Statewide...
The Oregon Employment Department plans to close nine of its 47 field offices as part of a plan to cut $25 million from its 2007-09 budget cycle. more >
Burns...
A reopened armory will house an Oregon Army National Guard transportation support detachment and provide a minimum of 27 jobs. more >
Boardman...
Pacific Ethanol will begin a year of construction this summer on a $50 million ethanol plant at the Port of Morrow, one of five planned for the Port. more >
Central Oregon...
A draft report published by attendees of the Deschutes Basin Water Summit hypothesizes that better water conservation by farmers in the Deschutes Basin over the next 20 years will offset the need for more water by a growing population in Central Oregon. more >
Redmond...
Golf course guru Tom Doak, architect of the Pacific Dunes Course in Bandon, will design a private course at Remington Ranch, a planned destination resort and housing community on 2,100 acres in Crook County’s Powell Butte area. more >
Redmond...
Golf course guru Tom Doak, architect of the Pacific Dunes Course in Bandon, will design a private course at Remington Ranch, a planned destination resort and housing community on 2,100 acres in Crook County’s Powell Butte area. more >
Central Oregon...
Secured creditors Cascade Timberlands has sold a 70% interest in bankrupt Crown Pacific to Fidelity National Financial, transferring control of nearly 293,000 acres of timberland. more >
Cascade Locks...
The Port of Cascade Locks has announced that Escape Lodging Company of Cannon Beach is in the planning stages for a proposed $12 million resort, spa and restaurant on port property at the north end of town. more >
Clatskanie...
Cascade Grain Products plans to have construction under way this month on a $197 million ethanol plant project at the Port of St. Helens’ Port Westward industrial park. more >
Portland...
HemCon has received a $10 million order from the U.S. Army for its $100 4-by-4-inch hemorrhage control bandage. more >
Eugene...
The maker of the highest-grossing video game on Xbox 360 Live Arcade has announced a competition to search for the best independent game developers. more >
Myrtle Creek...
South Umpqua Industrial Park’s 40,000-square-foot production-and-storage facility has lured Roseburg Trailer Works to relocate its business to the park. more >
Brookings...
Mayor Pat Sherman and U.S. Borax expect to sign a formal cost-sharing agreement for the remaining offsite infrastructure needs related to the development of Lone Ranch, a 182-acre planned community of 1,000 residences. more >
