Shad Cupp tends to some mushrooms on the grill at The Ranch in Ontario as he talks about his family’s ranch and burger business. (The Enterprise/SCOTTA CALLISTER) ONTARIO – Shad Cupp says diners at his new The Ranch-Scottish Highland Burgers outlet are getting the healthiest beef there is. He and[Read More…]
Business & economy
Nyssa’s lone bank to close in January
NYSSA – Nyssa’s lone brick-and-mortar banking option, the U.S. Bank branch located at 500 Main St., is scheduled to close Jan. 19, 2022, leaving local businesses in the lurch. “Customers’ banking preferences and behaviors are changing, including a rapid migration toward digital and mobile banking platforms, and a desire for[Read More…]
A Street Tavern sold, ending three-decade run for owner Saldana
Kathy Saldana says she wasn’t expecting to stay long in Vale when she bought the A Street Tavern. Thirty years later, this is “my home,” she said. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) VALE – Tragedy comes in all sizes and shapes, and for Kathy Saldana misfortune arrived one day in July 1987[Read More…]
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Workers slowly return across Malheur County as pandemic benefit bump ends
Companies like Kraft-Heinz are hiring around the region. (The Enterprise FILE) ONTARIO – Pandemic-related unemployment benefits ended earlier this month, but experts say it’s too soon to tell how that will impact the Malheur County economy, or if it will ease the labor shortage with a wave of new applicants[Read More…]
Malheur Enterprise wins awards in state news contest
This photo at the Vale City Pool in 2020 won a first-place award for Rachel Parsons of the Enterprise in state journalism competition. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) VALE – The Malheur Enterprise has been honored by the state newspaper association with 12 awards, including four first-place finishes in judging for journalistic[Read More…]
County trims back rail lines for Nyssa center in cost-cutting move as construction looms
The rail reload center project still lacks a federal permit even as construction is slated to kick off in September. Officials also still do not have a signed agreement from the firm that is set to operate the facility. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) NYSSA – The Treasure Valley Reload Center continues[Read More…]
Seat open on local board to help Malheur County’s economy
Shawna Peterson, left, is executive director of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board. (Enterprise/File) The Malheur County Court is seeking candidates to fill Ralph Poole’s seat on the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board. The board, created in 2017, focuses on economic development in the border region of Malheur[Read More…]
Data shows Malheur County jobless rate is better than state average
Restaurants were especially hard hit during the pandemic. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) VALE – Malheur County has a lower unemployment rate than the state, but according to the Oregon Employment Department, that strong number likely doesn’t represent all groups equally. A new report, “Disparate Impacts of the Pandemic Recession in Oregon,”[Read More…]
New heat rules aim to safeguard farmworkers in Malheur County
Drinking lots of water was first among the farmworkers’ protective measures to stay safe in the heat. (The Enterprise/Angelina Katsanis) Editor’s note: Some of those interviewed agreed to talk only if their identities were protected as they may not have legal immigration status. VALE – Following the heat-related death last month[Read More…]