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February 20, 2020
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 Reed Creative owner Lori Reed (right) and designer/illustrator Kyla Friedrichsmeyer display some of the materials that the Washougal marketing firm created for the Emeril Lagasse Foundation's 15th annual fundraising weekend, held in November in New Orleans.

Washougal design firm has celebrity client

The relationship between Reed Creative, a Washougal graphic design and marketing firm, and the New Orleans-based Emeril Lagasse Foundation has been mutually beneficial in a variety of ways.

February 13, 2020
Heather DeVore and her dog, Myla, enjoy a day hiking in the snow. DeVore's love of dogs led her to her to open Heather's Hounds, a Camas-based pet-care company. (Contributed photos courtesy of Heather DeVore)

Camas woman turns puppy love into business venture

Camas entrepreneur Heather DeVore knows the downfall of having a hectic commute combined with a high-stress job. For several years before starting her own business, DeVore spent her days commuting from Camas to Portland to work in the healthcare insurance industry.

January 23, 2020
Camas resident Stacie Blomdahl (left) and her daughter, Katie O'Daniel,  of La Center, launched Skip the Trip Delivery, a food delivery business serving Camas-Washougal, in October 2019. (Contributed photo courtesy of Katie O'Daniel)

New business lets hungry customers ‘skip the trip’

In 2019, La Center resident and Washougal native Katie O’Daniel began to seriously think about her career options. For the past few years she had been a stay-at-home mom, but with her son about to start kindergarten, O’Daniel, who had previously been a nursing assistant and hospice worker, decided she wanted to join the workforce again.