Business

BUSINESS BRIEFS: New Habitat construction manager … and other items

Habit for Humanity of Clallam County has announced new construction manager Ben Pacheco. Pacheco and his wife, Donna, moved to the area… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Luncheon meetings are usually Wednesdays at noon at Blakeslee’s Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Ave. This Wednesday’s guest… Continue reading

PHOTO: Timely toss for Strait Slice in Port Angeles

PHOTO: Timely toss for Strait Slice in Port Angeles

Scott Sullivan, owner of The Strait Slice Pizza Co., tosses pizza dough in the dining area of his downtown Port Angeles pizzeria Thursday. Time Magazine… Continue reading

PHOTO: Timely toss for Strait Slice in Port Angeles

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the… Continue reading

Ford recalls 2M trucks; seat belts can cause fires

Ford recalls 2M trucks; seat belts can cause fires

Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America because the seat belts can… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2018
  • By Tom Krisher The Associated Press
Ford recalls 2M trucks; seat belts can cause fires
Open house for new Port Townsend therapist

Open house for new Port Townsend therapist

Jessica Tartaro will hold an open house from noon to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. The public is invited to the free… Continue reading

Open house for new Port Townsend therapist
2 pics of cable innovator at terminal one

ON THE WATERFRONT: Wood chips loaded in Port Angeles

Tuesday, personnel loaded two Seaspan barges at the Port of Port Angeles’ Terminal 3 with wood chips provided by Interfor. The process… Continue reading

2 pics of cable innovator at terminal one

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly networking breakfasts are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month at… Continue reading

Oregon’s only heart transplant program ended

Oregon’s only heart transplant program ended

The only Oregon hospital to offer heart transplants is ending its program indefinitely, just days after announcing it would suspend the program… Continue reading

  • Sep 2, 2018
  • The Associated Press
Oregon’s only heart transplant program ended

Peninsula jobless rate dips slightly

Unemployment was down slightly across the North Olympic Peninsula, the state and the nation in July, the state Employment Security Department said. Clallam County’s estimated… Continue reading

Canada court halts Pacific pipeline in blow to Trudeau

Canada court halts Pacific pipeline in blow to Trudeau

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal on Thursday halted the contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would nearly triple the flow of oil from… Continue reading

  • Aug 31, 2018
  • By Rob Gillies The Associated Press
Canada court halts Pacific pipeline in blow to Trudeau

Microsoft says give paid leave to employees

Microsoft will begin requiring its contractors to offer their U.S. employees paid leave to care for a new child. It’s common for tech firms to… Continue reading

  • Aug 31, 2018
  • By Matt O’brien The Associated Press

Tariffs on imported newsprint nixed in win for newspapers

In a victory for the American newspaper industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday blocked tariffs… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2018
  • By Kevin Freking The Associated Press
Rebuilding is a struggle after wine country fires

Rebuilding is a struggle after wine country fires

Construction crews have already put up the frame on Cheri Sharp’s new house, but she still questions whether rebuilding was the… Continue reading

  • Aug 29, 2018
  • By Lorin Eleni Gill The Associated Press
Rebuilding is a struggle after wine country fires

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held on the first Monday at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555… Continue reading

Foundation gives for cancer care

Foundation gives for cancer care

First Federal Community Foundation presented a check for $25,000 to the Olympic Medical Center (OMC) Foundation for the expansion of OMC’s Sequim… Continue reading

Foundation gives for cancer care

ON THE WATERFRONT: Scuttlebutt about toeing the line

THIS WEEK WHEN I stopped in at Platypus Marine, the full-service shipyard, yacht-repair facility and steel-boat manufacturer on Marine Drive in Port Angeles, I was… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: BBQ grand opening this week … and other items

Blue Tygre Forge has set its grand opening BBQ celebration for Friday, Aug. 7. The free event at the new blacksmithing business… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly networking breakfasts are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month at… Continue reading