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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 Grants available for entrepreneur incubators The Daily Astorian Business Oregon is offer- ing development grants to nonpro¿ t and public agencies helping rural entrepreneurs. Applicants must be im- plementing at least one pro- gram to assist in the growth and development of rural en- trepreneurs. The grants can pay for services the applicant provides to entrepreneurs, in- cluding: • Establish and coordinate mentorship assistance. • Assistance to identify and access venture and angel investors. • Coaching and other as- sistance to re¿ ne and sharpen an entrepreneur’s presenta- tion to potential investors. • Hold educational classes or other events. • Provide or connect en- trepreneurs with profession- al coaching and expertise, technical information and preparedness to attract eq- uity and debt capital (e.g., business plan development, budgeting, licensing, product development) Entrepreneurs means a company with fewer than 10 employees that has been in business less than two years. They can manufacture prod- ucts, add value to a natural resource. They produce a product that is or has the po- tential to be in markets where there is national or interna- tional competition. Grant amounts will range between $50,000 and $150,000. The deadline for application is Dec. 18, and ¿ nal awardees will be an- nounced in February. Appli- cations can be submitted in PDF form to business.ore- gon@oregon.gov, with a to- tal email size of less than 10 megabytes. For a complete list of requirements and to view the application, visit http:// tinyurl.com/oonvd33. For more information, contact Heather Stafford, assistant director of innovation and en- trepreneurship for Business Oregon, at 503-229-5116. Background In January, Business Or- egon adopted a “Grow Our Own” strategy with a strong focus on innovation and en- trepreneurship, understand- ing that more than 70 percent of new job creation comes from companies that already call Oregon home. The Oregon Growth Board, Business Oregon and the governor’s of¿ ce are leading the creation and man- agement of a Rural Entrepre- neurship Development initia- tive to stimulate and support the growth of entrepreneurs in rural parts of Oregon. The results of the grants will be included in a re- port to the Oregon Legisla- ture. Grant recipients will be showcased the middle of next year to share best prac- tices, discuss challenges and provide information on addi- tional resources available to the startup companies as they continue to grow and mature. Providence Seaside selects new CEO Sawa has been running Ocean Beach Hospital The Daily Astorian SEASIDE. — Kendall Sawa, RN, has been named chief executive for Provi- dence Seaside Hospital and North Coast Service Area. Sawa brings nearly two decades of experience in health care to his new po- sition. He is knows the coastal communities well, serving for the past three years as chief executive of¿ cer for the Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics in Il- waco, Wash. Prior to coming to the Long Beach Peninsula, Sawa worked for 15 years at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center in Alaska, beginning as a staff nurse, and moving into leadership roles as a house supervisor, cardiac coordinator, nurse manager, director of acute care services and regional vice president for patient care services for the last ¿ ve years. He was also in- terim chief executive of Wrangel Medical Center in Alaska for four months Kendall Sawa before taking the Ocean Beach position. “His leadership and clinical experiences will help us advance all aspects of our ministry on the north coast,” said Janice Burger, chief executive for Provi- dence in Western Oregon. “He is an established ex- ecutive leader on the coast and understands the com- plexities of critical access hospitals and the health care needs of the commu- nities.” “I’ve admired the great work being done at Prov- idence Seaside and across the north coast to build healthier communities to- gether, and I look forward to joining the team” Sawa said. He will start his role in Seaside on Jan. 11. Orthopedic surgeon Brooke Benz joins Providence Seaside The Daily Astorian Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Bornstein and Da Yang seafood companies are competing to get into the recently vacated Oregon State Police Building. Port: ‘I would say we’re in store for a radically changing waterfront in the next two years’ Continued from Page 1A is largely because of timing on the projects. The Port, for instance, is still trying to ¿ nd a paving contractor for the As- toria Regional Airport, where it received $5 million in Fed- eral Aviation Administration grant money to resurface a runway. Lastly, the majority of pay- ments on the principal and in- terest of the Port’s debt, which still totals more than $10 mil- lion, come due in December, meaning their expenses will