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Right to Repair aims to fix your phone screen, locally; Will Apple take a crack at new law

Mar 6

Mar 6 Right to Repair aims to fix your phone screen, locally; Will Apple take a crack at new law

Home Page, Business, The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County

Today marks a significant milestone in the Right to Repair movement as the Oregon House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at empowering consumers and supporting small businesses and companies committed to making more sustainable products.

Google grant to help bring clean energy, climate resilience to Wasco County

Jan 25

Jan 25 Google grant to help bring clean energy, climate resilience to Wasco County

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles

New funding from Google will support a regional effort to build both climate and economic resilience in the Columbia River Gorge. Google is providing $150,000 to The Dalles-based nonprofit Wy’East Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D).

Billionaire investors banking on TD in race to crack CO2 code

Dec 15

Dec 15 Billionaire investors banking on TD in race to crack CO2 code

Business, Home Page

The 2.79 acres purchased at 4375 RiverTrail Way near Taylor Lake and the Google 3 data plant were alive with some 15 construction workers today, Dec. 15. They were erecting a demonstration facility to mine the air of its carbon dioxide or CO2, in a step to prevent the earth from getting too hot for humans.

Google going great guns; here comes another one

Nov 28

Nov 28 Google going great guns; here comes another one

Business, Home Page, The Dalles

Contractors at the new Google data center site were busy this afternoon, Nov. 28. The walls for the first of two data centers were erected for the first 288,000-square-foot facility months ago. Google’s contractor Whiting-Turner has now submitted a second request to site and construct the second data center at 290,000 square feet to the City of The Dalles planning department.

Free Nonprofit Board Training in The Dalles, Presented by The Dalles Area Chamber and Google

Oct 9

Oct 9 Free Nonprofit Board Training in The Dalles, Presented by The Dalles Area Chamber and Google

Columbia Community Connection

Home Page, The Dalles

The Dalles Area Chamber, in collaboration with Google, is excited to present a FREE training session for Nonprofit Board and Leadership on October 19, 2023, from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. This engaging training will take place at CGCC/Theatre Room located at 400 E Scenic Drive, The Dalles. This opportunity was made possible by a Google Community Grant.

Contractors descending on Google Data site; busy schedule ahead for construction in TD

Feb 3

Feb 3 Contractors descending on Google Data site; busy schedule ahead for construction in TD

Business, Entertainment, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Travis Fox of Springfield, Oregon, is just one of the dozens of workers brought into The Dalles to work indirectly or directly on projects related to Google’s new data center. The site at 3500 River Road is being prepped for construction and City Planning says they are expecting a building permit any day now.

Company's Coming

Nov 18

Nov 18 Company's Coming

Business, Home Page, The Dalles

Crews were drilling at the corner of Crates Way and River Road on Thursday, Nov. 17, as 12 new power poles will be erected in the Port of The Dalles in weeks to come. The Power poles lead to Google’s new data center site at 3500 River Road.

Google giving $145k to support local students and Navigation Center

Nov 9

Nov 9 Google giving $145k to support local students and Navigation Center

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

“Over the years, Google has taken the time to learn about the issues important to our community,” said The Dalles Mayor Rich Mays. “And we’re glad to see the company’s continued support of local solutions created to address local needs.”

Google gains approval to site and construct Data Center in Port of TD

Nov 4

Nov 4 Google gains approval to site and construct Data Center in Port of TD

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Dalles Community Development Director Joshua Chandler recently signed the approval of an administrative decision to allow Google to site and construct one single-story data center with a separate office building and associated infrastructure.

First Google Data Center hits tax rolls; Bill just went up $5 Million

Oct 24

Oct 24 First Google Data Center hits tax rolls; Bill just went up $5 Million

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Google's first data center in The Dalles went online in 2007 and had been exempt from property taxes in Wasco County for the past 15 years. With the expiration of the enterprise zone abatement, this property is fully taxable and now on the tax roll this year.

