ice cream season. Whether it’s ice cream, custard, frozen yogurt or gelato, aficionados of cold confections can satisfy...
View ArticleHome furnishing businesses enjoy brisk summer sales season
WARRENTON — In the kitchen, it’s all about the contemporary — the latest technology and newest features. In the living room, it’s more about classic design and eye-catching color. This summer, home...
View ArticleA new way to stay: Short-term vacation rentals continue spread on the coast
PENINSULA — For $45 a night, a visitor can get a cozy RV on the shores of Willapa Bay with a kayak included. For $150, there’s a former 1889 Coast Guard station in Ocean Park, a rental where big dogs...
View ArticleBusiness Briefs for August 2017
LONG BEACH — Pacific County’s estimated jobless rate was 6.4 percent in June, down from 6.9 percent in May and 7.9 percent in June 2016. Although it was in a group of 15 mostly coastal and northeastern...
View ArticleMeet the Merchant: Robert Bartlett, 25, is garden manager at The Farmacy
How long have you been working for The Farmacy?“I’ve been growing for them for about three and a half years. I’ve been working in the store since 2015.”Did you ever foresee a career in...
View ArticleBuck hired at Clatsop Community Bank
SEASIDE — Clatsop Community Bank has hired of Rebecca Buck as vice president and business development officer.“Ours is a business built on relationships, and many of those relationships are initiated...
View ArticleLegal battle ends over insurance in Pacific Seafood fire
Pacific Seafood is preparing to end an 18-month legal battle with an insurance carrier over a fire that destroyed the company’s Warrenton seafood plant in 2013.Lawyers for Dulcich Inc., doing business...
View ArticleAstoria keeps close eye on timber in Bear Creek watershed
Near the ridge line that forms the boundary of Astoria’s Bear Creek watershed, the only sounds are the whistle of wind through the trees and the rumble of city forester Ben Hayes’ truck.A routine...
View ArticleBusiness Bookworm: ‘In a Daze Work’
They say you can choose your mood.If you want to be happy tomorrow, then be happy. Want to get rid of the blahs? It’s all mind-over-matter: pick some other way to be and don’t forget to tell yourself....
View ArticleClatsop County Property Transactions
Sale Date Sale Price Year Built Acres Address Buyer Seller07/03/17 $363,500 1999 0.44 840 NW Gardenia Avenue, Warrenton Johanna Pomeroy-Crockett Valerie Crafard 07/03/17 $549,000 1910 0.23 1221 N...
View ArticlePacific County Property Transactions
Date Sale Price Address Buyer Seller 07/06/17 $117,000 25002 Park Avenue, Ocean Park Oasis Holdings LLC Bruce and Christine White07/11/17 $92,100 7125 Scarboro Lane, Ilwaco Randall and Patricia Shine...
View ArticleClatsop County Building Permits
Clatsop County Permits – July 2017Date Type Address Value Description Contractor07/07/17 Dwelling 80289 Pacific Road, Arch Cape $347,024 Single family dwelling Action Heating and Cooling07/19/17...
View ArticleAstoria Building Permits
City of Astoria ResidentialDate Name Address Value Description Contractor07/17/17 Ronald Larson and Patricia Klaas 18 Skyline Avenue $30,000 Enclose and repair deck Not provided07/17/17 Polly Pope 3694...
View ArticleLong Beach Business Licenses
Name Address ServiceNip & Tuck Inc 1408 River Road, Longview Drywall and insulation contractorBW Construction 17711 Mill Lane, Long Beach Foundation and structure contractorBennett & Son...
View ArticlePacific County Food Service Inspections
Date Business Name Description of Violation Points Assessed05/24/17 Goose Point Oyster-The Oystery No violations05/31/17 Bub’s Tombstone Willey’s No Violation06/02/17 Willapa Elementary Food handler...
View ArticleSeaside Business Licenses
July 2017Business Name Business Address Business ServiceGeodesign Inc 9450 SW Commercial Circle #300, Wilsonville ContractorWool By The Sea 2160 Lewis & Clark Road, Seaside Internet Wool Blanket...
View ArticleCannon Beach Building Permits
City of Cannon Beach ResidentialDate Name, Address Value Description, Contractor07/14/17 Patrick Nofield,271 W Kenai NA Adjustment, O’Brien and Co LLC07/14/17 Larry and Deanna Unger, 164 W Monroe...
View ArticleWell Preserved: Mary & Nellie Building 904 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon
ASTORIA — Constructed in 1924, the Mary & Nellie (M&N) Building is associated with the wife and daughter of Capt. George Flavel, an early influential bar pilot, prominent businessman and real...
View ArticleCommercial salmon seasons limited by low steelhead returns
Early commercial fall fishing began last week for both commercial non-treaty gillnetters and Native American treaty gillnetters on the Columbia River mainstem.For commercial gillnetters, the limited...
View Article