COAST RIVER BUSINESS JOURNAL
New TLC branch will feature NW
coffee house
WARRENTON — When TLC, a divi-
sion of Fibre Federal Credit Union, opens
its new branch at 1771 Ensign Lane, beside
Walmart in Warrenton later this year, it will
feature something never before offered in
one of their branches: Red Leaf Organic
Coffee.
Kelso-based Red Leaf’s in-branch loca-
tion will have the same business hours as the
credit union, and serve a variety of espresso
drinks, smoothies, energy drinks, local teas,
assorted gluten-free, keto, and house-made
bakery treats, and breakfast sandwiches.
The new TLC will also feature free Wi-Fi,
a customized staff-created Spotify station,
comfortable Northwest-inspired staff attire,
and an Oregon surfing aesthetic. This new
“coffee branch” concept is a prototype the
credit union plans to emulate at future loca-
tions based on market demand and retrofit
into some of their existing branches in the
months and years to come.
Sales, lodging up in Long Beach
LONG BEACH — As the epicenter of
tourism on Washington’s south coast, the
city of Long Beach provides a useful barom-
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during the first 10 months of 2018, and 55%
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Clatsop houses sell for 1% more;
Pacific up 7%
ASTORIA — Clatsop County houses
sold for an average of $421,331 in Septem-
ber, about 1% more than in September 2018,
according to Multiple Listing Service data.
For the year to date through Sept. 30 the
average was $392,759 — 6% less than in the
first nine months of 2018.
Pacific County houses sold for an aver-
age of $220,000 in October, 6.8% more than
a year earlier.
Clatsop rates financially healthy
ASTORIA — Clatsop County resi-
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Clatsop was rated ninth out of 36 coun-
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debt/income ratios, bankruptcies, and the
poverty and unemployment rates. Clatsop’s
debt/income ratio is 1.67% compared to the
national average of 1.19%, according to the
firm. It has fewer than the national rate of
bankruptcies — 1.71 per 1,000 people, com-
pared to 2.35 nationwide.
Pacific County was rated about in the
middle of Washington 39 counties, with a
debt/income ration of 1.48% and a bank-
ruptcy rate of 1.62.
Hallmark Resort among best for
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CANNON BEACH — A Cannon Beach
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