TREASURE VALLEY RELOAD CENTER: Consulants caution that there are stiff challenges for Malheur County to shift its unfinished rail yard to a container shipping operation. Malheur County Development Corp. is still deciding what to do with $30 million in public investment in the Nyssa project.
The Oregon Department of State Lands signed an agreement Thursday, Oct. 31, with the company Anew Climate to put the first state forest in the West into a carbon market.
Nyssa rail center leaders will bring on a second consulting firm to analyze the feasibility of shifting the project's focus to container shipping.
All of the pigs along with 70 infected backyard birds at the central Oregon farm have been humanely euthanized. Officials are monitoring for possible infection in any people exposed to the animals.
Bank of Eastern Oregon, which has a loan office in Ontario, announces increased quarterly profits.
In a series on the Oregon ballot measures, Oregon Capital Chronicle looks at a proposal to establish an independent commission to set salaries for certain state office-holders.
In a series on measures on the Nov. 5 Oregon ballots, the Oregon Capital Chronicle offers a look at a proposal to raise taxes on corporations and distribute rebates to individuals.
In a series about Oregon ballot measures, the Oregon Capital Chronicle examines the proposal to make it easier for cannibis workers to unionize.
TREASURE VALLEY RELOAD CENTER: A new report indicates the Nyssa rail project should be converted to ship cargo containers instead of loading produce onto rail cars. A new consultant is being considered to consider options for the stalled project.