FREE Published Monthly March 2022 Inside: CoastRiverBusinessJournal.com Chronicling the Joy of Business in the Columbia-Pacifi c Region Volume 17 • Issue 3 Feature story: Traffi c control Page 3 First woman dispatcher for Columbia River Bar Pilots guides the river’s ships Family businesses Expanding and adapting amid the pandemic Page 8 Boat of the Month The Navios Unite Page 10 LYDIA ELY/THE ASTORIAN Mold removal Business helps with pesky fungus Page 11 Departments Clatsop Economic Development Resources Report .......12 Small Business Development Center Report .................. 13 Business Briefs ..................................................................14 Real Estate, Construction & More ..................................... 17 Sam Steerman sits at her desk in the Columbia River Bar Pilots dispatch offi ce in Astoria.