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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…