Umpqua Dairy Products is celebrating — again. The family-owned Roseburg-based business won three awards at the Quality Chekd Dairies conference late last month in New Orleans. Umpqua Dairy received the 2013 Production Excellence Award as the best si …
Read More »A handful of Douglas County farmers formed a cooperative in 1921 to secure supplies and save money. The original name was the Douglas County Farm Bureau Cooperative Exchange. Today, the business is known as the Douglas County Farmers Co-op, and it’s …
Read More »CANYONVILLE — Jake Young started working at Fearless Fred’s 76 Union gas station in May 1970 at age 13. His father, Fred Young, leased the station. Forty-three years later, Jake Young, now 56, is still working at the same location on Canyonville’s m …
Read More »Frank and Jere Bartley faced a decision back in the early 1980s as they contemplated life after retirement from the military. They could take other government jobs and live in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area. Or they could join the family jewelr …
Read More »Editor’s Note: The following is the 16th in a monthly series — Homegrown: Made in Douglas County — that appears on The News-Review Business page. Profiles of companies with roots deep in Douglas County will be featured in this series. To suggest a co …
Read More »Startup Weekend was a great step up for Barbara Worthington. After two long days of developing business plans, Worthington’s venture, Caregiver Cards, was judged to have the most potential. The Startup Weekend, the first such event in Southern Ore …
Read More »Steve Adair’s livelihood has been full of spots and stains, and helping people get rid of them. Adair has owned the cleaning products business Barco Supply since 1972. “With this many years in the business, solutions to cleaning problems are repetit …
Read More »SUTHERLIN — Growing plants at Sutherlin High School has blossomed into a full-blown business. The plants had been a horticulture class project, but last fall a new class — agriculture business, leadership and economics — took over management of the …
Read More »TRI CITY — “This is like a girl’s amusement park,” said a young girl. “Is this where Santa lives?” asked a little boy. Belinda Legg beams when she hears such comments. Her store, Treasures of the Heart, is full and colorful, featuring gifts and home …
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