BUSINESS BRIEFS

Published 12:00 am Friday, March 31, 2017

“Reinventing and rebranding a home business” at AHB in April:

The speaker at the area-wide Association of Home Businesses at its April 20 meeting will be Bob Strong — “Bob the Handyman” — licensed contractor and KXL Radio personality, who will tell how he redirected and focused his home business profitably, with tips for other home businesspeople on how to get a new business up and running. His business, EnviroTest, does professional testing for asbestos and lead-based paint. While he still does serve homeowners, the new business primarily serves small contractors and remodelers in the Portland metro and southwest Washington area. He’ll also share tips on locating new target markets for your home-based business that you may not have considered! Bob is an AHB member, and a resident of the Woodstock neighborhood. The meeting, which is 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at SMILE Station — S.E. 13th at Tenino in Sellwood — is open to all and, in addition to the networking and mutual business support and camaraderie, also includes a buffet supper. First-time visitors pay the members’ rate for the meeting, $10 at the door. RSVPs requested for meal planning — call Eric at 503/232-2326 to RSVP, or RSVP through the website at: http://www.AHBoregon.org

Owner of “BEEZ Holgate Station” hurt in traffic crash:

Julie Hamilton, the proprietor of the popular breakfast and lunch café “BEEZ Holgate Station”, next to Memory Lane Motors, at S.E. 27th and Holgate Boulevard, was injured in a T-bone crash at S.E. 11th and Lincoln in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood at 6:28 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28. Her employees and family members kept the popular restaurant and coffee shop open seven days a week during her absence; Hamilton had recovered sufficiently to start appearing for short intervals in the restaurant by early March, and was working in the kitchen by mid-month. BEEZ Holgate Station is noted for Julie’s extensive collection of Betty Boop memorabilia, with which it is decorated.

Sellwood business sponsors Food Bank event April 8; seeks volunteers:

Anne McCranie, the owner of “Fluid Movement + Massage” at 1644 S.E. Clatsop Street in Sellwood, tells THE BEE that she is taking a group of volunteers to pack food at the Oregon Food Bank on Saturday, April 8th. “I would like to invite BEE readers to join us. All ages welcome, but preregistration is required.” For information or to sign up, you can call her at the business: 503/705-4762. Or, go online to: http://www.fluidmassage.com/health-and-wellness/volunteer-at-the-oregon-food-bank-saturday-april-8th

Wells Fargo promotes Gina Kazakov to Branch Manager in Westmoreland:

Wells Fargo has promoted Gina Kazakov to manager of its bank branch at 6646 S.E. Milwaukie Avenue in Westmoreland. Kazakov previously served as a business specialist at another Wells Fargo branch in Portland. In her new position, Kazakov is responsible for the customer service, professional development and community involvement efforts of nine team members. Born in Tajikistan, Kazakov also speaks Russian. She joined Wells Fargo in 2002 as a teller in Portland. She later served as a personal banker and was promoted to assistant manager in 2008. Kazakov then served as business specialist for two years before her promotion to Branch Manager. Kazakov earned an associate degree in applied science from Portland Community College. She has won multiple service awards from Wells Fargo.

Alternative photography exhibit this month at 12×16 Gallery:

April 6 – 30, in conjunction with Portland Photo Month, guest curators Anna Daedalus and Kerry Davis bring together five Portland artists working with alternative photography to an exhibition at Sellwood’s “12×16 Gallery”. The artists’ conceptual approaches stretch and warp the medium to treat such concerns as human perception as it relates to objects, marking time and space, the use of light to extend expressions, post-colonialism, and the impact of lens-based media on society. The participants include Davis and Daedalus, an artist team and cofounders of Roll-Up Photo Studio + Gallery in Sellwood — http://www.rollupspace.com. The “First Friday Opening” is April 7, 6-9 p.m., and the Artists’ Reception is Sunday, April 9, 2-4 p.m. 12×16 Gallery, 8235 S.E. 13th Avenue, No. 5.