Funeral Insurance I was recently talking to a prospective advertising customer that owns a Funeral Home in Longview Washington (WA) and the subject of Funeral Insurance came up when they said they sold Insurance that covers Funeral and other expenses when you pass away. I personally never heard of Funeral Insurance. So being the curious George [...]

This is just a quick post in response to CNN’s story published today October 3, 2008. It seems to be that the state needs additional funds to operate their schools, police department, and other social services. I am probably going to get booed out of the concert hall here but maybe their is a lesson to be [...]

Guse’s Gourmet Coffee is located in downtown Longview Washington at 1208 Commerce Avenue. A quaint little coffee shop in a building built in the early nineteen hundreds. A beautiful building that defies its age as it has been exceptionally maintained. This Longview Washington Coffee Shop got its start in 1986 when Ken Guse retired from Weyerhaeuser. [...]

President Bush and his administration plan for “The Bailout” is taking shape. The 700 billion dollar financial rescue as congress is still working out the details. The Senate Democrats proposal is for our Government to hold ownership in the companies they are Bailing out. A provision being offered by the Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher [...]

Internet Advertising and Online Marketing is the most cost effective form of Advertising There are several avenues of Advertising medias at your disposal as a company trying to get your message out in front of the public view. Unfortunately times are changing, all the traditional avenues are on the decline in performance. That is a fact. [...]

There is no doubt that Kelso/Longview Washington has their fair share of Credit Unions. When first looking to Bank here in Longview I wanted to know the difference between a Bank and a Credit Union. This what I found out after researching about them on the Internet.    Differences between a Credit Union And A Bank Credit Unions Credit Unions [...]

 There are several different kinds of Accountant with their own specialties in Longview Washington. I have tried to outline the basic types of Bookkeepers, Certified Public Accountants or commonly called CPA,s and Tax preparers here and their duties. It is not all inclusive but it is informative. Some Accountants, and Accounting firms offer all of these [...]

We thought we would take the time to give our readers of this Longview Washington Business Directory Blog a update as to the continued progress on the Longview Washington Business Directory website, LongviewBiz.com. Up to this point we have been building this Business Directory Website and working the magic that is required to get the website [...]

Website Design and Marketing for Businesses in Longview Washington I have been involved with Internet Marketing for over eight years and still feel the pain of the Website Design and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) trials and errors. I had the for thought and the need years ago to market my business nationally as that was the [...]

We here in the Kelso-Longview Washington area are fortunate to have the quality and number of Dentists we have. Most cities the size of Longview or Kelso Washington do not have as many Dentists, or the Number of Quality Dentists we have. Dentists are the unsung heroes of the medical profession. If you want a exact [...]

Purchasing Health Insurance in Longview Washington or anywhere else in the state in a nutshell is a expensive proposition. In the event you do not have Health Insurance available to you through your employment, or are eligible for Medicare or other Health Insurance program, your needs may dictate shopping for Health Insurance  through a independent [...]

Mount St. Helens prior to the eruption of May 18, 1980 was 9,677 feet tall at its peak. This made it only the fifth largest peak in Washington. The top of the mountain rises 5,000 feet above its base. At its base it is 6 miles across, and the pre-eruption timberline was 4 miles around. Mount St. [...]

After my Fiance’s father had a stroke while covered by Medicare Insurance, he and his wife found out they did not qualify for any extended in home care. At that time we all did some research into Medicare Insurance and found out that those types of benefit’s were not available to him due to the type of [...]

Home sales are rebounding according to the article written by Andre Stepanowsky in the Longview Daily News in last Sundays paper. This was coincided with a firm offer my fiance received on Friday. Vicki has been trying to get her “extra” home sold for over a year with no results till she listed it with [...]

Commercial Insurance or commonly called Business Insurance   Commercial or Business Insurance in Kelso and the Longview Washington area is not hard to obtain. Your Insurance Agent who supply’s your Home Insurance or Auto Insurance usually can advise and obtain a quote for you. As a owner of a Commercial enterprise or small Business, you have several [...]

