STANFIELD — Settlement of a class action lawsuit on behalf of Stanfield residents against 3D Idapro Solutions is winding down.
Many parts of the U.S. are facing lumber shortages — and experts say the problem is acute in the West after 2020’s devastating wildfires.
FAREWELL BEND — A dark and remote stretch of Interstate 84 east of Baker City is considerably brighter in 2021.
ROSEBURG — Two local women have been targeted by a group calling itself Citizens Against Tyranny, and more are likely to be targeted in the future.
LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon University Small Business Development Center in La Grande is seeking information from business owners to see if they were successful in obtaining any Business Or…
WALLOWA COUNTY — A combined effort of public agencies and the private timber industry are in the process of cleaning up the remains of the 2015 Grizzly Bear fire that burned more than 74,000 a…
LA GRANDE — The home of the Whopper is no more in La Grande.
Grande Ronde Hospital moves medical records department
SALEM — Applications are due Jan. 20 to fill two vacant seats on the Oregon Board of Agriculture.
PORTLAND — California-based Teledyne Technologies will buy the Oregon thermal-imaging company Flir for $8 billion in cash and stock.
LOSTINE — He’s a young entrepreneur operating a young business in an age-old profession. Andy Boyd is hammering out a niche for himself with Boyd Blacksmithing in Lostine.
Unfortunately, scammers are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic in a variety of ways including submitting applications and receiving funding using another person’s identity.
ESTACADA — The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed many aspects of life, but a wholesale Christmas tree farm headquartered in Estacada is seeing the opposite effect.
La Grande offering grants for drive-thru windows
JOSEPH — An Enterprise clothing store has moved to Joseph and reopened with a new name
SALEM — Irrigators and regulators frequently encounter the same predicament: They want to measure actual water but must instead deal with paper.
With 10.7 million Americans out of work as of November 2020 (and 3.9 million of those workers unemployed for 27 weeks or more), many have been forced into having tough money conversations as a…
ENTERPRISE — Enterprise native Jennifer Piper started last week as the new executive director of the Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce and is “excited to be back home,” she said in an intervi…
LA GRANDE — Baker and Union counties shed more than 200 leisure and hospitality jobs from October 2019 to October 2020, the state’s employment department reported Tuesday, Dec. 15. And the une…
SALEM — Small businesses in Oregon struggling with a drop in income due to the COVID-19 pandemic will receive some tax relief, Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday, Dec. 14. Brown ordered the elim…
Grants available to communities for water and waste infrastructure improvements
We’ve talked in previous articles about ways to improve sales during this wild rollercoaster ride we’re on. Here are more ideas that may not only benefit your bottom line but help give another…
SALEM — Enchanted Forest will remain in business after raising over $360,000 from fans of the amusement park just south of Salem.
LA GRANDE — A Pendleton business faces a state fine of $7,200 for an environmental violations in La Grande.
New directors join Union County Chamber of Commerce board
BAKER CITY — Tom Busciglio and Meghan Froemke are preparing to open a restaurant during a pandemic that has severely hampered their industry.
PENDLETON — Hines Meat Co.’s two-year journey to Pendleton started with a phone call.
It was a very different Thanksgiving from any we have experienced before, and yet full of surprises and innovation.
PORTLAND — A federal judge has rejected an effort from Oregon restaurants to stop the most recent COVID-19-related restrictions imposed by Gov. Kate Brown.
SALEM — Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials have fined a fitness business $90,000 for defying Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 order and remaining open throughout a curren…
LA GRANDE — Legacy Ford of La Grande is launching a new program to inspire car buyers to shop locally this holiday season.
LA GRANDE — Though Thanksgiving plans have been thwarted across the country thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses and artisans are forging ahead with a plan to make Small Business …
SALEM — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced settlements with five Oregon companies for consumer protection violations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LA GRANDE— La Grande resident Shawn Risteen was looking for a way to fill his days during his extra time at home after the pandemic began. His daughters bought him a wood turning lathe and he …
SALEM — Oregon’s unemployment rate fell to 6.9% in October, down a full point from September’s rate of 7.9%, according to a press release from the Oregon Employment Department.
ENTERPRISE — An old favorite in Enterprise has new owners. Chris and Tina Borgerding earlier this month took over the Back Country Little Store, 214 W. North St., Enterprise.
LA GRANDE — The holiday season has long been a staple of American life. With it comes the comfort of familiar habits — tree lightings, parades, religious services, taking the kids to see Santa…
JOSEPH — A new generation is taking over the operation of an old favorite in Joseph.
Group files appeals in Boardman to Hemingway contested case
LA GRANDE — John Combe, a La Grande licensed massage therapist, was not surprised to receive a phone call from Evanston, Illinois, recently.
Union County Chamber seeks to build ‘Shop Hops’ program
SAN FRANCISCO — Knobby potatoes. Scratched bell peppers. Cat-faced strawberries.
BAKER CITY — Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors has approved the retirement of $3 million in capital credits to its member-owners. This is the third-highest return in the c…
WALLOWA COUNTY — More than 11,000 acres in the Wallowa Fire Zone and more than 20,000 total acres within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest are under consideration for a prescribed burn in th…
The latest article about a wolf shot and killed in late September in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest should have a broader viewpoint. Here is a perspective from the cattle industry.
I'm sure many have heard the phrase "cash is king." Having adequate savings not only protects a business from unexpected crises like we have been experiencing for the past several months but c…
Applications due Friday for Union County Chamber of Commerce board
MARCOLA— Sweet Home native Lucas Hufford, 39, is a fourth-generation logger.
ENTERPRISE — Fox Archery north of Enterprise moved to a new location. Bowyer Ron King has relocated his business from Wallowa to what once was the Oregon Department of Transportation’s snowplo…
ST. PAUL — Mark Anderson, owner of Champoeg Farm in St. Paul, called to his flock of pasture-raised, broad-breasted white turkeys as he approached the fence. The toms replied with a throaty ju…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday, Oct. 20, sued Google for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising — the government's most significant attempt to protect competiti…
WESTON — The bright red barn rises steeply from emerald grass, its elegant arched roofline meeting blue sky.
ENTERPRISE — The historic Depot in Enterprise is planning some changes, even as the tourist season winds down and the business closes for the winter, according to the owners.
LA GRANDE — Kristin Jones, a licensed tax consultant who specializes in helping small businesses, took a big step 10 months ago.
SALEM — Though the coronavirus outbreak is expected to disrupt some aspects of the holiday season, that’s not necessarily a bad omen for Christmas tree farmers.
BAKER CITY — Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative announced in a press release it has five vehicles for sale in its annual surplus auction at the cooperative's Baker City headquarters.
