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Clackamas County teaming up with state to retain, expand agriculture jobs

A new program aims to help Clackamas County’s agricultural industry by connecting businesses, nonprofits and government agencies that work with food producers, processors and distributors. The ONEStop program is part of Oregon Solutions, a statewide program that takes on big local projects that are contentious or involve many players and helps figure out solutions or … Read moreClackamas County teaming up with state to retain, expand agriculture jobs

Jumping juniper: Sustainability bigwigs to help manage proliferating wood

An effort by two Oregon sustainability titans to better harvest and utilize juniper from public lands has earned approval from the state’s top rungs. Gov. John Kitzhaber has designated the Western Juniper Utilization Group as an “Oregon Solutions” project, meaning it will collect $262,000 “to unlock the potential of rangeland restoration and juniper harvested from … Read moreJumping juniper: Sustainability bigwigs to help manage proliferating wood

Dignitaries sign Innovation and Learning Center MOU

Thursday, Aug. 1 marked the final meeting between the dignitaries involved in writing the fine print for the Innovation and Learning Center, the new distance education program set to take place at the Daly Middle School. The day-long meeting covered the solidification of the governance structure for the Innovation and Learning Center and refined the … Read moreDignitaries sign Innovation and Learning Center MOU

Manufactured homes get fix under program

Karen Chase was driving through a snowstorm in Nevada when the flurry of ideas hit her. Two years, dozens of meetings and untold amounts of research later, it all came together and was unveiled recently in Gold Beach. “I thought, ‘How can we do housing and make jobs at the same time?’” said Chase, the … Read moreManufactured homes get fix under program

Beaverton Community Health Collaborative aims to choose site, developer this month

Three developers are interested in building and managing a community health center in Beaverton for low-income residents, city officials said Tuesday. New market tax credits from the federal government could pay about 18 percent of the cost of building the center, Beaverton Community and Economic Development Director Don Mazziotti told the City Council…

Truce brokered in long running battle over Columbia River water

For nearly a decade, conservationists and irrigation interests have battled at the state capitol over Columbia River water and the long-standing laws safeguarding Columbia summer flows from new appropriations. These summer flows are critical to support the Columbia River’s salmon and steelhead runs protected by the federal Endangered Species Act… Download full newsletter and read … Read moreTruce brokered in long running battle over Columbia River water

Port of Tillamook Bay wins FEMA Appeal

The Port of Tillamook Bay is now eligible to receive $4.3 million in federal funds for its flood reduction project planned northwest of the City of Tillamook. The eligibility ruling comes after two years of Port appeals within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The project, known as the Southern Flow Corridor, was developed by … Read morePort of Tillamook Bay wins FEMA Appeal