Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) articles from May 2001

Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) archives from May 2001

Ford Gives Shady Cove, Ore., Etching Business a Challenge.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 1--SHADY COVE, Ore.--Ford Motor Co. recently looked to stone-etching entrepreneur Randi Hodges and her crew to produce a key component of a nationwide advertising campaign highlighting the 2002 Ford Explorer. ...

Farmers, Wineries in Oregon's Rogue Valley Hope to Foster `Agri-Tourism'.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 2---Hoping to accomplish in concert what they have found difficult to do alone, Rogue Valley farmers and vintners have crafted an attraction with tourists in mind -- the Oregon Wine and Farm Tour. The idea of...

Sales Continue to Climb at Medford, Ore.-Based Lithia Motors.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 2--Regional automotive heavy-hitter Lithia Motors Inc. has announced record first quarter sales of $420 million, up from $395 million for the same period in 2000. "These results are stronger than expected at...

Environmental Group Sabotages Williams, Ore.-Area Logging Road.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Paul Fattig May 4--WILLIAMS, Ore.--Environmental activists opposed to planned logging of a tract of Boise Cascade Corp. forestland on Grayback Mountain have sabotaged a road leading to the site. Calling itself the Kangeroo...

Medford, Ore.-Area Medical Firm Markets Orthopedic Products Worldwide.
May 4, 2001... Byline: John Darling May 4--Three things tell Dean Cropper his business will thrive: growing interest in athletics among all ages, increasing repetitive motion injuries and Bio Skin, a stretchy, comfortable support fabric he invented...

Tyco to Close Circuit-Board Plant in White City, Ore.; 300 Jobs Cut.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Damian Mann May 5--WHITE CITY, Ore.--Tyco's printed-circuit-board plant will shut down permanently in six to eight weeks, and the company notified about 300 employees Friday that they are being laid off. In a companywide...

Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore., Business Q & A Column.
May 7, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 7--Kevin Talbert, 54, has lived and worked in the Rogue Valley for 22 years. He is the chief information officer for Southern Oregon University and the president of the Southern Oregon Telecommunications and...

Medford, Ore.-Area Man Brings Aquariums Into Homes, Businesses.
May 9, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 9--Brian Bouteller spends his days creating moving art for his clients. His medium isn't oil or pastel. It's the watery world of the custom aquarium and the fluid, rainbow spectrum of exotic fish. ...

Grocery in Ashland, Ore., Plans Store Expansion.
May 9, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom May 9--ASHLAND, Ore.--Foods that consumers can take home for quick meals will be a top priority in the Ashland Community Food Store's upcoming expansion. Besides a bigger deli, consumers will find more frozen foods,...

Despite Strong Economy, Medford, Ore.-Area Must Diversify Industries.
May 11, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 11--Through undulating economic cycles, the Rogue Valley has taken its hits and keeps moving. It's evident even as the nation's economy slows and unemployment rises while the Rogue Valley continues to enjoy a...

Grants Pass, Ore., Hospital Will Open with Comfortable Atmosphere.
May 14, 2001... Byline: Bill Kettler May 14--GRANTS PASS, Ore.--If you feel like you've walked into a shopping mall when you visit the new hospital, don't be surprised. That comfortable, open, airy atmosphere is just what the designers set out to...

Composite-Panels Maker Proposes Power Generators at Medford, Ore.-Area Plant.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 15--SierraPine Limited has submitted a construction application to the Department of Environmental Quality to build two natural-gas-powered electrical generators at its west Medford plant. DEQ has proposed...

Fiberboard CFirm Hopes to Build Two Electric Generators in Medford, Ore.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 16--MEDFORD, Ore.--SierraPine Limited has submitted a construction application to the Department of Environmental Quality to build two natural-gas-powered electrical generators at its west Medford plant. DEQ...

Contractor Buys Portable Asphalt Maker for Jackson County, Ore., Development.
May 17, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom May 17--ASHLAND, Ore.--A paving contractor has purchased a portable asphalt plant to gear up for predicted development and planned road building in Jackson County. Mountain View Paving President Paul Meyer says...

Two Restaurants To Open in New Eagle Point, Ore., Building.
May 17, 2001... Byline: Melissa Martin May 17--EAGLE POINT, Ore.--Two restaurant owners said they plan to open shops in a new commercial building that a developer hopes to build near Eagle Point's historic district. Senor Sam's, a popular burrito bar,...

Phoenix, Ore., Company Offers Creative Approach to Entrepreneurship.
May 18, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 18--PHOENIX, Ore.--Tina Janke's second-floor consulting office is a surreal combination of a country kitchen, an abstract art gallery and the flamboyant streets of New Orleans. There are no leather chairs or...

Developers Hope to Add New Retail Facilities in Eagle Point, Ore.
May 19, 2001... Byline: Melissa Martin May 19--EAGLE POINT, Ore.--Two restaurant owners said they plan to open shops in a new commercial building that a developer hopes to build near Eagle Point's historic district. Senor Sam's, a popular burrito bar,...

Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore., Business Question and Answer Column.
May 21, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 21--Jerry Blaisdell, of Medford, has been the sales director for U.S. Cellular's Southern Oregon and Northern California region since 1999. He earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Utah State...

Expert Urges Medford, Ore., Businesses to Rely on Less Energy, Reuse Waste.
May 24, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 24--Faced with rising energy costs and warnings of drought, area businesses have an opportunity to rethink the way they operate, according to a Portland State University researcher. Bob Doppelt addressed the...

Ashland, Ore., Officials Will Re-Examine Living Wage Proposal.
May 24, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom May 24--ASHLAND, Ore.--A living-wage proposal will get a second look by affected businesses, advocates and the public in early June. A $10.75 hourly wage, or $9.75 if an employee receives benefits, is proposed. The...

Oregon-Based Researcher Says Energy Costs, Drought Make Businesses Reevaluate.
May 25, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 25--Faced with rising energy costs and warnings of drought, area businesses have an opportunity to rethink the way they operate, according to a Portland State University researcher. Bob Doppelt addressed the...

Qwest Hopes to Enter Long-Distance Market in Oregon.
May 25, 2001... Byline: Shari Downhill May 25--Qwest plans to file a request with the Federal Communications Commission to enter the long-distance market as early as the first quarter of 2002, maintaining it has opened its territories to competition,...

Debate over Northwest's Klamath Basin Water Reaching Boiling Point, Groups Say.
May 28, 2001... Byline: Paul Fattig May 28--The tempest brewing in the Klamath Basin is the Perfect Storm: powerful forces merging to explode like a cloudburst over the basin this spring, says Bob Hunter, attorney for the conservation group WaterWatch of...

Home Builder Constructs Rogue Valley, Ore., Golf Course Around a Dream.
May 30, 2001... Byline: John Darling May 30--Jim Cochran wanted to build his own golf course. He had no experience in it, but he had the land -- 400 scenic, rolling acres off Highway 140. He also had the vision: Something affordable to all pockets,...

Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Foresters' Cleanup of Rural Dumping.
May 31, 2001... Byline: Paul Fattig May 31--You name it, chances are John Samuelson has seen it. That includes everything from piles of disposable diapers and rusting water heaters to stained carpets and broken-down refrigerators. "Household...

Ashland, Ore., Institute Serves Needs of American Indians.
May 31, 2001... Byline: Tony Boom May 31--ASHLAND, Oregon--Two and one-half years ago, Kristi Offineer wanted to take classes with an American Indian perspective that would help her develop business and leadership skills. She found the courses she...