People who have spent any time in Portland know the Ron Tonkin name when it comes to auto dealerships. In the Gorge? Not so much. Around here, the car guys included names like Griffith, Stone and Schultens. Now, however, with…
Expansion
Blue VW bus starts young couple on journey to fermenting Blue Bus food label
Neither Kristin nor Colin Franger can ever recall fantasizing as children about someday becoming famous for fermenting vegetables. When the teachers asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” neither of them said “King Kombucha.” Like the…
Coming to a Gorge, near you
Here are a few of the businesses recently registered with the State of Oregon, in the Hood River area. Sorry I don’t have more information to share, or time to chase these people to the ground, but if anyone connected…
Sale of Waucoma Center will expand lease options for local business
The Waucoma Center — Hood River home to CenturyLink, Insitu and the U.S. Forest Service — has a new owner. Stephen Ford, principal broker with Current Commercial, was excited to share news of the sale, which closed on Oct. 2. Ford…
Five finalists chosen for OEN Boot Camp
And the finalists for the Gorge Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) Accelerator Boot Camp are, … NuCulture Foods (The Dalles) – makers of unique cultured cheese spreads Talkoot (Portland) – online software solutions for marketing teams Columbia Gorge Softworks (Hood River)…
Wanted: A place to base Hawksong Cider’s finely tuned juices
Here’s the challenge: Two talented guys want to start a top-shelf cider business, but they can’t juice the apple until they find some industrial space. Not a lot of space. From 1,000 to 2,000 square feet would do it, says…