Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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The annual Art in Bloom event is a week away, but downtown Medford already has been decked out with more than 70 flower baskets. Spurred by the downtown beautification and advocacy organization known as SPARC, flowers are now hanging above Main Street from Bear Creek to the One West Main building and along Central Avenue from Sixth to 10th streets. “It really gives a feeling of vibrancy and aliveness downtown,” said Richard Barney, a longtime downtown advocate. “It adds some
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Entry Price: $18,095 Price as Tested: $27,720 This week, we’re driving the 2018 Mazda3, delivered in hatchback five-door design and finished in upper-class Grand Touring designation. The Mazda3 hatchback is sibling to the Mazda3 four-door sedan, which offers an excellent entry model called Sport at just $18,095 while the five-door hatchback Sport starts at $19,345. Although much smaller in company size than Japan’s “big three” of Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda has been abl
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Entry Price: $23,495 Price as Tested: $37,255 This week, we’re driving the eighth-generation Toyota Camry, America’s best selling midsize sedan that is truly all-new from the ground up. Sitting with a wider, lower, longer stance and available in five gasoline models and three hybrids, there’s surely a Camry out there that fits your needs if shopping the midsize sedan market. The entry gas powered L model starts at just $23,495, followed by the LE at $24,000; the SE at $25,20
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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It might be a good time for Rogue Valley travelers to book a flight, especially if you are headed to Los Angeles or Seattle. The competition between Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines for Seattle market share has reduced fares between Medford and Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Likewise, United Airlines and American Airlines offer some bargain fares nonstop to Los Angeles International from Medford. The wild cards in the Southern California competition are low-cost, but indirect, fares from Alaska, and
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Family nurse practitioner Nicole Mendoza has opened a primary medical care office at 329 S. Ivy St. in Medford. Foundational Medicine Primary Care provides client care using monthly subscription fees to cover office visits, telephone, text and email support, as well as discounted supplements. The practice also offers negotiated cash prices for laboratory and imaging work, while ordering and referring is also included in the monthly fee. Mendoza has lived in the region for 14 years and has been d
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Have you seen the wondrous decoration on the building at 437 Williamson Way? Since 2011, Rob and Linda Joseph, who now own the building, have been gradually adorning the outside walls with fabulous, colorful designs. Much of the building is used as the Ashland Commons , a hostel that houses student groups and others who seek a less expensive option while visiting Ashland. Rob and Linda used to run the hostel, but sold it over a year ago to Kim McAlear. The rest of the building is a mixture of co
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Dear Dave, How do you sell a vehicle with a lien amount that’s higher than the actual value of the car? — Michael Dear Michael, First, you need to find a way to cover the difference between the amount of the lien and what you can get for the car. Let’s say the car is worth $12,000, and you owe $15,000. That would leave you $3,000 short. The bank holds the title, so unless you give them the payoff amount of $15,000 you’re not getting the title. The easiest and simplest
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Lithia Motors has strengthened its presence in eastern Idaho with the acquisition of Broadway Ford in Idaho Falls. The Idaho Falls Post Register reported the deal closed on Wednesday. It is the Medford auto retailer’s fifth dealership operation in Idaho. The company also runs Lithia Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram in Pocatello, 81 miles south on Interstate 15; Chevrolet of Twin Falls and Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Twin Falls; and Lithia Ford Lincoln of Boise, where it also has paint and
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Chad Smith has been named executive chef at Jacksonville’s Schoolhaus, overseeing the kitchen and the Bigham Knoll campus catering department. Smith, most recently of Larks in Medford, began his career in Bend under the tutelage of restaurateur David Touvelle of CHOW. In 2006 he joined Elements Tapas in Medford as executive chef. He later worked at Chateaulin in Ashland. Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc., has hired Michelle Manion to manage events and partnership developme
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Harry & David operations contributed in a major way to 1-800-Flowers.com’s profitable fiscal 2018. Although the firm doesn’t break out specifics on Harry & David, the Medford-based gourmet food and gift basket unit carried a hefty load as 1-800-Flowers.com produced $1.15 billion for the fiscal year that ended July 1. The Carle Place, New York, company said Harry & David achieved double-digit growth in birthday, sympathy and thank-you product collections utilizing digital marketing ca
