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Oregon legislator’s firm reaps thousands, produces ‘unacceptable’ grant application Updated Feb 26, 2021; VALE -- The executive had a deal for Greg Smith when she called last fall. For no cost, her Pendleton firm could take on the job of chasing down millions of dollars for Malheur County. The offer came soon after Smith learned his own work to get that money had failed. The U.S. Department of Transportation concluded the application he submitted last May was “unacceptable.” The money remains key to turning farmland now owned by taxpayers into a Nyssa industrial park, adjacent to t...

VALE Fifty-two business owners in Malheur County were awarded a portion of the more than $760,000 in grant funding through the federal CARES Act, which was distributed to Oregon counties through the governor’s office. According to a news release from the County Court, the funds were targeted at businesses in Malheur County which were financially impacted by COVID-19. The hospitality industry was prioritized, along with other businesses prohibited from operations under Gov. Kate Brown’s mandates aimed at stopping the spread of COVID. Businesses were allowed to submit applications for...

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