The east Oregon port grew after the completion of two facilities in the area.
The east Oregon port grew after the completion of two facilities in the area.
Despite an economic recession that spiked Oregon’s unemployment to near-record highs, the port actually saw 88 percent growth between 2008-2013. By mid-2013, port-related businesses boasted nearly 4,000 direct jobs and $1.6 billion in annual output.
Those figures were bolstered further in 2014, as Lamb Weston cut the ribbon on a $200 million expansion of its frozen potato plant and Tillamook Cheese finished a $90 million expansion of its cheese-making facility to process whey and lactose powder.
Read more at the East Oregonian.
