PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration released the Columbia River System Operations Final Environmental Impact Statement. The issuance of the final EIS is a substantial step toward accomplishment of a priority item of the Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West issued in October   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 29 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a new leader. Col. Michael D. Helton, the District's 63rd commander pledged to serve the northwest and the nation in a virtual change-of-command ceremony broadcast live on YouTube from the District's downtown headquarters, today. "I am devoted to tackling the tough issues we face and finding practical, innovative and revolutionary solutions," sai  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from Economics Daily: A location quotient measures how concentrated an occupation is in a geographic area compared with the nation. For example, the location quotient for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Alaska was 17.9 in May 2019. That means zoologists and wildlife biologists were employed in Alaska at 18 times the national rate! In May 2019, there were four states in which logg  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 28 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: The Bonneville Power Administration has announced the selection of John Lahti as its vice president of Transmission Field Services. Lahti will lead roughly one-third of BPA's workforce responsible for field operations, emergency response, and construction and maintenance of BPA's roughly 15,200 circuit miles of transmission lines in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. "John is the right pers  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 1 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration released the Columbia River System Operations Final Environmental Impact Statement. The issuance of the final EIS is a substantial step toward accomplishment of a priority item of the Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West issued in October 2018. This fin  more

KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: In response to Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman's recent visit with Klamath Basin ranchers, farmers, tribes and community officials, Reclamation is launching a new science initiative to inform Klamath Project operations. The project supplies water to more than 230,000 acres of irrigated farmland along the border betw  more

WALLA WALLA, Washington, July 29 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Lt. Col. Richard T. Childers assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, during a 10 a.m. ceremony held in Walla Walla, Washington. Brig. Gen. D. Peter Helmlinger, commander of the Corps' Northwestern Division, officiated as Lt. Col. Christian N. Dietz transferred command to Childers. Dietz served as the district commander for the past two years. The Walla Walla D  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on July 28: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chairman Kimberly A. Reed addressed 45 attendees of a virtual roundtable co-hosted by the Oregon Bankers Association, Washington Bankers Association, and Western Bankers Association, highlighting how lenders can partner with EXIM to support their small-business customers with export financing tools. During the webinar, Chairman Ree  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following statement by Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf on Oregon agreeing to cooperate in quelling Portland violence: Over the past 24 hours, Governor Brown and I have been in regular communication and have agreed to a joint plan to end the violent activity in Portland directed at federal properties and law enforcement officers. That plan includes a robust presence of Oregon State Police in downtown Portland. State and loc  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Oregon office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers. Twenty-seven percent of agricultural producers were categorized as new and beginning, with 10 years or less of experience in agriculture, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. USDA offers a variety  more