Business

Hastings Landing work progressing in Port Townsend

Hastings Landing work progressing in Port Townsend

Work is progressing this week on a Hastings Building project on Taylor Street next to Union Wharf. Scott Nollette, site manager for… Continue reading

Hastings Landing work progressing in Port Townsend

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at… Continue reading

Applications accepted for small business contest

The Washington Coast Works Business Competition is seeking applications from those with the ideas and energy to create or expand a small business that strives… Continue reading

North Olympic Land Trust launches farmland conservation campaign

North Olympic Land Trust launches farmland conservation campaign

The North Olympic Land Trust is looking to go big with its next conservation effort. The land trust recently launched a campaign for farmland conservation… Continue reading

North Olympic Land Trust launches farmland conservation campaign

ON THE WATERFRONT: 15,000 tons of logs for Coos Bay, Ore.

EARLIER THIS WEEK the 113-foot tug Gene Dunlap brought an empty log barge to Port Angeles. The tug held the barge, which is owned by… Continue reading

New health officer appointed for Clallam County

New health officer appointed for Clallam County

The Clallam County Board of Health appointed Dr. Allison Berry Unthank as county health officer on Sept. 4. Unthank graduated from Johns… Continue reading

New health officer appointed for Clallam County

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