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A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Herald Business BRIEFCASE Hermiston company’s sausages win award Follett’s Meat Company of Hermiston walked away with a major win at the Northwest Meat Processors Association 2016 Conven- tion over the weekend. Travis Calhoun said the company’s unfermented summer sausage with ja- lepeño and cheese won the grand reserve champion prize in the cured meats con- test. He said attending the convention was “great fun with good people” and it was gratifying to be recognized for one of their creations. “We focus on trying to make our product better and better,” he said. Judging for the sausage categories includes points in 10 categories, including ZRUNPDQVKLS ÀDYRU DURPD and mouth feel. The convention was held in Moscow, Idaho, on March 17-19. Follett’s Meat Company is based in Hermiston and provides custom meat pro- cessing for beef, pork, lamb and wild game that offers both stationary and mobile slaughter. According to the company’s website, it has been a family-owned and op- erated business since 1921. Ordnance Brewing adds marketing positions Ordnance Brewing has added two key staff positions to handle anticipated growth in the company. The Boardman-based brewery hired Dewey Wed- dington as Director of Sales and Marketing, and hired Will Menderhout as Portland Metro Field Rep. Weddington is former VP of Marketing at Forest Grove’s SakeOne. He said in a news release that the com- pany had a strong selection of everyday beers and exper- imental brews. “With a solid line up of quality beers, packaging de- veloped to work hard, and a statewide sales team ready to support our distribution partners, we’ve got the foun- dation set to run hard and long,” he said. Menderhout is the former Oregon Manager for Port- land’s Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider. He said in the news re- lease that he chose Ordnance Brewing as his next career step because he wanted to help build an “important Or- egon brand.” The new positions will help Ordnance Brewing’s marketing efforts keep pace with its growth as it expands to a 50 barrel system with production capability of up to 150,000 barrels annually, according to the company. Currently, the brewery offers D VHW RI ¿YH FRUH EHHUV DQG a series of limited edition beers. It is seeking distribu- tion domestically and inter- nationally and is poised to H[SDQG LQWR ¿YH VWDWHV WKLV year. Hermiston Liquor Store moving to new site The Hermiston Liquor Store is moving to a new lo- cation next week. The store will open Mon- day, March 28, at 1565 N 1st St. at the Highway 395 mall. In order to move opera- tions to the new location, the store will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday and be closed all day on Easter Sunday. Once the move is com- plete the store will go back to its regular hours of 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday-Satur- day and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Bloomz Boutique at new Main St. location 5 p.m. Monday through Fri- day and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. BMCC offers real estate course this spring Blue Mountain Com- munity College will offer a real estate broker pre-license course at several of its cam- puses during Spring Term. The class will offer a unique opportunity for re- mote students as it can be accessed on a home comput- er or at BMCC class sites in Hermiston, Milton-Freewa- ter, Baker City, Boardman and also at the Ione Public Library. The accelerated course prepares students to qual- ify for the Oregon Real Estate Broker’s License exam in just 10 weeks. It is a hybrid course, combining once-a-week lecture with online home study to meet the 150 hour requirement of the Oregon Real Estate Agency. The class will be held Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. at beginning March 31. The cost is $600. Students may register at www.bluecc. edu or stop by any BMCC locations. For more infor- mation or assistance with registration, call Anne at 541-481-2099 or 541-422- 7040. Chamber accepts professional assistant nominations Does your professional assistant go above and be- Bloomz Floral & Bou- yond the call of duty — if so, tique has changed locations. the Hermiston Chamber of 7KH +HUPLVWRQ ÀRULVW Commerce encourages you which also offers gourmet to nominate them to be rec- chocolates, soaps, jewel- ognized. Nominations are being ry, tuxedo rentals and oth- er items, is now located at accepted for top-notch ad- 215 E Main St. behind Goss