Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) articles from December 2001

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) archives from December 2001

Two Medford, Ore.-Area Men Have Big Plans for Trash Cans that Carry Ads.
December 6, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Dec. 6--One man's trash can is another's cash machine. It's the idle moments people spend filling up with gas or walking into a store that Don Allen and Francisco Vallarta hope to capitalize on by placing advertising on...

Olive Garden to Open Restaurant in Medford, Ore., Area.
December 7, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Dec. 7--The Olive Garden is coming, the Olive Garden is coming. Now that the longtime rumor has been confirmed, where and when are the remaining questions. A spokesman for Darden Restaurants, Olive Garden's...

Lechters Closes Mall Store in Medford, Ore.
December 8, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Dec. 8--The surroundings aren't as festive as you might expect less than three weeks before Christmas at one of Southern Oregon's most visible kitchen accessories stores. The thousands of pots and pans, cooking...

Medford, Ore.-Area Consumers Run Deeper into Debt.
December 12, 2001... Byline: Greg Stiles Dec. 12--Despite the best efforts of people like Jan Safley and agencies such as Consumer Credit Counseling Service, personal financial woes continue to worsen. Good economy or bad, the allure of buying now and...

Asante Health System Schedules $90 Million Expansion in Medford, Ore.
December 19, 2001... Byline: Melissa Martin Dec. 19--Asante Health Systems plans to issue $90 million in tax-free bonds next month to finance a $75 million expansion and remodel of Rogue Valley Medical Center. The hospital will get a new emergency...

November Unemployment Rate Reaches 5.6 Percent in Jackson County, Ore.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Sarah Lemon Dec. 21--Jackson County unemployment rates are up from last year, yet they remained well below the state average for the month of November. Unemployment in November rose to 5.6 percent from last year's figure of...

Medford, Ore.-Area Retailers Report Brisk Business from Local Shoppers.
December 27, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom Dec. 27--Stay-at-home attitudes may have helped bolster holiday sales in the Rogue Valley. After store doors re-opened Wednesday, managers at the valley's larger retail outlets reported holiday sales on par with last...