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City forges ahead with infrastructure fixes - 
A quarter-mile of asphalt was laid over new water and sewer pipes along Morton Street between Third and Chase avenues as the first Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Plan project reached completion....


Baker Boyer to cut costs with Weston branch closure - 
WESTON -- Baker Boyer Bank will close its branch here Oct. 29 in a move expected to cut costs, operators announced....


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What's Going Up? - 
What: Rogers Bakery, 116 N. College Ave., College Place, rebuilding from a fire in February....


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Whitehouse-Crawford marks a decade of unique dining - 
WALLA WALLA -- A white-linen restaurant wouldn't have lasted 10 years in a boots-and-jeans town if the Fork Police had been wandering around the dining room....


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Business Monthly Bio - Steve Adler - 
Workplace/business: Steve Adler, owns Adler's Coins inside Pak N Ship, 123 E. Main St....


Local juice manufacturer bought by Canadian soft drink company - 
A Walla Walla manufacturer known for its juice has been acquired by a company famous for its fizz....


Mr. Ed's reopens after fire - 
Elvis may have left the building. But a crowd of 300 people had plenty to celebrate as they welcomed back Isaacs Avenue family restaurant Mr. Ed's....


Tourism Promotion Area meant to raise money with room taxes - 
A new Tourism Promotion Area, spearheaded by local hoteliers and approved by the Walla Walla City Council, is expected to raise more money for tourism promotions through a room tax....


New, 8-mile section of U.S. Highway 12 opens to traffic - 
The latest effort to widen U.S. Highway 12 was officially with a celebration under the overpass at Myra Road....


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Who will fix this 'eyesore'? - 
A sale of the Blue Mountain Mall property in early July was canceled in the latest twist for the marooned retail development....


Bio - Jeanese LeFore - 
Job title: Owner of Misbehaven Spa & SalonHometown: She lives in Milton-Freewater, but she was raised in College Place.Favorite memory: Getting married, having her two children and the business on the first day: "We're open. We're actually doing this!" Sh...


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What's going up? - 
What: New location for Express Employment Professionals...


Canoe Ridge Vineyard tasting room closes its doors  - 
The tasting room doors at one of Walla Walla's pioneer wineries was closed at the end of June in a cost-cutting move by its London-based parent company.The Cherry Street tasting room for Canoe Ridge Vineyard, a winery rooted by local investors more than 2...


Barnaby's Pub shutters; owner envisions new microbrewery - 
Barnaby's Pub has made its final "last call."The Wellington Avenue bar closed its doors in June, unable to shake its nightclub reputation in an increasingly competitive market, owner Tim Reed said.Reed, already envisioning a reinvention as a microbrewery,...


Banner Bank puts $150 million in common stock up for sale  - 
The Walla Walla-based parent company of Banner Bank has rekindled a sale of the company's common stock.Banner Corp. officials said they have commenced a public offering of $150 million of common stock. The amount is twice as much as a stock offering that ...


Bankruptcies - 
Bankruptcies are filed under these headlines:Chapter 7 -- Debtor gives up nonexempt property and debts discharged.Chapter 11 -- Business reorganization; protection from creditors while business devises a plan for reorganization.Chapter 12 -- Designed spec...


Business registrations - 
These businesses registered with the city of Walla Walla from June 1, 2010, through June 18, 2010....


Building permits - 
The following commercial building permits and permits for residential projects costing more than $75,000 were issued by the city of Walla Walla from June 1, 2010, through June 18, 2010....


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Cold, wet weather a mixed bag for farmers - 
Agriculture always depends on the good graces of the weather. This year’s prolonged cold, wet spring has had an impact on crops, some good and otherwise.There are delayed crops, increased production costs and frustrated growers all across the area. But th...


Property assessments increase -- so will property taxes  - 
Property owners in the county, particularly those in the city of Walla Walla, may have been surprised after receiving their updated property assessments.Estimated values for the vast majority of properties, used to calculate taxes payable next year, were ...


Effort to save Ski Bluewood under way  - 
A nonprofit management company may be the way Ski Bluewood continues to operate.The current owners of the ski resort announced earlier this year the resort would close unless new operators stepped forward.In response to that announcement a group of busine...


Walla Walla City Council approves new guidelines for electronic signs  - 
Getting your message across to consumers may be easier after a vote by the Walla Walla City Council that lifts restrictions on electronic reader boards. In a unanimous decision the seven-member council approved a change to the city's sign regulations, all...


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