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[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Company offering post-surgical physical therapy tells Lewiston port panel it is interested in lot By ELAINE WILLIAMS of the Tribune Intense physical therapy for patients recovering from knee, shoulder and hip replacements in an inpatient setting is the specialty of a business eyeing a vacant lot near Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in…

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Six incidents in three months prompts panel to consider surveillance improvements By CALLEY HAIR of the Tribune Commissioners at the Port of Lewiston are looking to upgrade their security equipment following a string of break-ins over the past three months. “In the last 20 years, we haven’t had the break-ins we’ve…

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]By Molly Harbarger Portland’s container terminal operator is working with an Idaho senator to stop unions from slowing down work as a negotiation tactic, following months of nearly stand-still conditions at West Coast container ports. Sen. James Risch, an Idaho Republican, introduced a bill in Congress that would define slowdowns as…

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]By ELAINE WILLIAMS of the Tribune One small-scale carrier is scheduled to call on the Port of Portland once in July, providing a glimmer of hope that container operations might resume on the Snake and Columbia river system. Westwood Shipping has announced the plans, and the Port of Portland in Oregon…

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]By ELAINE WILLIAMS of the Tribune A conditional-use permit that allowed Clearwater Canyon Cellars to operate in a garage was close to expiring when the winery found a home at the Port of Lewiston’s business incubator. Without that space in 2007, the growing winery might have folded, owner Coco Umiker said.…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]$400,000 in upgrades at Lewis-Clark Terminal shortens turnaround time for wheat deliveries By ELAINE WILLIAMS of the Tribune Wheat truck drivers won’t have to wait as long to empty at Lewis-Clark Terminal this harvest season. The North Lewiston agricultural cooperative is adding a fourth loading pit and expanding storage, said Manager Arvid Lyons. The…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]By Suzette Reynoso Local farmers are trying to find a way to get their goods to the rest of the world. Dried peas and lentil exports came to a halt after Port of Portland stopped shipping containers overseas. Officials said the Portland Port closure has caused local farmers to find alternative routes to ship…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Dried peas, lentils may be transported by rail after container traffic at the Port of Lewiston was suspended 7 weeks ago By ELAINE WILLIAMS of the Tribune The infrastructure is available to ship dried peas and lentils by rail from the Port of Lewiston, but processors and railroad companies still need to work through…