For decades, it seemed like Oregon’s south coast city of Coos Bay couldn’t catch a break — at least not economically. The timber industry mostly fled, taking hundreds if not thousands of jobs with it.
The $2.3 billion Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development project will create an international cargo ship and rail terminal on the south coast. A vessel is seen moored at the Port of Coos Bay, Ore.
The Holiday Lights event at Shore Acres State Park is set to dazzle visitors once again from Nov. 27 to Dec. 31. The annual display features hundreds of thousands of ...