Traffic to local businesses in downtown Ontario was sparse in this April photo because of COVID-19 virus restrictions. The county has reopened to some extent but the city of Ontario is offering a low-interest loan for merchants that were hit hard by the state restrictions. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – Local[Read More…]

Just over half of Malheur County’s workforce came from outside the county in 2017, according to a report released by the State of Oregon Employment Department. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) Just over half of Malheur County’s workforce came from outside the county in 2017, according to a recent report from the[Read More…]

Glen Van Treek, president of Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. said plans for a gold and silver mine project are moving ahead after his firm submitted a consolidated permit application to the state recently. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – A Nevada company that plans to build a gold and silver mine south[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Seventeen new jobs are currently open at the state Department of Human Services office in Ontario. The influx of jobs to the local economy will help ease the strain on a system that’s overburdened statewide. “In some areas there’s a backlog of people getting services,” said Dan Ramirez,[Read More…]

Enterprise graphic/Hayden Cox VALE – Consumers in Malheur County are generally confident about the economy and many plan to spend as much if not more on holiday gifts this year, according to interviews and a survey conducted by the Malheur Enterprise. Shoppers often consider the day after Thanksgiving to be[Read More…]

Malheur County economic development director Greg Smith. (The Enterprise/file photo) NYSSA – A little over a month after the state gave a rail reload facility the green light, the Malheur County project is up against a new snag, facing a directive to cut the amount of land charged to the[Read More…]

VALE – Area residents want elected leaders to conduct an audit of the Malheur County Economic Development Department, but such an action is unnecessary, said Malheur County Commissioner Larry Wilson. Last month, the Enterprise called for the Malheur Count Court to hire a third-party auditor to review the economic development[Read More…]

Greg Smith (left) Malheur County Economic Development Director along with Larry Wilson, Malheur County commissioner, testify before the Oregon Transportation Commission in June. (The Enterprise/File). NYSSA – State transportation officials want Malheur County to provide a more precise financial plan on a proposed rail reload center by Friday. In a[Read More…]

Deena Sorensen, recruiting assistant for the U.S. Census Bureau, drives from Middleton, Idaho each week to recruit employees in Malheur County for jobs with the 2020 census operation. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) ONTARIO – Job recruiting is underway in Malheur County for the 2020 census count.  The U.S. Census Bureau is[Read More…]

County officials told the state this week it will work to craft an agreement with a major logistics firm to operate a proposed rail reload center north of Nyssa. (The Enterprise/File). UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a link to the document submitted by Malheur County officials to[Read More…]