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For the week ending July 17, 2015

 

OREGON COAST

 

•      The Sassy Seagull, a gift store, opened in Bandon. Bandon Western World, 7/2/2015

 

•       Sassy Jassy Cleaning opened in Rockaway Beach. Tillamook County Pioneer, 7/1/2015

 

•       The Beverage Barn opened in Bandon. It offers liquor, wine, mixers, snacks, and gift items. Bandon Western World, 7/1/2015

 

•       Pier 839, a restaurant, opened in Newport. News-Times, 7/1/2015

 

•       Sand Ranch Rock Shop opened in Florence. Siuslaw News, 6/30/2015

 

•       Magick Notions opened in Coos Bay. It offers metaphysical items such as books, décor, and divination aids. The World, 6/20/2015

 

•       Tillamook County will cut two positions in the Sheriff's department, two positions in the Treasurer's Office, one position in the Planning department, and one in the Tax department due to budget decreases. Headlight-Herald, 6/17/2015

 

SOUTHERN OREGON

 

•      Sweetwater Collective, a tattoo shop and art gallery, opened in Jacksonville. KTVL, 7/1/2015

 

•       Heroes American Café opened in Grants Pass. It offers sandwiches, wraps, salads, and coffee. Grants Pass Daily Courier, 6/28/2015

 

CENTRAL OREGON

 

•      Advanced Energy Industries Inc. will close its solar inverter business in Bend. The Bulletin, 6/30/2015

 

•       RadioShack in Lakeview will close. Lake County Examiner, 6/24/2015

 

•       McKenzie Meadows Village, a senior living facility, will open in Sisters. It will have 45 living units and 12 memory-care units,. The Nugget Newspaper, 6/23/2015

 

•       The Wilds Bend, LLC will open a co-working space for artists and creatives on Bend's west side. It will also offer meeting space, art classes, workshops, and exhibitions. Cascade Business News, 6/17/2015

 

 

 

 

EASTERN OREGON

 

•      Umatilla Cab Company will open in Hermiston. Northeast Oregon Now, 6/30/2015

 

•       Mad Matilda's, a coffee and gelato shop, will open in Baker City. The Observer, 6/24/2015

 

PORTLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS

 

•      Gerber Gear, a knife, tool, and outdoor gear manufacturer in Tigard, will add about 20 to 30 workers over the next year after receiving tax incentives for joining the city's Enterprise Zone. The Times, 7/9/2015

 

•       Cascade Record Pressing, the first record pressing plant in the Northwest, opened in Milwaukie. The Oregonian, 7/8/2015

 

•       New Delhi Indian Restaurant in southwest Portland closed. Eater Portland, 7/6/2015

 

•       Silly Bee Photography opened in southeast Portland. The Bee, 7/3/2015

 

•       Oak and Olive, an Italian restaurant, opened in southwest Portland. Eater Portland, 7/2/2015

 

•       5 Tacos Taqueria, a food cart, opened in Molalla. Molalla Pioneer, 7/1/2015

 

•       Upper Left Coffee Roasters will open in southeast Portland. Eater Portland, 7/1/2015

 

•       Jersey Mike's, a sub sandwich shop, will open at the Langer Farms Shopping Center in Sherwood. The Sherwood Gazette, 7/1/2015

 

•       The Cutting Zone, a barber shop, will open in Forest Grove. The Times, 6/24/2015

 

•       Eight Three One, a café, opened on the campus of Oregon College of Art and Craft in southwest Portland. Beaverton Valley Times, 6/24/2015

 

•       La Sen Vietnamese Grill opened in West Linn's Central Village. West Linn Tidings, 6/19/2015

 

•       Bushwacker Cider – Woodlawn, a 14-tap cider house, opened in northeast Portland. Willamette Week, 6/17/2015

 

WILLAMETTE VALLEY

 

•      Conversion Brewing will open in Lebanon. Lebanon Express, 7/2/2015

 

•       ColdFire Brewing Company will open in Eugene this fall. The Register-Guard, 6/30/2015

 

•       King Estate Winery will open a second winery in Cottage Grove in time for the 2017 harvest. Hiring should begin over the next few months. The Register-Guard, 6/17/2015

 

MULTI-REGION

 

•      The Oregon Health Authority will lay off 31 people and reduce its contract staff by 350 positions over the next two years as part of a reorganization. It will affect employees based in Salem and Portland. The Oregonian, 7/8/2015

 

Source: State of Oregon Employment Department

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