Along the Street: Online Northwest looking at more cities
It’s been a busy year for Online Northwest. The McMinnville-based internet, phone and cable television provider is busy installing high-speed, high-capacity fiber in Willamina. Meanwhile, it is ...
Along the Street: Three wineries mark anniversaries
Three historic Oregon wineries, all based in Yamhill County, will celebrate 30 Years of Winemaking in the Dundee Hills with a round of Sunday toasts and pours in Dundee. Argyle, which opened a spacious ...
Along the Street: Get ready for Small Business Saturday
Between the rising tide of earlybird holiday shopping, riding the coattails of Black Friday and its recent Cyber Monday offshoot, is another day of bargains. We refer, of course, to Small Business Saturday, ...
Along the Street: Found Objects owners to retire; store stays
John and Nancy Bahr will be leaving Found Objects in downtown McMinnville at the end of September, but the objects within — at least those not scooped up during their retirement sale — will ...
Along the Street: News-Register buys Oregon Beer Growler
The News-Register Publishing Company has purchased the Oregon Beer Growler, a free-distribution monthly dedicated to coverage of the state’s growing microbrew industry. The four-year-old tabloid ...
Along the Street: Two locals make top 100 green list
Two Yamhill County businesses are included in Oregon Business Magazine’s annual “100 Best Green Workplaces.” Dundee’s Sokol Blosser winery, which boasts more than 40 employees ...
Along the Street: Unemployment dips to 4.2 percent
Yamhill County’s economic picture continues to brighten, at least as measured by the job market. Unemployment countywide dropped in April to 4.2 percent, down from 4.4 percent in March. The improvement ...
Along the Street: Honest Chocolates in ninth year battling ALS
May is ALS Awareness Month, and for the ninth consecutive year, Honest Chocolates owner Dana Packard Dooley is recognizing that by donating a percentage of in-store sales to the Robert Packard Center for ...
Along the Street: Chamber takes lead on July 4 bash
Having organized a successful event last year, the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce has started beating local business community bushes to raise money for this year’s 4th of July celebration. The ...
Along the Street: Lemonade stands to sprout in Mac
Move over pinot. Lemonade is going to take center stage in McMinnville this weekend. An estimated 200 kids, from kindergarten through high school level, will fan out across town Saturday for the second ...
Along the Street: Jackson buys Penner-Ash Winery
California’s Jackson Family Wines is expanding its Yamhill County footprint with the purchase of Penner-Ash Wine Cellars, which produces 12,000 cases annually from grapes grown in the Ribbon Ridge ...
Along the Street: Casino honors employee, supervisor
Table games trainer Lance Nuttman has been named Employee of the Year at Spirit Mountain Casino, where he started in 1996 as a blackjack dealer. “I enjoy being the go-to guy for anything that needs ...
Along the Street: Encore Furniture plans major expansion
Explosive growth in recent years, fueled in part by online sales, has led McMinnville’s Encore Home Furnishings to embark on an expansion. Owner Nikki Elliot closed on additional property in December. ...
Along the Street: Employment picture continues to brighten
Industrial layoffs in Newberg and McMinnville in recent months have dealt a blow to the lives of hundreds of local workers. However, steady job growth overall has kept Yamhill County’s unemployment ...
Along the Street: Union Block purchased
McMinnville’s iconic Union Block Building, one of the largest 19th century commercial buildings remaining in Yamhill County, has been sold for $1 million. The buyer is C&G Real Estate, a limited ...
