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ASTORIA — By some measures, Oregon is doing best in the U.S. in terms of bouncing back from the coronavirus crisis job-loss crisis, according to WalletHub, a financial services company.
ASTORIA — It has been a better-than-expected year for salmon in the Columbia River, with Chinook, coho and steelhead returns all well above preseason forecasts. This is great news for recreati…
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ASTORIA — Scott McClaine spent decades collecting coins. When he had to close his shop in 2013, he prayed the right opportunity would allow him to start again. In June, McClaine celebrated a r…
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CLATSOP COUNTY — Small businesses and nonprofits in Clatsop County that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 can apply for a new state grant program.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March, we have all learned that there is no “business as usual” about the past seven months in the business community here in this region, throughout Ore…
Cathy “CJ” Opfer joined Windermere Realty Trust as a new real estate broker in the agency's Gearhart office in August. Opfer was an art educator in Virginia Beach, VA before starting her real …
Nominations for the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce’s George Award and Richard Ford Distinguished Service Award are open until Nov. 30. The awardees will be announced at the chamber…
Around the country, worries have risen of businesses and tenants unable to make rent as coronavirus relief runs out, in turn putting pressure on landlords needing to cover their own loans.
WAUNA — When virus-related restrictions were introduced earlier this year and people began hunkering down at home, the Georgia-Pacific, Wauna Mill in Clatskanie got even busier.
Busy roads, lines at our favorite spots, trash on beaches and trails, rudeness and entitled behavior — this summer’s tourist season had it all, didn’t it? Despite that, what follows here will…
Staffing and turnover rates are all over the map during COVID-19, according to David Reid, executive director of the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce.
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We are now seven months into the pandemic and the coping mechanisms of distracting oneself or placating our fears with “it will all be better once we have a vaccine (soon)” are no longer as ef…
As COVID-19 restrictions have led many people to work remotely, real estate agencies in the North Coast and Long Beach Peninsula are seeing a large influx of potential buyers.
At a time when traffic to the North Coast normally begins to slow down after Labor Day, hotels were suddenly at full capacity and stores were rushing to meet an increased demand.
CLATSOP COUNTY — There is high demand for houses in Clatsop County, with prices rising at a rapid rate and the supply of homes for sale dwindling to the lowest level in years.
In Clatsop County, many businesses are owned by baby boomers who are looking for an “exit strategy” over the next several years. This may include passing down or selling the business to a fami…
ILWACO — The Columbia River Compact agencies of Oregon and Washington canceled a mainstem commercial gillnet fishery that was set for overnight Aug. 31-Sept. 1.
ASTORIA — When the coronavirus pandemic hit pause on the economy this spring, that included the funding for the new boutique Bowline Hotel on the Columbia River waterfront in Astoria next to B…
Oregon state parks in Clatsop and Tillamook counties are seeing record-level visitation this summer, as if every day were the Fourth of July, according to Justin Parker, Oregon Parks and Recre…
Despite the economic downturn due to the coronavirus, the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce has seen a near record of membership applications this summer.
CLATSOP COUNTY — The North Coast Building & Industry Association discontinued its local organization at the start of September.
Emily Lindblom landed a job in March as a page designer with EO Media, owner of The Astorian, and relocated from Portland. Within a few weeks, she had lost her job to the coronavirus pandemic …
SEASIDE — Clatsop Community College’s Small Business Development Center is accepting applications for its small business management program, a 9-month business management course for establishe…
ASTORIA — The Lower Columbia Human Resource Management Association selected two graduating high school students for the LCHRMA Scholarship Program.
ASTORIA — The Oregon Legislature, in partnership with Gov. Kate Brown and Business Oregon, has allocated $230,000 in state funds to aid small businesses and nonprofit organizations in Clatsop …
SEASIDE and ASTORIA — Hotelier Masudur Khan recently opened the 65-room SaltLine Hotel in Seaside, finishing several years of planning and construction. It’s a project Kahn said he might have …
CLATSOP COUNTY — Morris’ Fireside Restaurant, run by Tom and Susan Morris in Cannon Beach for 47 years, recently joined nearly 16,000 restaurants food review site Yelp estimates have closed do…
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CLATSOP COUNTY — CEDR awarded State of Oregon Small Business Relief funding to 37 Clatsop County businesses totaling $119,342. The dollars available were $120,000 for round one from Business Oregon.
CLATSOP COUNTY — Construction projects briefly shut down when Oregon enacted restrictions in March to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
About three-quarters of U.S. workers, or 108 million people, are in jobs that cannot be done from home during a pandemic, putting these workers at increased risk of exposure to disease. This m…
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CLATSOP COUNTY — Real estate on the North Coast, an industry sucker-punched like most others during the coronavirus pandemic and the economic restrictions meant to stop its spread, kept growin…
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ASTORIA — The outbreak of the covid-19 respiratory virus has rippled through seafood markets beginning starting with the Dungeness crab season in January and continues with the commercial salm…
Businesses must evaluate risk everyday as a normal part of operations. As physical and social environments change, a business owner must evaluate those changes and respond appropriately. Furth…
Finding and retaining good employees is a constant issue all businesses face, from small businesses all the way up to our largest employers in the county and region.
CLATSOP COUNTY — In 2019, a full-time minimum wage earner in Clatsop County working a 40-hour week earned $23,400 annually before taxes, a number that will rise to $24,960 beginning July 1, 20…
PACIFIC NORTHWEST — Rough weather, tough tariffs and an ongoing respiratory outbreak in China have stunted the commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon and Washington so far this season.