Port extends LNG land deal
COOS BAY ” Developers who d like to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Coos Bay s North Spit have pushed back plans to start construction until spring 2011. The change in plans has led to an extension of land-purchase deals on the North...
 3.1K - Nov. 1, 2009; scored 337.0 Port extends LNG land deal
COOS BAY Developers who d like to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Coos Bay s North Spit have pushed back plans to start construction until spring 2011. The change in plans has led to an extension of land-purchase deals on the North Spit....
3.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 337.0 Port to discuss land deal for North Spit
Port officials have scheduled the second special meeting in as many weeks to discuss land deals on the North Spit. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay s commissioners have two possible property transaction proposals to consider, said Martin Cal...
0.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 173.0 Time is ticking on LNG deal
Port officials are trying to hammer out a new deal with Jordan Cove Energy Project before existing land sale agreements expire later this year. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has scheduled a special meeting at 1:15 p.m. Thursday to conside...
1.8K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 307.0 Jordan Cove EIS lacks analysis
FERC snubs Jordan Cove (The World, Oct. 12) was an article that detailed Federal Energy Regulatory Commission s refusal, for the third time, to initiate formal discussions of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas proposal. It prompted a somewhat disi...
2.7K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 237.0 Port, Jordan Cove pressure FERC
Local port officials are calling on federal regulators to decide and soon whether to allow a liquefied natural gas terminal on Coos Bay s North Spit. Lawyers for the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay submitted a letter to the Federal Energy R...
4.6K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 267.0 Port, Jordan Cove pressure FERC
Local port officials are calling on federal regulators to decide and soon whether to allow a liquefied natural gas terminal on Coos Bay s North Spit. Lawyers for the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay submitted a letter to the Federal Energy R...
4.6K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 267.0 Grant could add cargo dock to LNG project
Port officials could have a greater stake in the liquefied natural gas project proposed for Coos Bay if a sizable federal grant comes their way. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has filed a $45.3 million application for a Transportation...
2.7K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 326.0 FERC owes Bay Area an answer
Federal energy officials need to fish, as the saying goes, or cut bait. After five years of argument, anticipation and anxiety, the Bay Area deserves a ruling on a liquefied natural gas terminal not perpetual, unexplained delay. The Federal Energy ...
2.1K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 275.0 Panel focuses on Oregon tourism
BANDON A panel of industry watchers weighed in on the future of one of the state s main economic drivers in what was billed as an open conversation about the perceptions and realities of Oregon s tourism and hospitality industry. Oregon s tourism ...
3.3K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 299.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 2, 7:38 a.m., someone burglarized a vehicle in the 600 block of Madison Street. Oct. 2, 7:39 a.m., items were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 900 block of Garfi...
7.7K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 348.0 Chamber to discuss rail link
The Coos Bay Rail Link will be the topic for this week s Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Independent Business Operators luncheon forum Wednesday in North Bend. A representative from the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay will provide an update on the...
0.7K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 224.0 Port to hire new adviser
COOS BAY Port officials plan to hire a Georgia consulting firm to identify businesses that might be interested in the area if a liquefied natural gas terminal is built on Coos Bay s North Spit. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay commissioner...
2.0K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 299.0 Pacific Cove's focus is shelter funding
The Pacific Cove Humane Society has almost raised enough money to buy land for a new animal shelter in Coos County. The local nonprofit brought in more than $10,000 from its annual Bite of the Bay fundraiser last week, said Janet Huggins, th...
3.2K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 344.0 Deadline extended for LNG comments
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District is giving people more time to comment on the waterway aspect of the proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline at Coos Bay. The deadline now will be Dec. 27. The agency is taking comments on the applic...
1.7K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 243.0 Charleston boat basin gets $1 million for improvements
The Oregon Transportation Commission has awarded more than $1 million in grant funding to help improve Boat Basin Drive in Charleston. Although the funds have been approved, the work won t begin until 2011 at the earliest, a press release sa...
1.4K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 267.0 County OK's flooding Kentuck Golf Course
COQUILLE - Developers of a local liquefied natural gas terminal have cleared another hurdle in addressing environmental concerns, as they try to move forward with the project. The Coos County Commissioners approved a zone change Tuesday for the Kentu...
5.0K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 448.0 A light in the tunnel
NOTI The Coos Bay Rail Link has exactly three flatbed railcars riding its rails. No, they aren t hauling any cargo. They are helping restore rail service to shippers along the 111-mile line. Their current home is inside Tunnel 13. It cuts through a...
4.5K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 457.0 A new line of talks
Port officials are talking with railroad giant Union Pacific about leasing or purchasing the tracks from Coos Bay to Coquille. The short segment of line is considered crucial to operating the railroad successfully. Repairs are under way on four tunne...
2.3K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 361.0 Vernon Brecke
A celebration of life potluck with sharing of stories and memories will be held for Vernon Brecke, 57, of Coos Bay, from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Southwestern Oregon Community College Culinary Arts Center, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. ...
3.8K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 459.0 | 
