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January 19, 2018
Vol. 2, Issue 3
Number of jobs
More housing OK’d, stores near completion
increased in state
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The Columbia Press
The Columbia Press
Good news for those who want to work:
Oregon added nearly 15,000 jobs last
month.
The positive news follows a loss of 300
jobs statewide the prior month.
The state’s unemployment figures,
released Wednesday, showed monthly
gains were concentrated in two industries
that bounced back from weaker hiring
patterns in the summer, leisure/hospital-
ity and professional/business services.
Three other industries also grew sub-
stantially: manufacturing, construction,
and health care/social assistance. No
major industry cut jobs substantially in
December
The employment figures do not include
temporary hires made to serve retail
stores during the Christmas season.
Above: Workers in yellow
finish up curbs and work
on landscaping while
workers on scaffolding
and a crane install part of
the facade at Walmart, set
to open in the fall.
Left: A quiet field today,
this parcel behind the
sheriff’s office is slated for
74 single-family homes.
See ‘Jobs’ on Page 7
Morisse Logging named
Operator of the Year by
state Board of Forestry
Morisse Logging of Astoria was named
one of three 2017 Operators of the Year
this week by the Oregon Board of Forest-
ry.
The board gives the awards to recog-
nize those who conduct forestry work that
goes above and beyond the laws to protect
natural resources.
“These operators set the example,” Pri-
vate Forests Division Chief Lena Tucker
said. “They show how operators can both
manage forests and protect natural re-
sources. We’re pleased to honor their ex-
emplary work.”
Other operators recognized were Parry
Lane Forestry Consulting of Baker City
and Denali Logging of Coos Bay.
Morisse Logging earned the Northwest
Oregon Operator of the Year title for pro-
tecting streams and improving fish habitat.
See ‘Morisse’ on Page 3
Warrenton continues to
lead the region in bulking up
the area’s available housing
supply with the approval of
an apartment complex, two
housing developments and
a property rezoning late last
week.
Meanwhile, new business-
es requiring workers -- who
need to live somewhere --
are getting closer to comple-
tion.
“I think it is a matter of
urgency … to make homes
that are affordable to people
working in the service in-
dustry and other businesses
in the city of Warrenton,”
said Mike Morgan, an en-
gineer working with Palm-
berg Properties to put a 66-
unit apartment complex on
Southeast Jetty Avenue, just
off Highway 101 across from
Ocean Crest Chevrolet.
The project was one of four
See ‘Construction’ on Page 4
News homes and business upgrades on the permit list
Building permits in December
included the following within War-
renton’s city limits and sphere of
influence.
H omes
• Single-family dwelling, 33337 Dor-
ymen Lane, $264,494, Nov. 1, CT
Johnson
• Single-family dwelling, 81016 Polo
Ridge, $316,411, Nov. 1, CT Johnson
• Single-family dwelling, 80362 Polo
Ridge Road, Warrenton, $385,184, Dec.
11, Evergreen Construction
B uIldIng
• Accessory guest cottage, 89324 Ocean
Drive, $66,944, Nov. 9, Lynn Sjolander
• Existing foundation repair, 91688
Highway 104, $12,000, Dec. 5, Terrafir-
ma Foundation System
• Existing foundation repair, 33097 Ma-
larkey Lane, $21,000, Dec. 5, Terrafir-
ma Foundation System
• Deck replacement, 91665 Smith Lake
Road, $15,445, Dec. 7, Timberland
Lawn Care & Home Maintenance
• Addition 12x24, 92228 Moore Road,
$20,000, Dec. 21, Jack Coffey
e leCtrICal
• Vanilla shell two panels, Sprint Store,
1479 S.E. Discovery Lane, Nov. 1, Inland
Electric
• Add circuit for propane tank re-
connect, Kamper’s West, 1140 N.W.
Warrenton Drive, Nov. 7, Inland
Electric
• Hook up generator, Fred Meyer,
695 Highway 101, Nov. 15, Wad-
sworth Electric
• Replace panel and install interlock
kit, Adjacent to Hood to Coast Pool
& Spa, 33806 Lake Front Drive,
Nov. 15, JJ Electric Service
• Add temporary service, Pacific
Coast Seafood, 450 N.E. Skipanon
See ‘Permits’ on Page 6