largely hit the Port’s bottom line during this ¿ scal quarter. Promise and challenges Despite the strong initial performance, Knight cau- tioned the Port has a lot of expenses coming its way. The Port is trying to ¿ x a crum- bling infrastructure, dredge its vast waterfront holdings, clean up historical petroleum spills, develop a Port wide stormwater treatment system and switch healthcare carriers amid rising costs. In the court- room, its counsel is litigating cases with former employees and a spurned suitor for the Astoria Riverwalk Inn. Despite the challenges, Knight said, there is a lot of outside interest in the Port. “I would say we’re in store for a radically changing water- front in the next two years,” he said. Several suitors are trying to lease the Astoria Riverwalk Inn long-term. The Port recent- ly leased a strip of land just west of the Astoria Bridge to Hollander Hospitality, which is exploring the feasibility of a Marriott hotel there. Bornstein and Da Yang sea- food companies are expanding into recently vacated spaces in the Port’s Pier 2 warehouse, while competing to get into the recently vacated Oregon State Police building. “I look at the Port like a farmer that’s just gone through ¿ ve years of drought,” Port Commissioner James Camp- bell said, sharing his frustration about how land-poor the Port is. Drought assistance When deciding whether to support the Port in repairing its infrastructure, Knight said, the public will gauge the Port on the consistency of its bud- get performance and how well the staff and the Port of Astoria Commission works as a team. “We need to show consistency in our budget performance, and a year out, we need to look at going out for a bond.” The Port is preparing a pro- posal for the Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation’s Con- nect Oregon VI infrastructure grant, seeking money to repair the deteriorating west side of Pier 2, where boats pull up to the dilapidated dock to deliver seafood to processors. It is also preparing to repair a dilapidat- ed runway at the Astoria Re- gional Airport, with the help of a Federal Aviation Administra- tion grant. Much of the battle for sup- port, budget committee mem- bers and Port commissioners said Tuesday, is about public relations. Knight said he is getting help on that front from Daily Astorian Publisher Steve Forrester, who he said has of- fered to help publish a quarter- ly newsletter about the Port’s performance. “Our story is not being ad- equately told,” said Budget Committee Chairman John Lansing, echoing the senti- ments of other budget commit- tee members and Port commis- sioners who say the Port isn’t getting the credit it is due for its low tax burden and large economic impact. The Port collects about $669,000 a year in proper- ty taxes, through a minimum taxing rate of 12.56 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, from the entire county, and another $150,000 from timber taxes, according to its budget. Budget members not- ed the amount is exponential- ly lower than any city or the county. A recent analysis by the In- frastructure Finance Authority, which extends the Port ¿ nanc- ing for capital projects, found the agency supports more than 50 port-related businesses that provide more than 1,800 jobs in Clatsop County — more than 2,000 jobs if Paci¿ c Coast Seafoods’ temporary reloca- tion to North Tongue Point is included. The analysis said la- bor income tops $93 million a year. SEASIDE — Provi- dence is expanding health care services by offering full-time orthopedic spe- cialty care. Dr. Brooke Benz, orthopedic surgeon, began seeing patients in October at Providence Medical Group-Seaside. Benz received his med- ical degree at the Oregon Health & Sciences Uni- versity and completed his residency and internship at Maricopa County Medi- cal Center in Phoenix This was followed by a teach- ing fellowship at OHSU in trauma and children’s joint replacement. Benz’ decades of medi- cal experience includes re- placing thousands of knee, hip and shoulder joints at four different medical centers in the Portland area, working in emer- gency trauma surgery for 23 years, and as a sports physician for 25 years at Jesuit High School in Bea- verton . Not a new comer to the North Coast , Benz has been a visiting surgeon with Providence Seaside Hospital for the past 27 years. “My philosophy of care is emphasis on patient in- Submitted Photo Dr. Brooke Benz , an ortho- pedic surgeon, left private practice in Portland to join Providence Seaside. volvement and education,” Benz said. “I make every effort to be well-prepared and educated about each patient and their medical problem. .” Benz is board certified in orthopedic surgery with a subspecialty in sports medicine. He is fluent in Spanish and studies Ger- man, French and Italian languages. Providence Medical Group-Seaside is locat- ed at Providence Seaside Hospital, 725 S. Wahanna Road . 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