Tag: Hermiston Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan
Cook Industrial Site Re-Certified as 'Project Ready'
Hermiston’s 275-acre Cook Industrial Site has been re-certified as “Project Ready” by the Oregon Business Development Department, which re-evaluates certified sites every two years.
The...
City Makes Branding Wordmark Available
Businesses, community groups, and others interested in Hermiston now have access to a catalogue of professional artwork and photographs relating to the area.
The “Hermiston:...
Councilors at Odds Over Mobile Food Vending
On Monday night, the Hermiston City Council debated aspects of the draft ordinance regulating mobile food vendors. That debate continued on Tuesday with one...
Hermiston Unveils City's Brand Identity
Hermiston has been growing steadily for the past 10-15 years, fueled in large part by its agricultural industry.
With an eye on future growth, the...
Futures Task Force Announces Photo Contest
The city of Hermiston and the Hermiston Futures Task Force is seeking the public’s help in establishing the area’s identity as a place where...
Council OKs Policy Changes for Skydiving Operations
In anticipation of a proposed skydiving business at the Hermiston Municipal Airport, the Hermiston City Council on Monday night established a set of minimum...
Revitalization Plans Aim to Draw People Downtown
A general list of projects and programs designed to revitalize downtown Hermiston was approved on Thursday, but the concepts for those plans have been...
City's Bond Re-finance Saves Taxpayers $600,000
When it comes to selling bonds, getting good grades certainly pays off.
Standard & Poor’s recently rated the city of Hermiston’s Full Faith and Credit...
Enterprise Zone Has Added 240 Jobs Since 2009
Companies taking advantage of the Hermiston Enterprise Zone property tax abatement program have created nearly 240 full-time jobs between 2009 and 2012, according to...
City Takes Aim at Graffiti
A new ordinance will soon make Hermiston property owners responsible for paying for the cost of removing graffiti from their building or face having...
Committee Shares Thoughts on Diversity Award
In their first meeting since accepting the Cultural Diversity Award in Washington, D.C., last week, members of the Hispanic Advisory Committee took time to...
Hermiston Wins Award for Cultural Diversity
Hermiston was among seven cities in the nation to be honored for embracing cultural diversity.
The National League of Cities presented the city of Hermiston...
Hermiston grapples with mobile vendor regulations
Hermiston City Councilor George Anderson likened the city’s efforts to agree on a set of regulations for mobile vendors to herding cats. He may...
