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BUSINESS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian EDWARD STRATTON — The Daily Astorian Luottamus Partners bought the Abeco building, while Prana Massage is moving into the former Medical Spa LaCost space. CHANGES AFOOT ON COMMERCIAL STREET licensed massage therapist who works in Swedish re- OD[DWLRQ GHHS WLVVXH KRW Luottamus Partners LLC, stone and traditional Thai the partnership of Mitch massage styles, along with Mitchum and RoseMarie IRRWUHIOH[RORJ\ Paavola, recently bought the 2YLDWWDOVRRIIHUV¿UHFXS- Abeco building from Colum- ping, an ancient alternative bia State Bank, after it had to acupuncture in which a gone through foreclosure. 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Re- VHSDUDWHEXLOGLQJIURP Spa LaCost, which closed sembling an oversized, en- “Over the years, they DW &RPPHUFLDO 6W LQ closed bathtub, float tanks opened a couple holes in the 'HFHPEHU DUH ILOOHG ZLWK LQFKHV wall between the two build- Prana is a Sanskrit word of water and 800 pounds ings,” Mitchum said. for “life force.” Oviatt is a of Epsom salts warmed to By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Abeco Office Systems will stay, said Mitchum, DOEHLW LQ WKH EXLOGLQJ Luottamus will restore the western portion of Abeco, removing the green awning, making it more historically accurate and opening it up to a retail tenant. skin temperatures. Users float in them for about 90 minutes, separated from all noise, light and the outside environment. Joining Oviatt at the new location will be Gearhart acupuncturist Hilary Simila of One Mountain Acupunc- ture and Botanicals. Sim- ila creates Chinese herbal medicine remedies. She also does tui na, a hands-on body treatment using Chi- nese Taoist and martial arts SULQFLSOHV UHIOH[RORJ\ DQG cupping. Check for updates on Prana Massage’s Facebook page. Oviatt can also be UHDFKHG DW and leighoviatt@gmail. com. For more information, visit www.pranawellness- center.net CEDR workshop focuses on keeping businesses in the family By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian About 70 percent of the businesses in Clatsop Coun- ty are family owned, said Director Kevin Leahy of Clatsop Economic Develop- ment Resources (CEDR). “Many times, if you don’t have a succession plan, it just closes,” said Leahy, touting an upcom- ing workshop on succession planning CEDR’s sponsor- ing on March 2 and 3 in As- toria and Seaside. The seminar, “Succession Planning: Enhancing Value and Preserving Legacy,” cov- ers an introduction to seces- sion planning, its link with ¿QDQFLDO SODQQLQJ WD[ FRQ- siderations of transitioning ownership, understanding succession options, family Arnie Hendricks challenges and opportunities. As a follow-up, it offers 90 minutes of complimentary telephone consultation. One owner contacted him, Leahy said, saying they didn’t want to be seen at the workshop because people might think they’re Customer service is March topic Lower Columbia Human Resources Management As- VRFLDWLRQ ZLOO EULQJ -RKQ$QJOLP FKLHI OHDUQLQJ RI¿FHU and founder of True North Learning and Development //&WRLWVPHHWLQJIURPDPWRSP0DUFK at Buoy Beer Co. Anglim’s seminar, “How May I Help You? Putting Service Back in Customer Service,” gives priority lists a boost in the right direction. He takes participants through VRPH RI WKH ¿QHU SRLQWV RI FXVWRPHU VHUYLFH VXFK DV what are customers looking for and what are successful business doing? Learn strategies for building your customer service program. Leave this seminar with tips, techniques and ideas for getting repeat customers, a free form of adver- tising. %XR\%HHU&RLVORFDWHGDW(LJKWK6W1RQPHP- bers of the association can attend. Register online at ZZZOFKUPDRUJE\0DUFK7KHFRVWLQFOXGLQJOXQFK SUHSDUHGE\%XR\%HHULVIRUDVVRFLDWLRQPHPEHUV IRUVWXGHQWVDQGIRUQRQPHPEHUV)RUPRUH information, contact Stacey Brown at president@lchrma. org trying to sell their business. “This isn’t about today or tomorrow,” said Leahy. “This is about looking at the future of your business.” Teaching the seminar is Arnie Hendricks, a manage- ment consultant and chief financial officer who has worked for 23 years with more than 250 companies. +H LV D FHUWLILHG H[LW SODQ- ning adviser and family business adviser. “I have come to realize that a plan that is able to XVHD¿YHWR\HDUKRUL]RQ is best, and it starts with just some education of the process and then identifying some initial steps that they can take,” said Hendricks. A favorable outcome, he added, is not only benefi- cial to the business owner’s retirement plans, but also to all of the stakeholders depending on the business, including