Wailani means “heavenly water” in the Hawaiian dialect — an apt name, Lan Ha thought, for the flavorful and cooling shave ice products she serves from her specially designed food truck. Ha got permission to sell her shave ice during weekends at Stewart Park, and business immediately took off…
Wailani means “heavenly water” in the Hawaiian dialect — an apt name, Lan Ha thought, for the flavorful and cooling shave ice products she serves from her specially designed food truck. Ha got permission to sell her shave ice during weekends at Stewart Park, and business immediately took off…
Back in 1921, several Douglas County farmers formed a cooperative to secure needed farming supplies and to save money in the process. They named the co-op the Douglas County Farm Bureau Cooperative Exchange.
For the past 13 years, one of Travis Nash’s favorite things was to walk into his Pass Creek Nursery greenhouses and see all the happy plants waiting to greet him.
The top two executives at NeighborWorks Umpqua have abruptly parted ways with the agency and a national search firm has been enlisted to find their replacements.
Bella Nielsen has been baking since she was 5 years old. Now, at 11, she has “Baked by Bella”, a business where she sells homemade cupcakes.
It’s been a tough year for many merchants, but candy, cookie and flower sales are going strong this week at local stores that cater to Valentine’s Day shoppers.
RIDDLE — Lighted trucks, honking horns, bonfires ... it must be the second Saturday in December!
WINSTON — Wildlife Safari is offering virtual field trips and lessons about its many animals through Zoomfaris, which can be tailored to line up with the lessons students are learning in the classroom.
Stores were bustling Saturday in downtown Roseburg as people came to do holiday shopping during Small Business Saturday.
Surya Joseph likes a challenge. As a new business owner and mother of two children under the age of 3, she has a few hurdles ahead of her.
For as long as she can remember, Roseburg business owner Kristi Rifenbark has been fascinated by a good story.
Greetings from the Myrtle Creek Tri-city Area Chamber of Commerce! I have a lot of things to write about in this Chamber Corner.
This summer may not have been what you expected. That is true for everyone. Many of us had big travel plans, weddings or family reunions that all got postponed or cancelled.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded $1.5 million in funding for loans to small businesses in Southwest Oregon.
Meet Matt Lund, CEO of the Grants Pass Family YMCA who was recently selected to be the interim CEO of the YMCA of Douglas County.
Oakland is not going digital, we encourage actual visitors, not virtual. There is plenty one can learn about our history online but we appreciate real visitors.
Thirty-three years ago, Heroes Haven comic book store was born from an obsession and a desire to own a small business.
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, Roseburg Cinema will look a little different when it reopens Friday.
Our world has changed so much in the past few months. I hope everyone reading this is safe and healthy.
We hope you all are staying safe and healthy during this unprecedented time. Glendale has been pulling through this very well. Residents are following guidelines but are very anxious to get life back to normal, as is everyone!
As we all know, restaurants have been particularly hard hit by COVID-19 and the difficult but necessary steps that have been taken to contain its spread, including shutting down most local businesses.
I want to thank everyone who is staying home and self-isolating for the last month. I know it hasn’t been easy, especially with the weather turning so beautiful the last couple of weeks. I have seen more people out and about over the last week than I have in a while when I have walked my pug…
Saying that the housing market in Douglas County has slowed down, thanks in part to the coronavirus pandemic, would be an understatement in the minds of some.
The was going to be a summer for the ages in Roseburg, especially downtown. All the stars were aligned for months of good food, great entertainment and just all-around fun.
Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice said the county is doing all it can to get small businesses what information is available about both state and federal programs that could help them weather the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis. It’s a team effort with The Partnership and other …
Casey Roscoe returned to Eugene six years ago to join the family business and fulfill a promise she had made to her late grandfather Aaron Jones, the founder of Seneca Jones Timber Company.
Kenneth Ford built his first sawmill in 1936 along what is now Diamond Lake Boulevard in east Roseburg, right in the middle of the Great Depression. It was a daring risk to say the least, but a decade later it started paying off.
This had already been a challenging week for Ten Down Bowling in Roseburg.
The annual Southern Oregon Travel Symposium is coming to Seven Feathers Casino Resort in Canyonville on Sunday and Monday, and that’s a big deal for tourism in the region for a variety of reasons.
If you wanted to get a handle on construction activity in the region you could pour over documents showing new building permits issued, new construction loans delivered, major zoning changes, and the like.
Area nonprofits that need funding to help lift a project could get some help from AARP thanks to a grant program the organization is offering.
Do you dream of running your own business, but don’t know how to get started? Then Umpqua GrowthTalks may be for you. The informal, free talks are produced by the Umpqua Economic Development Partnership and designed for people who want to start a business, already own one or want to support …
With the decade ending and 2020 on the horizon, this is a good time to dust off the crystal ball and make some predictions for what the economic landscape will look like next year. Here are my predictions for the top business stories for Douglas County in 2020. Numbers 1-10 appear below; num…
A few weeks ago I sat in on an early morning webinar titled “A New Vision and Future for Chambers of Commerce” by Roger Brooks. It was very informative and was hosted by Henry Stevens with the Bring Em In Committee.
Entrepreneurs in Douglas County could get some free training aimed toward getting their businesses off the ground, thanks to a $100,000 grant given to the City of Roseburg.
