| Doomsday preppers boost local businesses | | Print | |
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| Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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The Army Navy Store in Central Point and the Northwest Outdoor Store in Medford have seen a recent uptick in sales thanks to more people preparing for disasters and emergencies. The [Army Navy] store says more people are coming in with concerns about a future emergency; anything from a short power outage, to the national grid going offline. "We starting to stock larger 10 pound cans of freeze-dried food, it has a 15 to 25 year shelf life. And that's in response to people asking for it. So we're definitely seeing an up tick," states [Northwest Outdoor Store] owner Scott Keith. Read more at KDRV. |

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From Oregon Translational Research and Development Institute: OTRADI today announced its plans to open and operate a 13,000 square-foot multi-tenant bioscience complex in the Willamette Wharf building at 4640 SW Macadam Avenue. Slated to be complete in spring 2013, the OTRADI Bioscience Incubator (OBI) will house up to six companies.
MEDIAmerica, publisher of Oregon Business and Oregon Home magazines, announces a new retail website: HalfOffOregon.com. The website offers lodging, dining, recreation and many other items at half off their regular cost.
As you probably know by now, The Vernon Company is a national leader in the promotional products industry with annual sales of over $60 million. We are a family owned business, led by the fourth generation of the Vernon family.
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