November 09, 2009 02:10 pm
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Twitter and Facebook Web sites provide venues for promoting business
as well as personal connections, but Linked-In and Constant Contact are
the preferred sites for professionals who spoke during the last PubTalk
meeting of the year.
During the Thursday evening PubTalk at the Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center, professionals versed in the ins and outs of using social and
business networking sites described how they use Facebook, Twitter,
Linked-In and Constant Contact to promote their career objectives,
market companies, products or services, promote events, seminars,
workshops and keep in contact with business associates and potential
clients.
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October 30, 2009 11:01 am
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Baker City’s reputation as an eclectic destination for tourists,
particularly those interested in history, gained a boost recently with
attention from Oregon’s largest newspaper, as well as a pair of
magazines and a travel Web site.
Local attractions and businesses have been highlighted on the
Vintage Road Trip Web site, in Portland Monthly and Wine Press
Northwest magazines, and by columnist Gerry Frank in The Sunday
Oregonian.
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October 26, 2009 01:20 pm
The business earned the Excellence in Family Business award from OSU
Sid Johnson & Co. of Baker City is one of six Oregon companies
and three individuals receiving recognition from the oldest family
business awards program in the nation – Oregon State University’s
Austin Family Business Program’s Excellence in Family Business Awards.
OSU’s College of Business announced the awards for 2009 Thursday.
Winners and finalists will be formally recognized at an awards dinner
Nov. 19 at the Oregon Zoo.
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October 07, 2009 02:44 pm
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After 32 years running a variety of businesses ranging from dairy,
furniture store and feed store in Richland to a building supply in
Baker City, Glen and Cledith VandenBos announced plans to retire at the
end of the year.
On Monday, the VandenBoses launched a store closing sale and
announced plans to close Eagle Valley Building Supply when they retire
at the end of the year. The business is located at 2295 Windmill Road
in Baker City.
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August 10, 2009 02:08 pm
Baker City business — think Stone Bros. spelled backward — has grown from a single trailer in a parking lot to a chain of espresso shops in five cities
At Sorbenots Coffee of Baker City, the distinct taste of every cup
of espresso coffee, latte, cappuccino and other drinks was perfected by
members of the Stone family before they started branching out to other
communities.
“We started out in 1995 with a trailer in the parking lot at Lube Depot,” said Phil Stone, a co-owner of Sorbenots Coffee.
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July 10, 2009 01:06 pm
Gentry Ford and Powder River Motors will move east of I-84 in the next two years
Editor’s Note: The Baker City Herald is chronicling changes taking
place on “The Other Side of the Freeway” — the commercial area east of
Interstate 84. The series started in the July 3 edition with a look at
the recent move and expansion of Grumpy’s Repair. The series continued
July 6 with Blue-Collar Baker. Today’s installment reports on auto
dealerships planning to move to the other side of the freeway. The
series concludes July 17 with a look at plans for mixed use commercial
and light industrial businesses, along with high- and low density
housing.
Two Baker City auto dealerships are spending between $2 million and $3
million to develop a combined show room, car lot and shop on the other
side of the freeway.
“We’re buying 11 acres on the other side of the freeway between the
Super 8 Motel and the (United Parcel Service) facility,” said Dennis
Wright, general manager and part owner of Gentry Ford on Main Street
and Powder River Motors on 10th Street in Baker City. “Our hope in the
next two years is to combine all of our dealerships out there.”
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July 10, 2009 01:04 pm
Construction finished June 1, and an open house is set for Saturday
The Arritola family’s faith in Baker City’s future outweighed
recessionary fears when they broke ground on a $150,000 expansion that
nearly doubled the size of Oregon Trail Livestock Supply.
“We’d been planning the remodel for a couple of years before the
economy turned. We had a little better outlook on the local economy
than what the national media painted, and we flat needed the space, so
we decided to move forward with it,” said Martin Arritola, a partner
and manager of the business founded by his parents, Dan and Mary
Arritola.
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July 03, 2009 10:20 am
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J.R. and Dana Streifel’s vehicle repair shop is one of several businesses in a commercial area east of Interstate 84 that Baker City annexed a couple years ago
Editor’s Note: Starting with today’s issue, the Baker City Herald
looks at changes taking place on “The Other Side of the Freeway.” The
series begins with a look at the recent move and expansion of Grumpy’s
Repair and continues next week with a look at planned moves of car
dealerships away from 10th Street and downtown Baker City to the east
side of Interstate 84.
For J.R. Streifel, the economic downturn that has dampened sales of
homes, new cars and consumer products has turned out to be a boon for
his auto and truck repair business.
“With the economy like it is, I think people are holding off on
buying new rigs and they’re choosing to fix up and hang onto the ones
they’re driving a little longer,” said Streifel, owner of Grumpy’s
Repair.
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June 03, 2009 01:01 pm
Donations from the Leo Adler and Robert W. Chandler funds help several business owners install awnings
Canvas awnings sewn and installed by Greg and Les Pointer of Ne-Hi
Enterprises are sprucing up downtown buildings thanks in part to
matching grants administered by Historic Baker City Inc.
“We have approved matching grants for several awnings as part of our
Destination Downtown grant program,” said Ann Mehaffy, HBC program
manager.
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June 03, 2009 12:56 pm
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Business owners say the promotion brought in lots of customers
“It was crazy. It was like Christmas. It was one of the best days we’ve
had all year,” is how Jacki Adams, owner of The Sycamore Tree,
described Tuesday’s launch of the Terrific Tuesdays downtown shopping
promotion.
Adams is is co-chair of the Terrific Tuesdays campaign, which is
designed to lure shoppers downtown with drawings for merchandise,
prizes and gift certificates of $10, $20, $25, $50 or $100 at 26
downtown businesses and a few in other areas of town every Tuesday
during the summertime.
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