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LONG BEACH — Pacific County’s estimated jobless rate was 6.4 percent in June, down from 6.9 percent in May and 7.9 percent in June 2016. Although it was in a group of 15 mostly coastal and northeastern counties with rates above 5.1...

We recently held an “alumni event” for graduates of the past five years of Clatsop Community College’s Small Business Development Center, which has been part of Clatsop Community College for over 30 years. It was a chance for the...

ASTORIA — Motto Mortgage, a mortgage brokerage franchise and the second member of the RE/MAX family of brands, recently announced that banking and finance industry veteran Lance Allbritton and David Hoggard, broker/owner of RE/MAX River &...

ASTORIA — Andrew Benoni Hammond was an entrepreneur extraordinaire. He built the Columbia River Railroad, was a founding member of the Columbia River Packers’ Association, and was the president of the Hammond Lumber...

You are so busted.

And that’s never a good thing in relationships, recreation, or in finances; especially in finances. When your wallet is empty, so are both calendar and stomach, but what can you do when even the word...

ASTORIA — Steff Eiter and Lucy Barna were attracted to Astoria by its art scene. Barna is a jeweler who sells her work in the Riversea Gallery. Eiter is a student in Clatsop Community College’s Historic Preservation program. Both found...

It’s always the little things.

A chocolate on the pillow or slippers beneath a turned-down bed. Stickers for a customer’s kids. A lagniappe in the box to make a baker’s dozen: all things to ensure a speedy return of buyer or...