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| Business Memos... Local businesses are the lifeblood of our community. The Mid-county Memo offers this section to our business neighbors for news, advancements, promotions, expansions and other noteworthy events to be shared with the community at large. Business Memo submissions for the May issue is due by Saturday, April 15. For best results, e-mail Darlene Vinson at editor@midcountymemo.com. You may also mail editorial submissions to 3510 N.E. 134th Ave., Portland, OR 97230. To call or leave a phone message, dial 503-287-8904. The Mid-county Memo fax number is 503-249-7672. Floral designer sets up shop in Parkrose There is a new shop in town. A.R. Moss, 10604 N.E. Sandy Blvd., specializes in floral design and event embellishment. Owner and floral designer, Anita Tabayoyon has over 10 years of design experience. Her chief consultant, Roxanne Brady, has over 15 years of experience in interior design. This dynamic team creates one-of-a-kind special events and offers fresh flowers, indoor and outdoor plants, antique furniture, old ladders, step stools, pottery and other vintage props that are great home and garden décor items. Fresh from the garden options will be available as soon as the flowers start blooming in A.R. Moss gardens. Tabayoyon hopes to see gardeners from the area at a special gardening day camp she will host on April 8 and 9. There will be workshops run by Oregon State University extension services master gardeners; a plant, seed, bulb and tuber swap; a perennial plant sale; and a raffle to benefit Habitat for Humanity. The next time you are in Parkrose, drop by A.R. Moss Floral Design and Event Embellishment to see this unique shop for yourself. To order flowers, call 503-358-2692. To learn more, visit the Web site at www.armoss.com City launches business license verification Web site On March 9, the city of Portland Revenue Bureau launched a new online service to verify city business licenses. The new service is designed to make it easy for citizens and businesses to confirm that the businesses they are patronizing are licensed by the city and in compliance with the Business Licenses section of the City Code (Title 7). “We are very excited to offer businesses and citizens this new tool,” said Bureau Director Sue Klobertanz. “Citizens can now access basic license information 24 hours per day and ensure that they are working with a business that is recognized as compliant by the city.” The Web site, www.portlandonline.com/licenses/lookup, also provides a form to report unlicensed businesses. In an effort to increase business license compliance and ensure fair application of the City Code, the Revenue Bureau has also recently begun comparing State of Oregon tax filings to local business tax filings. In doing so, it is expected that some businesses will be located that are known to the state, but not the city. The Revenue Bureau has also been working to implement comprehensive online e-commerce services as envisioned through the city’s e-government efforts and by the city council when the bureau was created last year from consolidating other bureaus, a move resulting in ongoing annual savings of over $600,000. “We are very excited to roll out e-commerce tools for Portland businesses,” Klobertanz said. “Business owners will be able to file tax returns online, at their convenience, any time of the day or night. Online transactions are easy, accurate and efficient - and will reduce workload and error rates for businesses and the city.” New online filing options are expected to be available by March 27. |
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