FAE USA - Tue December 17, 2019
Pacific Tractor, FAE USA Hold First Power Demo Day in Oregon
Pacific Tractor and Implement in Hillsboro, Ore., partnered with FAE USA and recently hosted their very first Power Demo Day. "The goal was to introduce attendees to FAE products and their capabilities, and to offer them alternative ground control methods." said Corey Achziger, Pacific Tractor's general manager....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 19, 2019
Roberts Mountain Climbing Lanes Will Ease Truck Traffic
A $25.98 million project near Roseburg, Ore., should get traffic flowing more smoothly over a mountain pass in the Umpqua River Valley. Contractors for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) are building climbing lanes in both directions over Roberts Mountain to move tractor trailers struggling to make the grade out of the flow of traffic....
Jennifer Hetrick – Associate Editor - Tue October 22, 2019
Oregon Logging Conference 2020 Open for Registration
Registration is now open for the 82nd Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) to be held at the Lane County Events Center and Fairgrounds, Eugene, Ore., February 20-22, 2020. Attendees will experience education, friendly competition and socializing centered on the theme....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 24, 2019
ODOT Bridge Project Spurred by Growth in Troutdale
Poor road surface combined with major new development in the area is triggering an $18.8 million project by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to replace two bridges over I-84 in Troutdale....
Associated Press - Tue August 27, 2019
Oregon Repeals Tsunami-Zone Construction Ban; California Still Has None
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) With sunlight sparkling off surrounding Yaquina Bay, workers are putting up an ocean-studies building, smack in the middle of an area expected to one day be hit by a tsunami. Experts say it's only a matter of time before a shift in a major fault line off the Oregon coast causes a massive earthquake that generates a tsunami as much as seven stories tall....
ODOT - Tue August 27, 2019
Nighttime Blasting Begins on Roberts Mountain
Interstate 5 motorists traveling between Tri City and Winchester can expect intermittent nighttime delays the next three months due to blasting work on Roberts Mountain. Kerr Contractors of Woodburn began blasting work on Roberts Mountain on Interstate 5 on Aug....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 30, 2019
ODOT Works to Improve I-84, Fish Passage in Ladd Canyon
Crews have begun work on a $29.3 million project in Eastern Oregon that is expected to improve safety on a highway on which 50 percent of the traffic is trucks and one that is notorious for perilous conditions....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue July 30, 2019
$2 Bill Is Coolest Thing in Sweet Home, Ore., This Summer
If you've been noticing an unusual number of $2 bills in the Sweet Home, Ore., area, you'll say, "Now that's cool!" when you hear why. The story began years ago when a lumber mill owner heard comments that the mill was having a negative impact on the town....
Telsmith Inc. - Thu July 25, 2019
Telsmith Partners With Pacific Rock & Recycle Equipment Co.
Telsmith Inc. , a manufacturer of mineral processing equipment, announced Pacific Rock and Recycle Equipment Company as a manufactures' representative for the entire product line of aggregate and mining process equipment....
Globe Newswire - Mon July 01, 2019
Paramount Gold Receives Permit for Proposed Mine
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. announces that the Malheur County Planning Commission has approved the conditional use permit for the proposed Grassy Mountain underground mine located in eastern Oregon. In a public meeting held on May 23, in Ontario, Ore., the Malheur County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the proposed CUP for Grassy Mountain and to recommend approval of a Sage Grouse Rule Permit to the Malheur County Court....
