Clatsop County community-based student internship program kicks off
Clatsop County has a very diverse economy, ranging from the natural based industries of forest/wood products, fishing, and seafood processing, to a dynamic tourism/hospitality, healthcare, retail,...
View ArticleFish are down and up, but we have to be smart all the time
Most fishermen we talk with are inclined to be philosophical about this summer’s sharp dip in albacore tuna numbers.Tuna troubles probably can be chalked up to changes in ocean productivity linked to...
View ArticleCalling all classic cars and off-road trucks: Busted Knuckle Garage now open...
OCEAN PARK — If Barry Coleman Jr. has his way, classic cars will continue to cruise along the Peninsula for years to come.“I just like seeing those old cars on the road,” Coleman said. “We would love...
View ArticleThe business of Buoy 10: World-class fishery spawns small businesses
ASTORIA — It begins near Buoy 10 south of Cape Disappointment and extends to Tongue Point south of Astoria. The waters of Buoy 10 — essentially the enormous lake-like Columbia River estuary — remain...
View ArticleA fresh start: Good to Go is going strong
ASTORIA — Daniel and Heidi Dlubac loved Astoria before they lived here. Each time they visited, they talked about one day opening their own business. The dream is now reality with Good to Go, a to-go...
View ArticleBusiness Briefs for September 2017
Naselle bird is ‘Cutest Chick’NASELLE — Purina Poultry announced that a local chick raised by Christy Fetzer of Naselle, Washington has recently been honored as Cutest Chick in America!“To celebrate...
View ArticleMeet the Merchant, Jacob Sullivan, barber
How long have you been cutting hair?“Seven years.”How did you get into the profession?“Dumb luck. It just kind of fell on my lap. I was managing a sales company and I wanted to get out. There was a job...
View ArticleTough time for tuna fishermen Albacore catch dwindles along the coast
WEST COAST — Ask any fishermen, processor, buyer and they will say the same thing: It’s been an abysmal season for albacore tuna. Commercial tuna fishermen are going out further and stay out longer....
View ArticleKeeping the boats afloat Chinook Marine Repair shifts into high gear during...
CHINOOK — Thanks to exuberance about great fishing, the Buoy 10 fishery brings boats of all sizes and seaworthiness to the Columbia each season. Fishermen begin showing up in May and ports get...
View ArticleGround set for Walmart
WARRENTON — The new Walmart, now rising at the corner of Ensign Lane and U.S. Highway 101, took more than $10 million in ground work and the better part of a year to get ready.Warrenton dignitaries on...
View ArticleFormer Abeco building in Astoria sold
Luottamus Partners, the property company owned by Rose Marie Paavola and Marie Mitchum, has sold the former Abeco Office Systems storefront on Commercial Street in downtown Astoria to Hollywood...
View ArticleCommunity tour looks at forestry management in county
About 75 community members — including local officials, business owners, teachers and nurses — boarded buses for a first-hand look at one of Clatsop County’s most important commodities and sources of...
View ArticleAstoria Co-op launches capital campaign for new $8 million grocery in Mill Pond
The co-op is selling 25,000 shares worth $100 eachBy Edward StrattonThe Daily AstorianThe Astoria Co-op Grocery on Sunday kicked off a $1.5 million capital campaign for a new $8 million location in the...
View ArticleSchwietert’s brings candymaking to Astoria
Jeff Schwietert, a second-generation owner of Schwietert’s Candy & Cones, remembers as a boy buying for his parent’s business from Columbia Chocolates, in the Fisher Bros. building at 12th Street...
View ArticleCounty unemployment creeps up in August
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in Clatsop County rose above 4 percent in August, according to the state Employment Department.Unemployment, which reached its lowest realistic level over the summer,...
View ArticleNew yoga studio opens next month
Sally Anderson will open Yoga Gypsy at 31st Street and the Astoria Riverwalk in Astoria in October.A former instructor at River Zen Yoga, Anderson has extensive training in yoga theory, teaching...
View ArticleBusiness Briefs for October 2017
WWARRENTON — LEKTRO Inc. said in September its AP8950SDB-AL-200 Towbarless Towing Vehicle (TLTV) has been certified to tow the Boeing 737 MAX. It is the first TLTV approved to handle the new Boeing...
View ArticleHuman resources essentials: Adding to your business capacity
Most small businesses start with one employee-the owner. At some point, though, you will need to hire additional people to assist you. Usually this point comes when you begin to lose business simply...
View ArticleClatsop County Property Transactions
Sale Date Sale Price Acres Address Buyer Seller08/01/17 500,000 0.11 546 1st St, Gearhart Joseph Uzelac Ted Kramer 08/01/17 275,000 0.19 3525 Harrison Dr, Astoria Joan Masat Michael Nisbett08/01/17...
View ArticlePacific County Property Transactions
Date Sale Price Address Buyer Seller8/4/17 $222,000 1610 California Avenue S, Long Beach Johnny and Rebecca Scholz Wilmington Savings Bank8/7/17 $14,000 115 8th Street SE, Long Beach Frederick and...
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