Keeping a third-generation family business alive in a slumping economy, much less in the age of big-box discount stores, might seem like a challenge. However, Lutz Hardware, a landmark in downtown Camas, continues to thrive today as it has for more than 60 years.
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Telecom: Local carriers beef up business services
- Thursday, 03 May 2012 08:35
- Jodie Gilmore
- Industry
Comcast Corporation and CenturyLink own a combined 357,000 miles of fiber optic network. While Southwest Washington represents only a tiny portion of that overall number, the two telecommunication providers said they are working to ensure that local businesses have the necessary tools to keep up with the demands of the 21st century.
Add a commentCyber Acoustics: The sound of success
- Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:09
- Jodie Gilmore
- Business
“Work hard, have an excellent product at an excellent price, and always tell the customer the truth.”
Add a commentBGA Startups: Right from the start
- Thursday, 19 April 2012 12:37
- Courtney Sherwood
- Business
Find the right niche, sell the right product or service to the right customer, pin down a prime location, and you’ve got all the basic ingredients of successful entrepreneurship.
Add a commentStephenson Meat Cutting: Meat your neighbors
- Thursday, 12 April 2012 09:25
- Tom Stovall
- Retail
A familiar voice comes on the radio emanating, “Beef: it’s what’s for dinner.” For the family that owns and operates Ridgefield’s Stephenson Meat Cutting, nothing about that motto could be further from the truth – unless of course they happen to be eating pork, sheep, alpaca, llama, emu or ostrich.
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