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Local business news Thursday Apr 6, 2017 at 5:44 PM Apr 6, 2017 at 5:46 PM 'The 7th Guest' may become board game Trilobyte Games' latest Kickstarter campaign has passed the halfway mark in three days. The Medford company that made its mark producing video games has turned its attention to a standard board game. Riding its long success with "The 7th Guest," the company decided to turn its classic horror-themed puzzle into a board game. Players take on the role of one of six guests at Stauf's creepy mansion. Spokesman Charlie McHenry said nearly $40,000 in pledges have been made by 616 backers, en route to the minimum $51,855 figure Trilobyte seeks. "I think we've hit a nerve with this project," McHenry said. "It speaks to both our fans, and to board-game lovers everywhere." Money management seminar offered Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon will put on a free money and debt management seminar at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 22. Wayne Thompson will discuss ways of handling debt during the hour-long session in Room 126 of the RCC/SOU Higher Education Center, 101 S. Bartlett St. To reserve a spot, call Stacey Derrig at 541-552-8118 or email [email protected]. Valley Auto becomes U-Haul dealer  Valley Auto Consignment, 5841 Crater Lake Highway, is now a U-Haul dealer. Owned by Ron Teston, the company now offers U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment and support rental items. Hours of operation for U-Haul rentals are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. After-hours drop-off is available. The telephone number is 541-538-2013. Banner Corp. raises dividend Banner Corporation, parent company of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, upped its quarterly cash dividend by 9 percent to 25 cents per share. The dividend will be payable April 19 to common shareholders of record on April 10. The Walla Walla, Washington-based financial institution will report first quarter 2017 results after the market closes on Monday, April 24. Two Sisters, ScienceWorks team up The Two Sisters LLC and ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum have announced a partnership providing ScienceWorks  a portion of The Two Sisters’ product sales online and in Southern Oregon. The Two Sisters is owned by Brent Moore and Bob Tewksbury. Moore is former operations director at ScienceWorks. The Two Sisters sauce product line is available across Southern Oregon at Ray’s Food Place, Sherm’s Thunderbird, Sherm’s Food 4 Less and Shop’n Kart.