An apartment building in Vale advertises a vacancy. The most recent U.S. Census data estimates that nearly half of Malheur County’s homes – 4,197 – are rented. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel). ONTARIO – The year 2020 was rough for renters, according to Priscilla García, housing programs manager at Community in Action.[Read More…]

Greg Smith, Malheur County economic development director. (The Enterprise/File). The Treasure Valley Reload Center appears ready to deliver on its promise to save onion shippers money and operate successfully, a conclusion from state officials that sets the stage for construction money to flow and work to start this spring. The[Read More…]

County officials hoped a $15 million grant from the federal government would develop their business park next to a planned rail reload center. The county’s application, though, was rejected. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – The phone call to Washington, D.C., in November wasn’t good news for Malheur County. County officials[Read More…]

180 residents of Malheur County stood to lose benefits if the stimulus hadn’t passed. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Unemployed workers in Malheur County will see continued state benefits through March after recent action by Congress. Politics in Washington, D.C., had put the weekly unemployment checks at risk for those who[Read More…]

Malheur County officials are processing applications for state money to help businesses survive the impact of the Covid pandemic. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – Malheur County officials said Monday that 68 local companies have applied for a total of $1.5 million in county Covid relief program – double what is[Read More…]

Greg Smith, Malheur County’s economic development director, speaking to county commissioners at the Malheur County Courthouse in 2019. Smith told the court last week the next step for the rail reload project will be to ink an agreement between four entities. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – The first step to retain[Read More…]

Tiffany Cruickshank, board board chair, said the latest batch of grants to businesses and agencies is needed more than ever because of the Covid pandemic. (The Enterprise/file) ONTARIO – More child care could be coming and Ontario’s airport will advance major planning as the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Board[Read More…]

Among the businesses hit hardest by the pandemic are local restaurants. They can’t provide sit-down meals now, but many are providing the same great food on a takeout basis. The Malheur Enterprise assembled this list of restaurants providing takeout. Not all wanted to be listed but many did, and we[Read More…]

Traffic to local businesses in downtown Ontario was sparse in April of Covid-19 virus restrictions. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) The months ahead for Oregon’s employers and workers will be the “most challenging yet” as consumers remain cautious and the U.S. awaits distribution of coronavirus vaccines, according to a state economic forecast.[Read More…]

Hopes of a rail center north of Nyssa will attract commodities from across the Northwest will depend on fast rail service, according to some agriculture executives and producers in Washington. (The Enterprise/Kezia Setyawan) NYSSA – Supporters of a rail reload center in Nyssa believe the closure of a major rail[Read More…]