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Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Workers and heavy equipment continue to clear land for the new Goodwill store that will be built in McMinnville this year. The site is on Highway 99W at the north end of town, across from the steel mill. Goodwill will move from its current location once the 10,000-square-foot building is finished.

Along the Street: New Goodwill store will include retail, job training

Major earth moving is in process at the site of the new McMinnville Goodwill location, Highway 99W and Doran Drive at the north edge of town. Workers also removed some trees to clear space for the development, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Elsie Best delivers a coffee to her mother, Tiffany Best, at her mom’s workplace, First Federal — something Elsie often does. She said her mother has been a great inspiration to her, leading her to take business pathway classes at Mac High and help found the Leos, a junior Lions club, at McMinnville High School.

Stopping by: Business plans

Mac High senior Elsie Best stays active in community while working toward her future 

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Rae Collins focuses on design and event consulting as well as selling unique and whimsical items in her new shop, Artistry. The shop is part of the Apollo Art Collective, a space that also houses other creatives at 415 N.E. Third St.

Downtown ‘micro studio’ offers design consulting, merchandise

Just as a yellow throw pillow makes a statement in a gray and white living room, the collections of items and ideas in the new Artistry shop catch the eyes of passersby. Opened by recent McMinnville transplants ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Tori Matheny, lead supervisor for the Imperial Fabrics bedspread department, checks a quilting machine stocked with rolls of fabric, batting (filling) and backing. The machine will cut all three layers into pieces of the right size, then quilted together to become bedding.

Behind the seams: Imperial Fabrics turns out drapes and other fabric items for RVs

Imperial Fabrics is one of those local businesses that don’t have flashy signs or sale notices to attract retail customers. Passersby may not even notice its shop while driving along Booth Bend ...

Along the Street: Natural Grocers hiring for McMinnville store

Natural Grocers, which expects to open in McMinnville this summer, is hiring cashiers, customer service assistants and managers for its body care, vitamin, grocery, bulk, produce and receiving departments. Jobs ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Lesley Anderson, sitting next to the window in her business, Cascade Movement Center, talks about her love of nature and how exercise, yoga and being outdoors help not only with physical wellness, but also with emotional well-being.

Stopping By: Movement for healing

Edited to correct a typo in the spelling of the word "meditation" -- "What pulled me out was meditation and yoga, which I could do anywhere," Anderson said.   ------ Strength training, yoga, meditation ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Serendipity owner Becky Simpson decorates an Easter egg tree that marks one of the holes at the Sweet Spot miniature golf pop-up in the 1882 buildings on Galloway Street between Third and Fourth in downtown McMinnville. The course, decorated with oversized ice cream cones and sweet treats, opens at 4 p.m. today and continues daily through March 29 as something for families to do during spring break. In addition to mini golf, the attraction offers ice cream, loaded popcorn and other treats for purchase.

Temporary downtown putt-putt course opens Friday for spring break

To give families something unique to do during spring break, Serendipity Ice Cream will host a miniature golf attraction in downtown McMinnville. Becky Simpson, who owns Serendipity with her husband, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Doug and Kelly Kizer and their daughter, Delaney, right, want the new Duffy’s Deli & Coffee to reflect Kelly’s Irish heritage and the coffee shops she and Doug loved in New York City, where they met.

Family opens coffee shop and deli at former First Federal location

A longtime local family has turned a former bank branch into a coffee shop with beverages, breakfast sandwiches and pastries, along with lunch and dinner sandwiches, salads, soups and wraps. Duffy’s ...

Along the Street: Ice cream, wine shops set to open in summer

Two new businesses, one for families and the other for those 21 and older, will open in mid-summer at 636 N.E. Baker St. Scott Green recently purchased the former house-turned-commercial building. He ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Kristi Bahr checks out Brutus the rooster, one of many gift items available at Uncorked Treasures, which opens Saturday, March 21, at 300 N.E. Third St. The shop has gifts on one side and a wine bar with both local and other wines on the other. Bahr, whose parents ran Found Objects, is partners in Uncorked Treasures with Krista Gallentine. Family members on both sides have helped start the business.

New gift, wine shop echoes Found Objects

A new business that’s half “quirky” gift shop and half wine bar will open Saturday, March 21, at 300 N.E. Third St. in downtown McMinnville. “Uncorked Treasures” will be ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Charlie, a Nigerian Dwarf goat, accepts scratches from his dad, Jeremy Jackson, while his mom, Tina Jackson, shops for medications at the new Tractor Supply store in McMinnville. The Jacksons adopted Charlie as a young kid after he was rejected by his nanny. Tractor Supply, which sells a variety of items in addition to animal supplies, welcomes pets in its store at Booth Bend and Highway 99W.

New store welcomes Charlie, other customers

Charlie and his family went shopping at the new Tractor Supply store in McMinnville Wednesday afternoon. Staff members cheerily welcomed them through the sliding glass doors, Charlie the Nigerian Dwarf ...

Along the Street: Coffee benefits three nonprofits

Three nonprofit organizations ­— With Courage, the Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation and the See Ya Later Foundation’s Seeds of Hope program — will hold their annual fundraiser, ...

County to pledge $200k for loan program

Yamhill County small business owners could soon have access to a $1 million revolving loan fund stemming from a 30-year-old county grant and the 2024 windstorm that qualified as a federal disaster. The ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Lee McCollins arranges plants and accessories in his new garden shop, Berry Creek Garden, behind Mac Market in McMinnville. The shop, which opens March 7, sells native plants and specimens that will thrive in Oregon’s climate, “with proper care,” he said.

Garden shop to open at Mac Market

Berry Creek Garden’s new plant and garden merchandise shop at Mac Market will open Saturday, March 7. A grand opening celebration is planned in April. Lee McCollins will fill the space with native ...

MEDP plans ‘bootcamp’ for startups

McMinnville Economic Development Partnership will partner with Launch Mid-Valley to organize a Startup Bootcamp in late March. The three-day immersive experience is designed to accelerate business growth. ...

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