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Page 8A BUSINESS East Oregonian Wal-Mart raises could help lift pay in lower-wage industries nationwide PENDLETON Photo by Antonio Sierra Govinda’s Garden owner Surya Das made extensive renovations to his Court Ave. restaurant, which opened Feb. 12 and serves an Indian vegetarian cuisine. Steakhouse becomes vegetarian buffet authentic Indian experience. “We don’t want to com- Govinda’s Garden owner promise anything,” he said. Govinda’s Garden, which Surya Das scoured the globe to bring his vegetarian cuisine opened Feb. 12, features a to Pendleton and open the full salad bar with several Indian dressings. Lunch and city’s only Indian restaurant. The cooks’ previous jobs dinner options include multi- were in Memphis, Tennessee ple varieties of rice, soup and and Baltimore, Maryland, a curry. The restaurant also in- tandoor oven was shipped from the United Kingdom cludes a full menu that serves and the buffet bars were Indian dishes such as naan and mango lassi. bought out of Indiana. Govinda’s Garden is lo- All of these additions GRQ¶W LQFOXGH WKH VLJQL¿FDQW cated at 103 S.E. Court Ave. renovations Das made to the RQ WKH JURXQG ÀRRU RI WKH restaurant space, which was Knight’s Inn, which Das also home to Stetson’s Steakhouse owns. The restaurant is open for 14 before its move to Wednesday through Monday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Hermiston in September. Das said all of these ef- lunch and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. forts were made to ensure an for dinner. East Oregonian BRIEFLY Umatilla seeks Former lobbyist award nominations still advocates for UMATILLA — There’s working class still a little time to submit nominations for Umatilla’s Distinguished Citizen Award banquet. Nomination forms for Citizen and Business of the Year are available at Carlson’s Umatilla Drug Store, Java Junkies and the Umatilla Chamber of Commerce & Visitor &HQWHURI¿FH7KH\PXVWEH submitted by Friday, Feb. 27. The banquet, which has an Oscar night theme, is Saturday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Quality Inn, 705 Willamette Ave., Umatilla. Tickets are $30 each or $55 for two. The meal includes a choice of tri-tip or crab- stuffed salmon, baked potato, Caesar salad and dessert served by Sharon’s Sweet Treats. For more information, FDOOWKHFKDPEHURI¿FHDW 541-922-4825. Saturday, February 21, 2015 HERMISTON — Chuck Sheketoff, a founder of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, is the guest speaker for the upcoming Business to Business luncheon. Sheketoff, who lobbied the Oregon State Legislature on behalf of legal aid clients (1993, 1995) and the Oregon Law Center (1997), will share how the OCPP works with businesses across the state, how they help set policy that helps working class people and what their legislative priorities are. The no-host luncheon is Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. at the Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway 395. The cost is $10 for members and $13 for non-members. To RSVP for the luncheon, contact 541-567-6151 or info@hermistonchamber. com. WASHINGTON (AP) — The mod- “They really set the standard across est raises that Wal-Mart has said it will the retail sector,” said Claire McK- give its lowest-paid workers provide enna, a policy analyst at the National a glimmer of hope for Employment Law Proj- lower-wage workers in ect, which advocates other companies and in- for low-wage workers. dustries. “What they do really Other retailers and matters.” some fast food restau- Josh Bivens, re- rants may now feel search and policy direc- compelled to follow suit tor at the liberal Eco- to retain their workers nomic Policy Institute, DQGDWWUDFWRWKHUVWR¿OO said Wal-Mart’s move openings, economists also reduces the pres- said. sure on other retailers Wal-Mart’s move to keep labor costs at follows a sustained rock-bottom levels. campaign for higher “It at least takes away wages by some of the the excuse from other company’s employees ¿UPV WKDW µ:H¶G OLNH and a nationwide de- to raise wages, but we AP Photo/Gareth Patterson bate over whether to Doug McMillon, Wal-Mart can’t because we have raise the federal mini- President and CEO to compete with Wal- mum wage. Given Wal- Mart,”’ Bivens said. “It Mart’s position as the nation’s largest could possibly give some competitive private employer, its decision to yield, breathing space to other retailers to even in a limited way, could embolden raise wages.” more employees to seek raises. On Thursday, Wal-Mart said it would increase its minimum pay to $9 an hour in April and to $10 by Febru- ary 2016. The move will mean raises for 500,000 of its 1.3 million employ- ees. The average full-time wage will tick up to $13 an hour from $12.85. For part-timers, the average will go to $10 from $9.48. Wal-Mart’s decision follows simi- lar steps by other companies. The Gap has raised its minimum wage to $10 an hour. Swedish home furnishings retail- er Ikea raised pay for thousands of its U.S. workers this year by an average of 17 percent to $10.76 an hour. Health insurer Aetna has said it will pay a minimum of $16 an hour. That’s more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25. All of which means that many peo- ple who earn less than $10 an hour will now have more options. “If you work at a fast-food restau- rant” for $7.25 an hour, “you are going to want to leave that job and work at the Wal-Mart nearby,” said Sylvia Al- legretto, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley. PENDLETON Sykes brothers re-brand printing business East Oregonian Originally known as Rap- id Print when it opened 27 years ago by David Sykes of Heppner, Sykes Brothers Printing recently renamed its EXVLQHVVWR¿WWKHIDPLO\YLEH The shop became a sec- ond-generation family busi- ness in 1998 when Sykes’ son, Chris Sykes, came on board and was later joined by his brother, Andrew Sykes, in 2006. Sykes said he realized it was time for a name change recently when answering the phone for the print shop. The customer, David said, didn’t know the name of the busi- ness. “He said, ‘Is this the print shop run by those two brothers?’” Sykes recalled. “I realized, that’s how peo- ple knew this business, not by the name, but by the two brothers.” With that, the idea of re-branding Rapid Print to Sykes Brothers was born. The brothers, who both Contributed photo Sykes brothers, Andrew and Chris, hold up the logo designed by their sister, Allison Sykes Hayes. For- merly Rapid Print, Sykes Brothers Printing recently re-branded its downtown Pendleton business. live in Pendleton, work on each of their strengths. Chris handles in-house printing, ad- vertising and sales. And An- drew, who holds a degree in ¿QHDUWIURP&RUQLVK&ROOHJH RIWKH$UWVLQ6HDWWOH¿OOVWKH role of business manager, as well as production and cus- tomer service. Keeping it in the family, the brothers called on their sister, Allison Sykes Hayes, to create a new logo. Hayes, who has a bach- elor’s degree in art from the University of Oregon, is a se- nior graphic designer for Pel- icon Iconic Services, based in Manhattan Beach, California. Hayes, who works exten- sively with company brand- ing and logos, said she was happy to put her expertise to work for the family business. She designed 15-20 logos for consideration. In the spirit of family cooperation, Chris and An- drew used the democratic process to make a selection, with voting rights also given to parents David and April Sykes, Hayes and husband Matt, and sister Camille Sykes. The winning logo is now displayed on signs, print products and a large area rug in the Sykes Brothers lobby. The brothers say the re-branding process has gone well, with positive feedback from the community. Chris said the company hasn’t changed, just the name in front of it. “The company was name- less and faceless,” he said. “Now it represents who we are.” Sykes Brothers Printing is located at 25 S.W. 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