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Not long ago, solar and wind energy production was considered cost prohibitive by industry insiders. In recent years, however, Pacific Power and its parent company Berkshire Hathaway Energy have funneled megabucks into those renewable resources. Are wave energy and advanced battery storage far off? “The pace of change in our industry is really unprecedented,” Pacific Power President and CEO Stefan Bird told a Chamber Forum audience Monday at Rogue Valley Country Club. “One of t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Reader Question: We now have the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We are considering changing homes. This move would not be job related, or created by any lifestyle changes; we just want a change. What has changed regarding homeownership as a result of the new tax bill that may affect our move? Monty’s Answer: Your answer is not a one-size-fits-all answer. According to Forbes Magazine, "How exactly the tax overhaul will affect you and your housing options will depend on where you live, how much you
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Reader Question: I envision the real estate service is delivered differently than a physical product. I can touch a product, examine it, use it according to instructions to “test” if it works. Outside of the legal documents, much of the real estate service is oral. I cannot “test” it in a traditional sense. Can you share examples of specific “tests” to perform to pick one real estate agent from several? Monty’s Answer: Much of the communication th
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Reader Question: ​I have signed a contract with a seller. I had 10 days due diligence to have the home inspected. I did that, and the house looked like a good deal. Twenty one days later, the closing attorney calls and says the home is in probate, and it will take a minimum 6-8 weeks to clear it up (maybe longer because there are 20-plus people involved) and we are less than a month from our closing date. So now I have a home inspection ($400) an FHA appraisal ($600) and my escrow ($650)
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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With Crater Lake National Park hosting three-quarters of a million people annually, it’s time to disperse those visitors around Southern Oregon, Brad Niva told a Chamber of Medford/Jackson County Forum audience Monday. “Rumor has it Crater Lake now is full, we can’t take any more visitors. Turn around go the other way,” Niva deadpanned. “We don’t want to say that, of course, but what we do need to say is that Crater Lake is a great asset, but we have so many m
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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For decades, Harry & David executives have eyed ways to enhance sales and revenue outside the make-or-break holiday shopping season. In its quest to appeal to a broader range of shoppers and cultivate fruitful year-round relationships, Harry & David has introduced its “Share More” campaign designed to invigorate everyday sales. When 1-800-Flowers.com acquired the post-Chapter 11, Medford-based gourmet food and gift company four years ago, Jim McCann — now chairman of the firm &
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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It took a long time for Jackson County employment to regain its footing following the Great Recession. Since then, the local economy has seen steady job creation. Over the past 12 months, county employers have added 2,820 positions, a 3.3 percent gain from July 2017. Statewide, job growth has been 2.4 percent over the past year. “It bounces around, but overall nonfarm employment has trended upward between 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent since 2013,” said Guy Tauer, a regional economist f
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Last month we began a series on how to ACT with POWER, the third step in our Leader in You Framework. Within our ACT with POWER framework, there are 5 critical actions that powerful leaders do to move forward on important issues and initiatives. Over the past 4 weeks, we’ve talked about: P = You consider [...] Click here to read the full post
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Staff reports CENTRAL POINT — Maya Van Hook and Sydney Gray would not let the Crater Comets lose in an important Midwestern League girls basketball game pitting Class 5A state-ranked teams Tuesday. The second-ranked Churchill Lancers came into the Crater gym undefeated in MWL action but left with a 55-53 overtime defeat at the hands of the No. 9 Comets. The Lancers fell to 7-1 in the MWL and 11-3 on the season. After Churchill freshman Danika Starr hit a 3-pointer to extend the game at the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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TALENT — The stretch of South Pacific Highway that runs past the remnants of Jim’s Better Buys is symbolic of the changes Jim Walker has observed in his hometown. The once dusty, two-lane road not only linked Ashland and Medford but virtually everything outside the Rogue Valley. It was on seven acres straddling Highway 99 that Walker built his business and raised six children with his wife, Diana, in a house adjacent to his shop. After 54 years of buying and selling cars, Jim Walke