For the week ending October 4, 2013 Do you blog? Do you tweet? Join the conversation! www.OregonEmployment.Blogspot.com or www.Twitter.com/OrEmployment OREGON COAST • Fred Meyer in Coos Bay opened a fueling center. It is expected to employ 25 workers. KCBY, 9/24/2013 • Astoria Family Child Care opened. The Montessori-based child care facility provides pre- kindergarten classes. The Daily Astorian, 9/19/2013 • Tide Land Dairy, a goat dairy farm, opened in Tillamook County. It's owned and operated by two teenage brothers. Headlight-Herald, 9/4/2013 SOUTHERN OREGON • Land of Oddz, a second-hand home décor store, opened in Grants Pass. Grants Pass Daily Courier, 9/29/2013 • Coastal Farm and Ranch will build a $5.2-million, 40,000-square-foot store in Roseburg that will replace its current store. It will add 20 workers. The News-Review, 9/24/2013 • The Eagle Landing housing project is nearing completion on the Veteran's Administration campus in Roseburg. It includes 44 apartments and 10 houses for homeless veterans and their families. The News-Review, 9/15/2013 • Rising Phoenix Biofuels in Phoenix closed. Ashland Daily Tidings, 9/13/2013 CENTRAL OREGON / COLUMBIA GORGE • The Hood River County Health Department and Mid Columbia Center for Living will partner to open the Cascade Locks Community Health Center and Odell Community Health Center. Hood River News, 9/24/2013 • At The Beach, a swimwear store in Bend, will close. The Bulletin, 9/18/2013 • Community Bank opened a loan production office in The Dalles. The Dalles Chronicle, 9/18/2013 • Rival's Sport Bar in Bend is changing its name to RiverBend Brewing. It will brew and serve its own craft beer. The Bulletin, 9/14/2013 All information in this report is gleaned from nonconfidential published sources. To be added to the email distribution for this report, contact Kathi Riddell at [email protected] or 503-947-1266. EASTERN OREGON • Neighbor Dudes Tap House & Filling Station will open in Hermiston. East Oregonian, 9/20/2013 • Furniture West in La Grande will close. The Observer, 9/18/2013 • John Day-based Pioneer Feed and Farm Supply opened a store in Burns. Burns Times-Herald, 9/18/2013 PORTLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS • Twist Frozen Yogurt & Coffee Bar opened in northwest Portland. Neighborhood Notes, 10/1/2013 • Ahi Sushi + Tapas opened in southeast Portland. Neighborhood Notes, 10/1/2013 • The Cupping Room, a coffee shop, opened in southeast Portland. Neighborhood Notes, 10/1/2013 • Baker & Spice Cakery will open a second southwest Portland location. The Oregonian, 10/1/2013 • Piattino, an Italian restaurant, opened in Portland's Pearl District. Neighborhood Notes, 10/1/2013 • Smokey's Pizza in Hazel Dell closed. It employed about 30 people. The Columbian, 9/30/2013 • The Meadow NW opened in northwest Portland. It offers chocolates, salts, vermouths, bitters, salt blocks for cooking, and fresh-cut flowers. Neighborhood Notes, 9/24/2013 • Best Burger and BBQ in Gresham closed. The Outlook, 9/24/2013 • The Sugar Cube opened in northeast Portland. It offers cupcakes, cookies, pies, cakes, and tarts. The Oregonian, 9/22/2013 • Trinket, a breakfast and lunch spot, opened in southeast Portland. The Oregonian, 9/22/2013 • Chaucer Foods, a maker of freeze-dried ingredients and croutons, plans to open a plant in Forest Grove that could employ more than 70 people. The Oregonian, 9/12/2013 • Chrysalis Coffee opened in McMinnville. News-Register, 9/12/2013 • Meat, a butcher shop, opened in McMinnville. News-Register, 9/12/2013 WILLAMETTE VALLEY • Willamette Education Service District will lay off 10 teachers, two classified staff, and one administrative position at Hillcrest and MacLaren youth correctional facilities in Salem and Woodburn. Statesman Journal, 10/2/2013 • Art World Learning Center & Gallery opened in Albany. Albany Democrat-Herald, 9/23/2013 • A new, 50,000-square-foot OSU Beaver Store opened in Corvallis. It employs about 150 people, many of whom are part-time student workers. Corvallis Gazette-Times, 9/21/2013 • Mina's Café opened in south Salem. It offers Asian and American cuisine. Statesman Journal, 9/15/2013.