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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on the economic officials of Springfield and Eugene announcing ways they ll work to improve loan access and business support for communities of color.
Anne Fifield is Economic Strategies Manager for the City of Eugene. She said the Black Lives Matter movement has highlighted disparities, so her staff is exploring how to balance things out, including loan programs.
“Financing has traditionally excluded the Black community because you need collateral to take out a loan. What community is less likely to own their home, that’s the primary source of financial capital to borrow money to start your business? The Black Community.”
From Fire And Steel, A Symbol Of McKenzie River Resilience
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Eugene sculptor Jud Turner describes his latest commissioned project: to create a phoenix sculpture from scrap metal gleaned from the ruins of Blue River and other neighboring communities, that will inspire those affected by the Holiday Farm Fire. This audio narrative was produced by KLCC s Brian Bull. My name is Jud Turner and I’m a professional sculptor here in Eugene. I’ve been welding and working with repurposed materials and assemblage for a good 25 years. This is a sculpture in progress to commemorate the resilience and strength of the Blue River and McKenzie River area communities that were devastated by the Holiday Farm Fires last fall. It’s a phoenix rising, it’s about 12-13 feet tall, phoenix spreading its wings and rising from the ashes, literally. It’s created out of components that were found and salvaged from burn sites, particularly in the Blue River area.
A Southwest Airlines passenger jet.
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Specifics are still being worked out, but it’s expected that the airline will begin in the latter half of 2021, perhaps as early as July.
Brittany Quick-Warner at a press conference today, flanked by Eugene officials and members of travel and economic development groups.
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Brittany Quick-Warner of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce says it’s been a city-wide effort to land Southwest for regional air travel.
“We had over 50 individual businesses or public partners who came together to make a pledge, to fly local, to fly Southwest, she said at a press conference.
From The City Club of Eugene:
Just over four months ago, the Holiday Farm Fire consumed more than 173,000 acres of the McKenzie River valley.
Forestry resource specialists called it a “total stand-replacement fire,” one that killed all or most of the trees in the affected area, a very rare event in the Western Cascades. For many residents, the past few months have been focused entirely on survival enduring the immediate aftermath and then simply making it through the winter. class= wysiwyg-break drupal-content src= /sites/all/modules/contrib/wysiwyg/plugins/break/images/spacer.gif title= >For this second City Club program on the Holiday Farm Fire, we turn our full attention to recovery and ask the question: What does it mean to rebuild? Community members and local organizations are adapting to multi-year recovery timelines. Local agencies are working to support recovery, comply with FEMA regulations and flood insurance requirements, and mitigate future disasters along t
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