Sometimes it takes a while before outsiders notice that a business is gone or has moved. This apparently is the case with a big call center that shared space in the Heritage Plaza commercial center in Albany.
Stealing shopping carts: This may stop it
Written February 1st, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Maybe this is the solution to the shopping cart problem that has plagued Albany and presumably other towns as well.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: anti-theft devices, asset protection, Clay Street, Fred Meyer, shoppinnng carts
Tags: anti-theft devices, asset protection, Clay Street, Fred Meyer, shoppinnng carts
New owner plans to divide business site
Written August 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Except for a coffee kiosk, the southwest corner of Santiam Highway and Clay Street in Albany looks pretty empty most of the time. That might change under new ownership of the land.
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Tags: Albany commerce, Albany land, Bi-Mart Albany, Clay Street, Santiam Highway, Sizzler, subdivision
Tags: Albany commerce, Albany land, Bi-Mart Albany, Clay Street, Santiam Highway, Sizzler, subdivision
A safety project on Santiam: Limiting left turns
Written April 22nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Some left turns will become impossible on Santiam Highway between Waverly Drive and Clay Street in Albany once ODOT gets through with a safety project there.
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Tags: cash rates, Clay Street, Highway 20, ODOT, raised median, Santiam Highway, traffic separators, U.S. 20, Waverly Drive
Tags: cash rates, Clay Street, Highway 20, ODOT, raised median, Santiam Highway, traffic separators, U.S. 20, Waverly Drive
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Bus station or bike lane? It’s both
A bike ride last week brought me to what has to be the busiest bus stop of the Albany Transit System. And as you can see, buses stopping there take up pretty much the entire bike lane on that side of the street.
Tags: Albany transit, bike lanes, bus stop, Clay Street, transfer station