ministrative professionals, who will be recognized at Family Jewelers. All retail has been moved the chamber’s annual Ad- over to the new location, and ministrative Professionals owner Rod Zumwalt said Day Luncheon. The form is WKH\ VKRXOG ¿QLVK PRYLQJ available at the chamber or their workshop over soon. its website and is due Friday, He said the new location has April 15. Also, sponsorships several advantages, includ- are needed for the event. The special luncheon is ing more parking and better Tuesday, April 26 from 11:45 lighting. “We’re really excited a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hermis- ton Conference Center, 415 about it,” he said. The store is open 9 a.m. to S. Highway 395. Tickets ! s g n i l r a L itt le D This special section will be full of adorable little darlings that have arrived over the last 3 years to bless many families and our communities. Families will want to keep this special keepsake for their child and family for years to come. for the meal are $20 each or $140 for a table of eight. All nominees will be hon- ored with a token of appre- ciation and the winner will receive numerous gifts. In addition, Anne-Louise Ster- ry, an internationally know motivational speaker, will speak about the power of au- dacious joy. For more information, contact 541-567-6151, info@hermistonchamber. com or visit www.hermis- tonchamber.com. Training focuses on board officers A special training work- VKRS IRU QRQSUR¿W ERDUG members is planned in Pend- leton. The session will pres- ent information that will be helpful to new members as ZHOODVYHWHUDQRI¿FHUVZKR would like to brush up on their skills and network with others. Offered by Center for 1RQSUR¿W 6WHZDUGVKLS WKH training is Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate. An early registration discount is offered to those who sign-up by Friday. The cost is $75 or $60 for graduates of the Ford Institute Leadership. The fee increases by $15 after March 25. Presentations are made by the Oregon Department of Justice along with a lead- LQJQRQSUR¿WFHUWL¿HGSXEOLF DFFRXQWDQW QRQSUR¿W FRQ- sultant and board leadership specialist. For more information or to register, contact thecen- ter@nonprofitsteward.org, 541-929-9320 or visit www. QRQSUR¿WVWHZDUGRUJ Follow us on Twitter @HermistonHerald City gains $60 million to tax rolls Expired enterprise zone investments will fund services Both DuPont-Pioneer Seed and Shearer’s Foods still have enterprise zone exemptions on other in- vestments, according to a news release from the city of Hermiston, and their ex- The expiration of two HPSWLRQFODLPIRUPV¿OHG enterprise zone tax exemp- for those projects show tions added $60 million to they added a combined 51 Hermiston’s tax rolls in new full-time jobs in the Hermiston area in 2015. 2015. Since DuPont’s 2009 A $35 million invest- ment in 2009 by Du- expansion, the two compa- Pont-Pioneer Seed and $25 nies have added a total of million by Shearer’s Foods 306 new jobs with a pay- in 2011 both had their roll of $8.67 million in the property tax incentives ex- enterprise zone. pire on July 1, 2015. The property taxes paid The enterprise zone on DuPont’s $35 million was designed to encourage investment and Shearer’s economic development $25 million investment by giving businesses in will go to support the city certain industries a three- of Hermiston, Umatilla WR ¿YH\HDU SURSHUW\ WD[ County and taxing districts break on new construction such as Hermiston School or equipment if the invest- District and Hermiston ment adds new jobs to the Fire & Emergency Ser- economy. vices. Grants increase public safety in Hermiston The Hermiston Police Department received almost $29,000 in two grants to EHQH¿WSXEOLFVDIHW\ Hermiston Chief Ja- son Edmiston in a written statement reported a grant of $26,985 from the Oregon Department of Transportation will cover overtime costs for RI¿FHUV WR HQIRUFH WKH UXOHV of the road during upcoming construction along the High- way 395 corridor. “We would encourage our citizenry to slow down and avoid distractions during the construction,” he added. And the department will buy three automated exter- QDO GH¿EULOODWRUV IRU SDWURO cars thanks to an $1,800 grant from the Good Shep- herd Community Health Foundation. Edmiston stated the foundation has provided opportunities to numerous organizations and groups in the Hermiston area, and the WKUHH GH¿EULOODWRUV ZLOO EH EHQH¿FLDOWRSDWURORI¿FHUV ZKR DUH RIWHQ WKH ¿UVW UH- sponders to arrive on scene during an emergency. 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