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Council OKs grant for new chemical plant

Written August 16th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Albany city officials are confident the planned Valliscor chemical manufacturing plant on Ferry Street will be a great asset to the local economy with an impact of millions of dollars per year.


How the ‘plaza street’ is coming: Let’s see

Written July 15th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Returning to Albany after a few days away, I wondered how far the city’s contractor had gotten with the Water Avenue “plaza street,” the last key element of the Albany Revitalization Agency’s $21.5  million Waterfront Project.


Follow the ‘INFO’ signs and you’ll find …

Written April 23rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

For a few weeks now drivers heading east on Highway 20 on their way downtown have passed a new sign before getting to the Spring Hill signal and the Ellsworth Street bridge.


Chemical plant on Ferry: Here’s an update

Written March 10th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

When last we heard of Valliscor, the City of Albany had just approved the Corvallis-based company’s plans for building a chemical manufacturing plant on the east side of Ferry Street.


City approves site plan for chemical plant

Written February 3rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

The City of Albany today approved, with many conditions, the site plan of a proposed chemical plant on industrially zoned property on the east side of Ferry Street.


Treatment center planned in old Albany house

Written January 2nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

A century-old house in Albany’s Monteith Historic District may be turned into an outpatient treatment center for people with drug or alcohol problems.


Neighbors given notice of chemical plant

Written December 11th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The City of Albany’s Community Development Department has just given neighbors of a proposed chemical factory on Ferry Street notice that the site plan for the project is being considered.


 
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