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Meet VaporDave, professional graphic designer and illustrator specializing in the cannabis industry
VaporDave is a long-time Southern Oregon icon and graphic designer, specializing in bringing your business to the top where it belongs, as he has for so many other Oregon businesses. Primarily working as a package and brand designer in the cannabis and craft beer industries, Dave received the nickname Vapor…
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Positive employment news
Interest rate rises As expected, the Federal Reserve last week raised its benchmark rate by another 0.75%, to a range of 3.75% to 4%, the highest level in 15 years. According to Realtor.com, the 30-year benchmark rate dipped slightly but is still hovering around the 7% mark and is likely to push higher in the near…
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PBCO Financial Corporation Reports Q3 2022 Earnings
PBCO Financial Corporation (OTC PINK: PBCO), the holding company (Company) of People’s Bank of Commerce (Bank), announced today its financial results for the 3rd quarter 2022. Highlights The Company reported quarterly net income of $3.0 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the 3rd quarter of 2022 compared to net income…
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Business Oregon Announces Team Leading Oregon’s Japanese Representative Office
Continuing a forty-year presence in Japan, Business Oregon announces its new representative to lead Oregon’s Japanese Representative Office and represent the state of Oregon’s business and trade interests in Japan. Masao Kumori will lead Oregon’s team in Japan. Masao has worked with more than 70 major Japanese companies on global…
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SOU to expand solar power, move toward energy independence
Southern Oregon University has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Oregon Department of Energy to expand solar power production on campus, in the next step toward its ambitious goal of becoming the first college or university in the U.S. to generate 100 percent of the electricity used on…
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Knowing Your Breakeven Point
In line with recent articles regarding various aspects of surviving inflationary and recessionary times, I’d like to discuss how a business can figure out how to react in these situations. Gaining intelligence and insights through reading articles or watching videos and acting on the advice, or initiating changes to your…
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Skouting Out a New Taphouse Model
Interview with Tom and Lisa Beam, restaurateurs, wine producers, Skout Taphouse and Provisions owners It’s been almost 20 years since Tom and Lisa Beam started their restaurant enterprise in Ashland, Ore., a college and tourist town in the mountains of Southern Oregon. Their latest endeavor is called Skout Taphouse and Provisions. It’s located…
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Working from Home since COVID — the New Work Experiment
By Lynn WallisOregon Employment Department Workforce AnalystClackamas County The nation’s total nonfarm employment has now returned to pre-pandemic levels, even though not all industries have recovered all of the jobs lost during the COVID recession in spring 2020. During the recession, the nation lost 20.7 million jobs from February to…
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The Bloom in the Driveway
The world is falling apart and there is no saving it. That’s what I’m hearing on all the news outlets. And from seemingly every candidate for political office, challenger, and incumbent. And their followers. Cheer up people and try to be nicer. Let’s not forget the dandelion. There’s no shortage…
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Finding the best model: could it be a CoOp?
By Daniel Scotton, Equus Workforce Solutions As snow begins to kiss the peaks around Ashland, and the residents begin to turn the dials on their thermostats, the air of change is inescapable. I had the opportunity to sit in a small, characteristically Ashland coffee shop with Annie Hoy, our Cooperative…
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Southern Oregon Makes a First Impression
By Marta Tarantsey Roslyn Donald, Jackson County Library Services Business Librarian, reminded me yet again that the library card is the smartest card in my wallet, when we sat down for a chat about her role and work in Southern Oregon. Month Four on the job sounded like a good…
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I am extremely sad about my vote for Tina Kotek in the Oregon Governor’s Election of 2022
By Joel Barker Opinion Disclaimer : The views and opinions expressed by the author do not state or reflect those of the Southern Oregon Business Journal and its management. Today, I am casting a vote I don’t want to, for the Democrat Tina Kotek for Oregon Governor. I am despondent what the…
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