Group of downtown civic leaders

But a group of downtown civic leaders, business folks and city officials are anyway trying to make the best of what they're calling the Overlay Project, which will probably happen in summer 2013.

Easy-to-understand explanation of the Cloud

- An easy-to-understand explanation of the Cloud and how to use the darned thing is being offered by Key Methods, the local tech consulting and software design firm. It talks about Cloud benefits, concerns and whether it's right for you. To see their "Small Business Guide to Cloud Computing," go to keymethods.net.

- Cashmere just put up a new 50-square-foot welcome sign at the east entrance to town, right nearly Rusty's Drive-In. The $6,000 hand-painted sign was made by Terry's Signs in Wenatchee and paid for with donations from area businesses and the Chamber of Commerce. The sign urges you to "Explore Downtown" and points the way.

This weekly column is compiled from "Day in day out Business," a blog by World reporter Mike Irwin. You can reach him at 665-1179 or irwin@wenatcheeworld.com.