Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) articles from July 2003

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) archives from July 2003

Ashland, Ore., Health-Care Software Firm Thrives in Successful Niche.
July 31, 2003... Byline: John Darling Jul. 31--ASHLAND, Ore.--In an upper Clay Street garage nine years ago, Jorge Yant got a multimillion-dollar idea. Yant, a self-employed computer consultant, saw a "big hole" in the rapidly growing medical health...

Medford, Ore.-Area Ranchers, Growers Seek to Protect Assets from Summer Heat.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Wendy Ardolino Jul. 30--When temperatures head for the triple digits, ranchers and orchardists alike take a few precautions to make sure their investments don't wither in the heat. "We all like to go to the beach," said...

Longtime Eugene, Ore.-Area Grocery Owner Credits Community Support for Success.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Greg Stiles Jul. 30--There's nothing flamboyant about the way Sherm Olsrud has nurtured and sustained his grocery stores since he bought Thunderbird Market at a bankruptcy court auction in 1967. Olsrud takes care of the...

Wal-Mart Submits Store Proposal before Medford, Ore., Council Vote.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Damian Mann Jul. 30--Minutes before the Medford City Council's attempt to block oversized box stores Monday, Wal-Mart filed its plans for a proposed Supercenter at Miles Field. Alarmed by the size of the 207,000-square-foot...

Ashland, Ore.-Based Web Design Company Maintains Its Niche through Recession.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Greg Stiles Jul. 30--ASHLAND, Ore.--Tech stocks are regaining their value, and dot-coms are re-emerging from the ashes. What does that mean for Project A, a Web design company far from the high-tech hubs that prospered as the...

Medford, Ore., Restaurant in Historic Railroad Depot Adds Executive Chef.
July 23, 2003... Byline: Greg Stiles Jul. 23--Porters, in Medford's historic railroad depot, is going through a round of changes starting in the kitchen. The restaurant will celebrate its second anniversary in September and has hired a veteran...

Medford, Ore., Businesses Puzzle at User-Unfriendliness of City Permit Process.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Greg Stiles Jul. 22--Geoff Cutler admits surprise when an employee told him he would have to visit five departments to get a business license when he moved his investment management firm from Ashland to Medford. Making...

Ashland, Ore., Subdivision to Include a Partnership to Protect Creek Ecology.
July 17, 2003... Byline: Troy Heie Jul. 17--ASHLAND, Ore.--Homes will rise near North Mountain Park at a development that also includes a public-private partnership to protect Bear Creek. Riverwalk, a 62-lot subdivision, is the brainchild of...

Oregon Grocer Ranks 55th on List of State's Top Privately Held Companies.
July 15, 2003... Byline: Greg Stiles Jul. 15--The competition is ever increasing for small grocers such as Sherm's Thunderbird Market Inc. Safeway, Albertsons and Kroger-owned Fred Meyer all nibble away at the four-store chain's customer base and...

Agents Seize Records at Jacksonville, Ore., Aircraft Parts Firm in Arms Probe.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Tony Boom Jul. 11--JACKSONVILLE, Ore.--Federal agents seized records Wednesday from an aircraft parts firm that sold five valves to a British company in 2001. The action was part of a probe into arms shipments to Iran. ...

Southern Oregon Fruit Growers Support Attempt to Revive Tariff on Canned Pears.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Jill Briskey Jul. 11--Although nearly all of Southern Oregon's pear crop is sold fresh, local fruit growers have given their support to U.S. Rep. Greg Walden as he battles to reinstate a tariff on canned pear imports. "The...

Quilting, Knitting, Sewing Regain Popularity as People 'Nest' in Hard Times.
July 10, 2003... Byline: John Darling Jul. 10--A depressed economy like this one may be bad for most businesses, but one sector -- sewing, knitting, quilting and weaving -- always thrives in hard times when people want to stay home and pinch pennies. ...

Lumpy's Saloon & Grill in Ashland, Ore., Aims for the 21-and-Over Set.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Sean Wolfe Jul. 8--ASHLAND, Ore.--Mechanic and drag racer Steve Apted doesn't remember how he got his nickname, but he's comfortable enough to attach it to his first saloon. Lumpy's Saloon & Grill opened a week ago in the...