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Chehalem Business Connection
October 2013
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fter more than six years at its
original location on Portland
Road, Nikki Jane’s Boutique
has moved to First Street.
According to Amy Rubottom, owner
of the women’s designer fashion bou-
tique, the move was motivated by a de-
sire for more space and greater visibil-
ity. But more
than anything
else, what ap-
pealed to her
mo s t w o u l d
have sounded
familiar to any
r e a l e s t a t e
agent: location,
location, loca-
tion.
“I just wanted to be part of down-
town,” she said. “I think downtown is
going in the right direction, being real-
ly fun and really interesting and a great
place to just park and walk. It wasn’t
like that years ago, but it’s becoming
that way lately and I really just wanted
to be a part of that.”
In her view, downtown Newberg is
becoming a destination for visitors and
residents alike who are interested in
taking a stroll and browsing for gifts or
assorted knickknacks. The corridor’s
numerous wine tasting rooms, coffee
shops and other attractions round out
the offerings.
“We just want to help make down-
town a fun place to be,” Rubottom
said.
An added bonus for most buildings
downtown is the history and unique ar-
chitecture that often can’t be found in
newer structures. Her favorite features
of the new place are its open-beamed
ceiling, seasoned wood floors and
glass façade.
“My building is just so cool,” she
said. “I absolutely love the downtown
architecture.”
Nikki Jane’s officially opened at the
new location Aug. 2, in time for First
Friday Art Walk, which the boutique
plans on continuing to participate in in
the future. Rubottom said that, with the
help of employees, family and friends,
she was able to move everything over
from her former site in just two days.
The new store is located at 602 E.
First St., suite B. It’s open from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday,
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday. For more information,
call 503-538-2620, visit online at
or find the store’s
page on Facebook.
Nikki Jane’s moves into new digs on First Street
Owner of women’s clothing and accessory boutique ‘just wanted to be part of downtown’
Nikki Jane’s owner Amy Rubottom says the store’s new location on First Street has more display space than its former site on
Portland Road.
“I think downtown is
going in the right direc-
tion, being really fun and
really interesting and a
great place to just park
and walk. It wasn’t like
that years ago, but it’s
becoming that way lately
and I really just wanted
to be part of that.”
M
ore and more, Mil-
lennials are on the
road for work. In
an average month, one in
four business-traveling millen-
nials travel overnight for work
at least once per week.
As the line between “per-
sonal” and “business” grows
thinner and thinner for this
generation, Millennials are in-
creasingly finding adventure
through business. More than
any other group, millennial
business travelers are more
likely to add on extra days to
their business trip for leisure
travel (84 percent) according
to a recent survey. Millennials
are funding these adventures
through their business trips,
too. The vast majority of this
group (85 percent) is more
likely to use reward points
from their business travel to
book a vacation, compared to
a year ago.
As the economy improves,
business travel across the na-
tion is on the rise. According
to the Global Business Travel
Association, U.S. business
travel is expected to grow 5.1
percent in 2013. As more mil-
lennials hit the road for work,
they are keeping top of mind a
few, simple business travel
perks to fulfill their appetite
for personal adventure and
discovery:
Fly for free.
Those flying
for business can earn airline
miles in their name. These
business miles quickly add up,
allowing travelers to upgrade
seats or add another destina-
Millennials are apt to take a whole
new approach to work-life balance
Generation Y’s often mixing fun with business as they travel
Please read more about Millenials
on page ten
As the line
between ‘personal’
and ‘business’
grows thinner and
thinner for this
generation,
Millennials are
increasingly finding
adventure through
business. More
than any other
group, millennial
business travelers
are more likely to
add on extra days
to their business
trip for leisure
travel according to
a recent survey.
Millennials are
funding these
adventures
through their
business trips,
too. The vast
majority of this
group are more
likely to use
reward points from
their business
travel to book a
vacation.
