Passion over pandemic: Lane County welcomes four new businesses

Four new Lane County businesses have chosen passion over pandemic.

The Hydrate Bar, Humming Bee Nursery, Paper Plate BBQ and Lane County Bounty all are still in their first year of operations. For some, the pandemic provided time to think and get their project off the ground, while others opened in response. 

"It's been a mutually supportive year," Lane County Bounty Creator Shelley Bowerman said. "My experience has been (full of) gratitude in working with other people and seeing what everybody else could bring to the table through making space for them to do what they do best."… Read more