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HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

What you can see and learn on Industrial Way

Written July 18th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

An item in City Manager Peter Troedsson’s Friday report to the Albany City Council prompted me to take an evening bike ride to Industrial Way, where I discovered something I did not know.


Rumor to fact: W.R. Grace to close plant

Written October 5th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

This past summer, I tried to confirm a rumor that W.R. Grace planned to close its Albany chemical plant, but the company would not reply. Now the rumor has been confirmed.


 
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