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Squeeze & Grind owners purchase building

A Washougal couple who purchased Squeeze & Grind 1½ years ago recently bought the building that their business is in.

Jeramy and Marcie Wilcox bought 537 N.E. Cedar St., in November, from Albina Bank, of Portland. The purchase price was $220,000.

The bank had foreclosed on the property.

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• by By Dawn Feldhaus Post-Record staff
• December 18, 2012

Donations for Children’s Center are accepted locally

A business in downtown Camas is among the companies accepting gift items, such as board games, art materials and soccer balls, for the Children’s Center.

New and unwrapped toys, stuffed animals, hats, mittens, gift cards and movie passes can be dropped off with Minda Coombs, a sales associate for the A.L. Insurance Group, Inc., 418 N.E. Fourth Ave.

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• December 11, 2012

Gift basket luncheon is Thursday

On Thursday, the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Holiday Gift Basket Luncheon.

Attendees will have the opportunity to buy gift basket raffle tickets for $1 apiece.

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• December 11, 2012

Kimberly Williams specializes in custom foot orthotics

The co-owner of Washougal Sport & Spine Physical Therapy has become a national certified sports specialist.

Kimberly Williams, of Camas, recently passed the American Board of Physical Therapy Sports Specialty Examination.

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• December 11, 2012

Tsunami Survival Pods are manufactured in Camas

A Camas company is receiving national TV exposure this week.

Randy Harper, inventor of tsunami and tornado survival pods, is in New York City to promote the emergency shelters on the Today Show. A segment on the pods was scheduled to air this morning.Harper and Neil Jackson, global account and sales manager of Rescue-Pod, received a call Nov. 20 from someone involved in the production of Today. A Tsunami Survival Pod was shipped the ...

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• by Dawn Feldhaus
• November 27, 2012

Downtown Camas businesses are honored

The owners of Universal Mixed Martial Arts have been recognized for transforming a building in downtown Camas.

Mel and Cherri Locke received the “Best Downtown Improvement” interior and exterior honors during the Downtown Camas Association annual awards ceremony Wednesday night, at Journey Community Church.

The recognition is the result of the Lockes purchasing and renovating the 4,900 square foot building at 217 N.E. Fourth Ave. Interior improvements included framing bathrooms, installing sheet rock ...

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• by Dawn Feldhaus
• November 20, 2012

CID Bio-Science ready to unveil American Legion remodel project

After five months of construction work, the newly remodeled American Legion building in Camas will be unveiled to the public next week.

The building's new owner and occupant, CID Bio-Science, Inc., will host an open house Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

"We are excited to share our new space with the residents of Camas and Clark County who have expressed an interest in seeing the inside of the ...

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• by Heather Acheson
• November 13, 2012

Harvest restaurant to open next to Camas Hotel

An Irish-born chef plans to prepare local, fresh and creative dishes in downtown Camas.

Tim McCusker, owner of the Rustic Palate (a catering company), will open Harvest restaurant, next to the Camas Hotel, at 401 N.E. Fourth Ave., within the next two months.

"We've always been very fond of main street," he said. "It is picturesque. Everyone has been very warm.

"Even when you pass a stranger, someone gives you a smile," McCusker ...

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• by Dawn Feldhaus
• October 30, 2012

Washougal Sport & Spine expands to Camas

Washougal Sport & Spine Physical Therapy has opened a second location at LaCamas Swim & Sport.

The expansion to Camas provides exercise and cardiovascular equipment and a private treatment area for modalities such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation and manual therapy techniques.

Treatment is provided for conditions such as muscle and joint injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation, work injuries, auto accidents and spinal pain. In addition to standard physical therapy treatments, aquatic therapy in the pool is available.

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• by Dawn Feldhaus
• October 30, 2012

Local entrepreneurs to appear on ‘Shark Tank’

Representatives of a Camas company will be among the presenters on the ABC program “Shark Tank.”

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• by Dawn Feldhaus
• October 23, 2012

S.W.O.R.D. will use the $10,000 award to purchase ATV

The Southwest Washington Organization of Rescue Divers from Camas is the most recent local recipient of the Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade grant.

S.W.O.R.D. was awarded $10,000 and was among 25 fire and rescue units across the country to receive the grant.

"Georgia-Pacific is proud to continue our support of S.W.O.R.D. with this award," said Gary Kaiser, vice president and mill manager for the G-P consumer products facility ...

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• October 16, 2012

Workshop led by Camas consultant will focus on business growth strategies

Business consultants Keith Upkes and Ted Ernst Sarvata will present the Gazelle' growth concepts from the best -- selling business book "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must do to Increase the Value of Your Growth Firm" Nov. 8 at the Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center.

The workshop will concentrate on the four critical decisions on which companies should focus when developing an effective growth strategy: people, strategy, execution and cash. These fundamental growth concepts ...

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• October 9, 2012

Dr. Raj Patel receives ‘President’s Special Recognition Award’

A Camas optometrist has received a statewide honor from his peers.

Dr. Raj Patel, a partner and president of Vancouver Vision Clinic, received the "President's Special Recognition Award" from the Optometric Physicians of Washington. The award, presented during the professional association's annual meeting in September, in Portland, recognizes his involvement and leadership in the association.

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• October 9, 2012

Powered by CrossFit

Two businesses in Washougal hope to improve the fitness levels of local residents. They offer CrossFit workouts which can include gymnastics, running and weight lifting.

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• by By Dawn Feldhaus Post-Record staff
• October 2, 2012

Business notes for Oct. 2, 2012

LCCU donates to Stevenson school district

Lacamas Community Credit Union presented the Stevenson-Carson School District with a $3,000 donation check as part of the credit union’s 2012 Community Partnership Program

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• October 2, 2012