Understanding Your Homeowner Insurance Policy   Your Homeowner, or Home Insurance Policy for all residents of Longview Washington, and Washington State in general is a contract between yourself and your Homeowners Insurance Policy issuer. It should define exactly what the Insurance Company agrees to compensate you for in the case of a loss, in exchange for the premium [...]

Longview Washington Auto Insurance Agents have many types of Auto Insurance available to motorists. Some are optional and some are mandatory set by Washington State law, governed by the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Below is the types of coverage that are available through your Insurance Agent. Liability Insurance, Washington State requires this this type [...]

There are many Attorneys In the Longview Washington area that specialize in Real Estate transactions and negotiating disputes. There are many issues that may arise that may require the services of a Attorney that specialises in Real Estate Law and the laws that govern these transactions. It is always wise to enlist the services of an Attorney [...]

LCC, Longview Washington, we hit the map in online enrollment in classes this year. Normally online class enrollment goes up around 15% a year. This year it went up 216%. Lower Columbia College now has 235 students who are actively taking their classes online. That is 110 more than last year. Nationwide online course enrollment has [...]

The former Reynolds Aluminum Plant site in Longview Washington could be the future home for a glass recycling facility in the future. It would take glass gleaned from garbage and process it for the new Cameron Glass Packaging plant being built in Kalama Washington. Reynolds Aluminum used to produce cable on this property. Cameron Family Glass [...]

Personal Injury Attorneys or sometimes called Lawyers are usually your best source of information on what you should to do to protect you rights in a court of law. There are some very specific things that need to be addressed after an Automobile accident. Here in Longview Washington we have several Personal Injury Attorney’s that [...]

Longview Washington Real Estate Agents have a tough time of it now with the economy and the housing market the way it is now. After interviewing a few Real Estate Agents in the Kelso and Longview Washington area, I thought it would be informative to give a quick synopsis as to the daily life in the job of [...]

Longview and Kelso Washington Real Estate owners, along with the rest of the country will finally be receiving some help from the U.S. Government. President Bush just signed into law a measure to help out the 400,000 Homeowners who are facing Foreclosure in the near future. This legislation would also help out Fannie Mae and [...]

Kelso and Longview Washington Real Estate Agents are realizing a small upswing in the current Real Estate market. Currently we in Cowlitz County are still seeing a better market than our neighboring larger cities of Portland and Vancouver. Liesel Filkowski, a local Real Estate Agent who is associated with Coldwell Banker here in Longview Washington, feels [...]

Longview Washington Business Directory is nearing completion. The formal name and URL is www.LongviewBiz.com. We are into this project nearly three months now and are nearing a rough draft! Look and feel needs alot of work still as does some of the SEO. Mainly we have been getting content into the website. We finally have a completed Business [...]

Well its no secret some of our Banks are going under due to the poor lending practices of a few years ago. In the shadow of our failing economy, home values crashing, fuel prices rising, and our groceries going through the roof, what is next? I dare not ask. Our Federal Regulators seized IndyMac, the once [...]

With the Real Estate Market in the Longview/Kelso Washington area being in the slump it is in now, I thought mabee marketing your Home or Commercial Property by way of a auction might be a viable avenue to move a piece of Real Estate. With a little research on the Internet I came up with [...]

I was reading a article in the Longview Daily Newspaper yesterday and it gave me reason to think about what kind of vehicles we will driving in a few years. With fuel prices rising and no end in sight, how long will it be worth it to drive a gas guzzler no matter how “cool” it [...]

The Department of Labor is now reporting a net loss of 62,000 jobs in the month of June nationally. May brought in similar losses in jobs. The unemployment rate is still at 5.5%. Experts forcast  the unemployment rate would be 5.4% There are currently 390,000 unemployment insurance claims that are active, nearing the 400,000 mark [...]

Kelso Washington was little more than Timber, and a few Creeks and Rivers until 1847 when a Pioneer named Pete Crawford decided to homestead the area. Today Kelso is the second largest city in Cowlitz County. It is also the County seat. Kelso is the home to 12,000 residents. It is a perfect blend of amenities [...]