children, employ- ees, customers, vendors and the community as a whole. The first iteration of the seminar runs from 8:30 to DP 0DUFK LQ &R- OXPELD +DOO 5RRP RQ Clatsop Community Col- OHJH¶VPDLQFDPSXVDW /H[LQJWRQ $YH LQ $VWRULD The second iteration runs IURP WR DP March 3 in the Cannon Beach Chamber of Com- merce’s community room at 6SUXFH'ULYH Preregistration is re- quired, and the seminar costs $49 per person, pay- able at the event by check or credit card. Email SBDC@ clatsopcc.edu for a registra- tion link, or call 503-338- 2402. United Way announces new board members United Way of Clatsop County has announced three new board members: Justin Grafton of Justin Grafton Studios, Capt. Daniel Tra- vers of the U.S. Coast Guard and Zach Gantenbein of U.S. Bank. Also serving on the board of directors are: Charlene Larsen, presi- dent; Dick Easton, past president; Christine Lolich (health care consul- tant), secretary; Mary Ritter, treasurer; Scott Docherty of Redhare; Jim =LOHRI*HRUJLD3DFL¿F7UHFH*XUUDGRI&ROXPELD0HPRULDO+RVSL- tal; Esther Moberg of Seaside Library; Nick Benas of Clatsop Behav- ioral Healthcare; and Donna Larson of Clatsop Community College. For information, go to www.clatsopunitedway.org or call Stacey %URZQDW Clatsop County Property Transactions Seller: Clatsop County Sher- Price: $385,000 LII¶V2I¿FH Seller: Patricia A. Kopecky Buyer: Premier Community Buyer: Cheryl Adamscheck Bank Address: 3345 Bayview Address: 'LDPRQG Terrace, Seaside Lane, Gearhart Price: $328,000 Mark Alfonse and Kari Hall run K & M Catering and Bandit Cafe on the second floor of Columbia Hall on Clatsop Community College’s main campus. Making the Dollar INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES BY EDWARD STRATTON Mark Alfonse and Kari Hall, owners K & M Catering and The Bandit Cafe Columbia Hall, Second Floor /H[LQJWRQ$YH$VWRULD RU markari3274@yahoo.com Kari Hall and Mark Alfonse, former operators of food truck West Side Deli, have also operated K & M Catering for GHFDGHVFRRNLQJIRUELJHYHQWV)RUWKHSDVW\HDUVWKH\¶YH catered the Knappa Schools Foundation auction. And for the ODVWWZRWKH\¶YHUXQWKH%DQGLW&DIHRQWKHVHFRQGÀRRURI Clatsop Community College’s Columbia Hall. The catering is by appointment, and the cafe is open for breakfast and lunch from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. What do you do? Kari: “We do weddings; we do anniversaries; we do birth- day parties; we do Christmas parties. December’s busy for us. We can do bartending. We have a bartender. But we don’t do FDNHV%XWZHFDQKHOS¿QGSHRSOH´ Mark: “We can serve it or do a buffet. It’s usually a buffet line.” How did you get into this business? Kari: “We started this about 20 years ago. It all started with my cousin’s wedding. It went from there. A friend of hers then hired us, and it just kept going on from there. And then I also worked at Hauke’s (Sentry Market) in their deli and did WKHLUFDWHULQJ7KDW¿UVWHYHQWZHGLGZDVLQ6W+HOHQVVR we’ve gone as far as Portland, St. Helens; we’ve done New- berg, up in Washington.” Who are your usual clientele? Kari: “Mostly weddings, Christmas parties, we do a lot of those. We do a lot of luncheons, especially up here at the college. It’s hit and miss.” Mark: “Some months there’s nothing, then I go and sit at home and the phone rings and then boom. I would say June, July, August and December are our busy, busy, busy months. We do things on the spur of the moment, like funerals, because things like that happen. We’re on call all the time, it seems like.” What are some of the quirks and challenges of your business? Kari: “Finding help. People say ‘Call me when you need help.’ It’s like, I call ’em up, ‘No, I can’t do it,’ and they back RXWDWWKHODVWPLQXWH,W¶VKDUGWR¿QGVWHDG\KHOS´ Mark: ³2UZH¿QGDKLJKVFKRRONLGWKDW¶VUHDOO\JRRG and then after their senior year they’re gone, so we have to start all over. But it’s usually just her and me.” Kari: “If it’s anything over 250 people, we hire people. But most of the time it’s just him and me. And then it depends on if it’s the glass plates and stuff like that. We need kids who can bus tables and stuff like that. We hire out if we have to, but most of the time we do it.” Mark:³$VNRXUIDPLO\¿UVWDQGWKHQZHJRIURPWKHUH´ Seller: Jeffrey Michael Lein- assar Buyers: Jill Benish, Gai L. Williams, Tamarah L. Fitzsim- mons Address: 90459 Par Road, Warrenton Price: Seller: Donald W. Pear- son Buyers: Mathew Gillis and Scott Gillis Address: : 6LXVODZ St., Cannon Beach Price: $279,000 Seller: Camille Marion Hol- land Seller: Robert Leo Jarvis Buyer: Nathan I. Rehnert Buyer: Sara A. Musemeche Address:6HYHQWK$YH Address:*UDQG$YH Hammond Astoria Price: $240,000 Price: $285,000