City resists isolationist urge
Building an area s economy requires patient teamwork by both public and private players. Encouragingly, the city of Coos Bay seems to be rejoining the Bay Area team, after briefly flirting with isolationism. This week city officials agreed to pay mos...
 2.0K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 274.0 Seminar looks at generation gaps
The South Coast Employer Council is offering a seminar called Generations in the Workplace. It will look at the cultural differences between older and younger workers. The discussion will start with a continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, No...
0.6K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 197.0 Coos County applies for professional assessment
Coos County could be in the running to host an interdisciplinary team of professionals to assess the community to determine how to best improve the business climate. Each year, American Institute of Architects selects eight to 10 communities to be re...
2.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 197.0 Confusion delays LNG hearing
A federal official has offered one reason why local liquefied natural gas developers haven t received a hearing before federal regulators. The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission remains silent on the matter, but a project manager in...
2.7K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 245.0 SCDC receives city funds
COOS BAY The Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency resolved a strained relationship with the South Coast Development Council by agreeing to pay it $15,625 for services in 2008-09. The agreement came after Interim City Manager Rodger Craddock and City ...
2.2K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 845.0 Airport hopefuls all from out of state
Final interviews were conducted this morning and the Coos County Airport Commission could offer the job of executive director to one of three finalists this afternoon. In a perfect world, we ll have a decision made tomorrow, Chairman Mike Lehman sai...
2.9K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 251.0 City may pay SCDC invoice
The city of Coos Bay has reached a compromise with the South Coast Development Council regarding payment for services in 2008. Interim City Manager Rodger Craddock and Councilor Mark Daily met with SCDC officials Oct. 8 and tentatively agreed for the...
1.5K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 274.0 Message to Coos Bay: Get along or lose businesses
COOS BAY A facilitator with the League of Oregon Cities has given Coos Bay city councilors an incentive to resolve their differences. A dysfunctional city council could negatively impact one of its primary goals: economic development, she warned. P...
3.6K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 428.0 Message to Coos Bay: Get along or lose businesses
COOS BAY A facilitator with the League of Oregon Cities has given Coos Bay city councilors an incentive to resolve their differences. A dysfunctional city council could negatively impact one of its primary goals: economic development, she warned. P...
3.8K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 451.0 Sustainable cranberry efforts gain momentum
Local sustainable cranberry efforts are gaining momentum Two farming families recently partnered in a business venture to produce conscientiously-grown cranberries. Scott and Carol McKenzie, of Seaview Cranberries, in the Sixes community, joined Rand...
1.4K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 245.0 City wastes money at wrong time
You could hear this train coming from a mile away. The railroad job was so orchestrated and choreographed they could have handed out a script. By a pair of three-to-four votes, Mr. Freeman was ridden out of town on a rail, complete with tar and assoc...
2.0K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 259.0 Coos Bay fires city manager
The city of Coos Bay needs a new city manager, after the former officeholder lost his job during a tense special session Wednesday night. By a 4-3 vote, the city council fired Chuck Freeman. Councilors gave no reason for their decision, fearing a law...
7.4K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 345.0 Coos Bay fires city manager
The city of Coos Bay needs a new city manager, after the former officeholder lost his job during a tense special session Wednesday night. By a 4-3 vote, the city council fired Chuck Freeman. Councilors gave no reason for their decision, fearing a law...
6.2K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 322.0 A counselor can't save this marriage
Coos Bay s city council meets tonight to decide what to do about its very public problems surrounding its city manager. At the least, Chuck Freeman owes Mayor Jeff McKeown an apology. Freeman s crude chastising of the mayor in front of a reporter Mon...
2.1K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 334.0 SCDC issues remain despite new contract
COOS BAY - The city of Coos Bay agreed this week to sign a new contract with the South Coast Development Council for help in revitalizing the city s business districts. The Urban Renewal Agency will pay the SCDC up to $25,000 to help with de...
1.4K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 222.0 Coos Bay city manager threatens mayor
COOS BAY - Coos Bay Mayor Jeff McKeown has called a special meeting to discuss the performance of the city s manager, Chuck Freeman. McKeown would not say why he wants to talk about Freeman, but at least one councilor suggested it is to fire him. McK...
5.6K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 294.0 Coos Bay considers economic developer
COOS BAY The city of Coos Bay is looking more closely at hiring an economic developer, though it s still a question whether that means the city will operate its visitor information center. City Manager Chuck Freeman presented a proposal to the City...
3.8K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 388.0 Boxed out?
Warrenton is experiencing a box-store boom.The town is quickly becoming the premier shopping destination in northwestern Oregon s Clatsop County. It has Home Depot, Costco, Walgreens, Rite Aid among other national retailers but a population of on...
7.9K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 374.0 South Korea aborts its rocket launch
SEOUL, South Korea A technical glitch forced South Korea to abort liftoff of its first rocket into space today, delaying a launch that threatened to heat up tensions with rival North Korea even as they joined in mourning the death of an ex-preside...
5.7K - Aug. 19, 2009; scored 351.0 Protection proposed for massive coral reef
FIFTY MILES OFF CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Deep beneath the crystalline blue surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern U.S. lies a virtual rain forest of coral reefs so expansive the network is believed to be the world s largest. A 23,000-s...
5.7K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 251.0 | 