The cost of fuel in the US as it is in the Longview area is a major topic now. But I think it is not being fully explained to the public. The media is covering the cost of gasoline at the pump to the average consumer, but neglecting how the cost of Diesel is effecting [...]

Picture this, 8:30 PM in the evening, 75 degrees with a 10 MPH tradewind blowing through your hair. Sitting in a open air restaurant among Tiki Torches and a wonderful Koi Pond. This is Keioke’s Paradise in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii, a long way from Kelso or Longview Washington. My bride to be and I sat down [...]

Oh My God! If there is one thing you have got to have on the list if you should ever go to Kauai Hawaii is to drive to the Waimea Canyon. We are staying in Poipu and it is about a half hour drive to the bottom of the hill that takes you up to [...]

Well I have finally had it with our weather here in good old Longview Washington. It was time for some sunshine and nice warm breezes! My fiance and I decided a week in Hawaii was in store to warm up the old bones and to get a new outlook on life. Winter had seemed to [...]

This weekend promises to warm up and dry out. Therefore this writer is rolling up the sleeves and going to work in the garden. I have had a few things planted with the false spring starts we have had. I have had Tomatoes in the ground for a month now! I also have Peppers and [...]

In this day and age where we are both feet in the computer world you would not think we would have the need for high performance Printers and Copiers any more in business. But low and behold we do! There are companies and organizations out there that still have the need for good office machines. [...]

We are continuing to work steady on the New Longview Business Directory, www.LongviewBiz.com. It is slow going as it is taking a lot of time entering data and text into the site. This site is being designed as a easy to use business directory for the Cowlitz County area, including the major cities of Longview, [...]

The City Council has decided that our water in the future will be coming from a well tapping into a deep aquifer below the Mint Farm Industrial Park. This was decided Thursday with a 6-1 vote. A $280,600.00 contract will be awarded to Tacoma engineering firm, Robinson, Noble and Saltbrush to design and oversee the construction [...]

Tomatoes grown here in the Northwest are some of the best tasting Tomatoes you will ever find. I think they are the most grown garden vegetable there is. Just look in the garden departments in the stores. You will find tons of varieties, and more of them than any plant attesting to their popularity. The easy [...]

In Cowlitz County the Longview and Kelso Washington bike sales are up due to gas prices being so high with no end in sight. With gas over $4.00 per gallon nationwide and equally as high in Cowlitz County there is no end in sight to our gas dilemma. Gas is going to continue to rise with [...]

My girlfriend and I have discovered this terrific Pizza Restaurant in Kelso WA. The name of this Restaurant is Saviano’s Pizzeria. It is located in Kelso WA, a little ways down from the Highlander Bowl in the same strip mall. They have this Garlic Chicken pizza that is out of this world. It is made with a white [...]

Everyone is wondering about the economy and the fuel prices, not to mention the Real Estate Market. There is sure a glut of Homes For Sale in Cowlitz County at this time. I have heard around 800 now. There are 30 more active listings in the real estatemarket in Cowlitz County and 20 less homes sold than [...]

Liesel Filkowski, an associate of Coldwell Banker has joined LongviewBiz.com as a featured advertiser. She is a Real Estate Agent who specializes in Realty in the following areas: Longview, Kelso, Woodland, Castle Rock, and surrounding areas in Washington state. Liesel works for clients who are in the need of purchasing a Home or Commercial Property. [...]

Longviewbiz.com is proud to have its first advertiser. The Gallery of Diamonds is now listed in the Jewelry catagory in the website. How exciting. Bob Crisman is the owner and has been in business for over 30 years in the Longview Washington community. The Gallery of Diamonds also caters to customers in Kelso, Woodland, Kalama, and Castle Rock [...]

Longviewbiz.com is almost completed and will open the doors to advertising next week. It is conceived as a community business directory for the Longview Washington area including the following cities. Kelso WA., Woodland WA., Castle Rock WA. Rainier OR., It is designed to be very easy to use by customers looking for services or products [...]