$85k in Google funds used to better train locals for manufacturing

Sep 27

Sep 27 $85k in Google funds used to better train locals for manufacturing

Education, Business, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County, The Dalles

CGCC expands job training at Skills Center with the addition of CNC milling equipment through a grant funded by Google. “This equipment is part of the future of automated manufacturing -- everything from farm equipment to furniture to airplanes,” said the college’s president, Dr. Marta Cronin. “Our students can now master this technology before they enter the workforce, launching them into family-wage jobs.”

Google makes move to break ground on New Data Center in TD

Sep 20

Sep 20 Google makes move to break ground on New Data Center in TD

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The City of The Dalles has received a request to approve the construction of a single 290,000-square-foot data center on Google-owned property in the Port of The Dalles. “We’re happy to see them progress,” said The Dalles Mayor Rich Mays. “I am happy this is happening so quickly.”

Google looks to women, people of color to fill openings in trade work

Jul 8

Jul 8 Google looks to women, people of color to fill openings in trade work

Business, Education, Environment, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, The Dalles, Wasco County

Oregon Tradeswomen’s Mary Ann Naylor said it is a perfect time for women and people of color to enter the trade industry. Major projects in the gorge could call for huge demand from skilled professionals. A recent $150,000 grant from Google is opening up opportunities at both state and local levels. “Tell them to be tough-skinned to get through their apprenticeship and the world is your oyster, said local Electrician Brennah Miller, “and you can go anywhere.”

Google Drops $100k on hunger relief in the Gorge

May 27

May 27 Google Drops $100k on hunger relief in the Gorge

Business, Environment, Home Page, Hood River County, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Columbia Gorge Food Bank recently announced the expansion of several hunger relief programs and nutrition services across the region thanks in part to a new $100,000 grant from Google, which operates data centers in The Dalles.

Time running out as stalemate on Google Community Service Fee negotiation persists

Mar 17

Mar 17 Time running out as stalemate on Google Community Service Fee negotiation persists

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Business

City and County Officials must come to terms with Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue as time is running out on brokering a deal on how to split future Google Community Service Fees that could be worth $37.5 million over 20 years. Locals could lose control to the state if negotiations fail. They are slated to meet again tonight, March 17.

Google gives $100,000 for increasing water levels in 15 Mile Creek

Mar 11

Mar 11 Google gives $100,000 for increasing water levels in 15 Mile Creek

Environment, Business, Home Page, Wasco County

The grant will go toward increasing water levels of Fifteenmile Creek which intends to better regulate the stream’s temperatures, protect aquatic species and ensure consistent water flow for area farmers.

Google chips in $50,000 toward TD Murals

Feb 8

Feb 8 Google chips in $50,000 toward TD Murals

Art, Business, Entertainment, Home Page

Google announced today, Feb. 8, a $50,000 grant to The Dalles Main Street to support the upcoming 2022 Northwest MuralFest during which artists from around the country will create more than a dozen new murals in The Dalles downtown district.

TD Councilors agree to method for dividing Google Pie, subpoena airbnb records, approve houseless shelter zoning

Jan 11

Jan 11 TD Councilors agree to method for dividing Google Pie, subpoena airbnb records, approve houseless shelter zoning

Council discussion on Monday, Jan. 10, was a precursor to many discussions to come about spending Google fees in the City of The Dalles and Wasco County as millions of dollars will be coming into the community when Google constructs two new data centers.

Hecklers and hard question doesn't stop Google water deal

Nov 9

Nov 9 Hecklers and hard question doesn't stop Google water deal

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Home Page

“What happens where the overall pattern of rainfall is decreasing,” asked Dawn Rasmussen. “We may have new pipelines but if there is no water coming down the pipelines what does that do to our community and who is going to win the water war?” Read more here to find out.

TD Council Approves Google Water Deal Monday night, Nov. 8

Nov 8

Nov 8 TD Council Approves Google Water Deal Monday night, Nov. 8

The Dalles City Council approved a $28.5million dollar agreement to build out the city’s potable water system to supply two new Google Data Centers with billions of gallons of water at 7:35 p.m. this evening.

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