The public agency in charge of transforming a former military base into an industrial complex operates wiithout a legally-required approved budget, auditors have found. The Columbia Development Authority in Boardman is managed by Greg Smith – a Republican legislator who sits on the Legislature’s budget committee.
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Defense Department digging into finances of Boardman public agency run by Greg Smith
The federal government is reviewing whether the Port of Morrow and the Columbia Development Authority have appropriately used federal money in the past three years. Port officials and Greg Smith, who runs the development authority, aren’t answering questions.
Smith-led business center falls far short of goals, gets shuttered
Newly-released public records show that the Small Business Development Center operated out of Eastern Oregon University was producing few of the new jobs expected. The university was ordered by a district attorney to release documents related to a center managed by Greg Smith, a state legislator.
EOU closes business center that was run for 20 years by Greg Smith
Eastern Oregon University first terminated Greg Smith’s contract to run its regional business training center. Now, it has entirely closed the center, sending some work to a similar center at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario.
Eastern Oregon University ends Greg Smith contract, mum about the circumstances
For 16 years, Greg Smith’s company held a contract to counsel business owners in northeast Oregon, sponsored by Eastern Oregon University. The university terminated the contract recently but officials won’t explain their actions. Smith is a Republican state representative from Heppner.