Let’s make sure forestland owners are treated fairly
Even as we advocate for salmon, other species and healthy natural surroundings, we must seek equitable treatment for our neighbors who live and work in the forest.When it comes to our regional economy,...
View ArticleAstorian hired as VP for Columbia Bank
Columbia Bank recently appointed Jan Jensen a vice president and commercial bank team lead. Based in Astoria, Jensen will manage and support the commercial banking team on the North Oregon Coast,...
View ArticleDracobly and Glenn re-elected to Raymond Federal board
LONG BEACH — The 2015 annual meeting of Raymond Federal Bank’s board was held Oct. 21 and chaired by E.F. Dracobly, RFB chairman.A report on the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, was presented by Bank...
View ArticleOrthopedic surgeon Brooke Benz joins Providence Medical Group-Seaside
SEASIDE — Providence is expanding health care services to better serve the communities of the north coast by offering full-time orthopedic specialty care. Brooke Benz, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, began...
View ArticleOHSU provides stability to local emergency room
Oregon Health & Science University has taken over staffing at Columbia Memorial Hospital’s emergency care.The hospital’s contract with North Coast Emergency Physicians, which had provided staffing...
View ArticlePacific Financial Corp. earnings rise 17% in third quarter
ABERDEEN — Pacific Financial Corp., holding company for Bank of the Pacific, on Oct. 22 reported net income of $1.6 million, or $0.15 per share, for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $1.6 million,...
View ArticleHerrera co-sponsors Pollock labeling law
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., and Don Young, R-Alaska, on Oct. 22 introduced bipartisan legislation to change the market name of “Alaska pollock” to “pollock.”Lawmakers...
View ArticleGED means work, life and educational benefits
ASTORIA — The GED is an educational credential that is the equivalent of a high school diploma. It is accepted by 98 percent of colleges and universities that require a high school diploma for...
View ArticleColumbia Memorial unveils Caregivers Tree mosaic
ASTORIA — Columbia Memorial Hospital earlier this fall unveiled the “CMH Caregivers Tree,” a mosaic intended to highlight the hospital’s “mission of excellence in patient care and service.”Hospital...
View ArticleLumberyard Restaurant transforming into Public Coast Brewing, opening in 2016
CANNON BEACH — Owner Ryan Snyder of The Lumberyard Rotisserie and Grill in Cannon Beach announced last month that he intends to transform the current restaurant at 264 E. Third Street into Public Coast...
View ArticleWell Preserved: Northwest Nash Co. 1111 Exchange St., Astoria, Oregon
ASTORIA — Housed in a former car sales showroom, the Astoria Senior Center is being renovated to better serve the Astoria community. Scott / Edwards Architecture LLP, a Portland based firm, has...
View ArticleColumbia-Pacific counties in top 5% nationwide as ‘nice places to...
A recent story in the Washington Post ranked Clatsop County 126th and Pacific County 141st out of 3,111 mainland counties in the U.S. in terms of physical characteristics or “natural amenities” making...
View ArticleEdison Bros. selling seafood on Astoria’s 11th Street
With little fanfare, in early October Edison Brothers Fish Co. opened a seafood market in the Josephson Fish Station building at the foot of 11th Street in downtown Astoria.The market sells fresh,...
View ArticleWashington crab filling out and hardening well
Coast River Business JournalLONG BEACH — Tests conducted in late October found Dungeness crab in Washington state’s crucial south coastal areas already are above minimum required meat-recovery...
View ArticleThe Business Bookworm: Heart Led Leader
‘The Heart Led Leader’By Tommy Spaulding(c)2015, Crown Business$26256 pages By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYERIf anybody asks, you’ll tell ‘em straight: you love your job.It’s perfect for you, and it takes...
View ArticleMeet the Merchant: Shipwreck Cove
July 1, it’s only been a few months. We’re very new. People are really excited about it. Chinook is such a small town, so they’re really excited that we’re trying to bring business into it and grow the...
View ArticleIlwaco restaurant draws customers with fast and fresh options
ILWACO — Melissa Cutting started her juice and salad bar, Roots, toward the end of one of the busiest tourist seasons the Peninsula has ever seen. Now she’s heading into the traditionally slower winter...
View ArticleColumbia-Pacific retailers ramping up for Christmas
Post-Halloween sales might still be in full swing, but local retailers have already spent weeks looking past the October holiday in preparation for the Thanksgiving and Christmas rush. Stores in...
View ArticleSeaview Shell makes the move to Mobil
SEAVIEW — Longtime customers may have been surprised when the Seaview Shell station changed — almost overnight — into the Seaview Mobil station. But for owner Mark Whitman it’s been a change a year in...
View ArticlePort of Ilwaco: All for one, one for all?
In recent years, the ocean’s fish and crab have been divvied out through quotas and permits — making it hard for new fishermen to start business on an ocean that’s already been allocated. Al Malchow, a...
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