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Is ARE's in Oregon closing?
Executive summary
Available reporting and public notices in the provided set do not mention any entity called “ARE’s” in Oregon closing; search results instead focus on holiday closures, road and park seasonal or construction closures, and federal shutdown impacts in Oregon (examples: park campground closures through 2025 [1], multiple roadway and ramp closures [2] [3], and federal office impacts from a shutdown [4]). There is no direct reference to “ARE’s” or a similarly named business/agency in the provided material — available sources do not mention “ARE’s” closing in Oregon.
1. What the sources actually cover — not “ARE’s”
The documents you supplied cover a mix of holiday business-hour listings, seasonal park and road closures, and the local effects of a federal shutdown. For example, Statesman Journal pieces list what banks and state offices are closed for holidays [5] [6], an outdoors story documents construction closures at eight Oregon state park campgrounds through parts of 2025 [1], and news outlets detail traffic closures for sign installation and ramps [2] [3]. None of those items mention an entity named “ARE’s” (available sources do not mention “ARE’s”).
2. Could “ARE’s” be a misspelling or acronym?
A plausible reason you found no confirmation is that “ARE’s” might be a typo, an acronym, or shorthand for something else — for instance, a business name, a local program, a restaurant chain, or an agency whose name sounds similar. The supplied results include many specific closures (parks, roads, federal/state offices) but no business-closure lists beyond holiday hours for common banks and public institutions [5] [6]. If you meant a specific organization, that name does not appear in these sources (available sources do not mention the organization by this name).
3. Examples of the closures the provided reporting does confirm
- State parks: The Clyde Holliday State Recreation Area and Collier Memorial State Park campground had planned multi-month construction closures into 2025 [1].
- Road and freeway work: I-5 overnight closures for sign installation and I-5 ramp/night closures are reported by OregonLive and TripCheck [2] [3].
- Seasonal and emergency closures: McKenzie Pass was scheduled to fully close for the season Nov. 6, 2025 [7] and a Forest Service emergency road closure (Breitenbush Road) was posted effective Nov. 7–Dec. 31, 2025 [8]. Each of these items is explicitly named in the supplied coverage [1] [2] [7] [8].
4. Federal/state office impacts that could be confused with closures
Several items discuss broader public-service disruptions: statewide notices of building closures (a DAS page) and reporting on the federal government shutdown’s effect on Oregon [9] [4]. Those stories show how closures of government functions can ripple into local programs (for example, SNAP impacts and partial federal reopenings), but none of the supplied pieces equate to a private entity named “ARE’s” shutting down [4] [9].
5. How to get a definitive answer quickly
Because the provided sources lack any mention of “ARE’s,” confirm the target name and try these next steps: [10] check the Oregon Secretary of State business registry or county business filings for exact names; [11] search local news sites (e.g., OregonLive, Statesman Journal) or press releases from the specific company or agency; [12] look at the organization’s official website or social-media accounts for closure notices. The sources I have here point you to the kinds of records (state agency pages, local newspapers, TripCheck) that report closures but they do not include the name you asked about (available sources do not mention “ARE’s”).
6. Caveats and possible hidden confounders
Be aware that short-lived or very local closures (a single store, franchise, or small nonprofit) may not be captured in regional press or statewide closures pages; likewise, companies can announce closures on their own channels without media coverage. The supplied material focuses on statewide and widely impactful closures (parks, highways, federal offices) rather than isolated private-business shutdowns [1] [2] [4]. Therefore absence from this batch of sources is not proof that no closure occurred elsewhere — it simply means these particular reports do not cover it.
If you can clarify what “ARE’s” refers to (full legal or trade name, industry, city, or a link), I will re-scan the provided results for any matching references and point to the specific citations.