DR Congo – American Strategic Partnership Moves Forward on World’s Largest Hydropower Complex
Less than a year after signing, the partnership has new American investment and a joint committee advancing Grand Inga WASHINGTON, Nov.…
By Joel Koskinen ·
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The North Coast economy: ports, fishing, maritime trades, tourism and local business.
Tampa General Hospital and Lifepoint Rehabilitation Expand Partnership With Plans for New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in Spring Hill
The planned 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Spring Hill, expected to open in the second half of 2028, will expand access to specialized stroke, brain and spinal cord injury, and neurological rehabilitation care for…
By Joel Koskinen · · 5 min read
Carnegie Mellon University Names Jason Brown Next Director and CEO of the Software Engineering Institute
Brown will lead the SEI as it drives the frontiers of software, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research and engineering as…
By Joel Koskinen ·
An Astoria couple built the food cart bar they kept finding everywhere but home
Danielle and David Wallace opened the Train Station Bar & Food Cart Court on Industry Street, with two food carts,…
By Joel Koskinen ·
Prestigious ISTE Seal Opens New Doors for Classroom Learning as KOIN Continues its Transformational Rollout with uReport
CLEVELAND, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 100 Portland DMA schools are participating in the KOIN-led movement to provide coverage…
By Joel Koskinen ·
The Van Dusens of Astoria and their claim to Oregon’s oldest business
From an 1849 mercantile to the smallest Pepsi bottler in the world, six generations of the Van Dusen family have…
By Joel Koskinen ·
Vacancy Tax, Pot Tax and a Nursing Home Bond: Clatsop County’s Money Measures Explained
Astoria's proposed tax on homes left empty, Warrenton's marijuana tax cut and a $34 million bond for a new Clatsop…
By Dana Whitcomb ·
Clatsop Community College’s MERTS Campus: Maritime and Technical Training at Tongue Point
On the Columbia River east of downtown Astoria, Clatsop Community College's MERTS campus trains mariners, firefighters and tradespeople. Here's what…
By Corey Lindqvist ·
The Columbia River Bar Pilots: Who Guides Ships Across the ‘Graveyard of the Pacific’
Every large ship that enters or leaves the Columbia River is guided across the bar by a state-licensed pilot. Here…
By Corey Lindqvist ·
When the Sea Turns Deadly: The March 2012 Losses and Commercial Fishing Safety on the Northwest Coast
In one March 2012 weekend, six people died in three separate fishing-vessel accidents off Oregon and Washington. Here is what…
By Corey Lindqvist ·