Blue Heron goes down, so does a $13.75 million public investment

4/21/2011 by Jacob Szeto - "In 2005, Blue Heron embarked on a project to upgrade its recycling and plant equipment to reduce energy consumption and expand its recycling capabilities. Blue Heron did not go to a bank for a loan. Instead, the state of Oregon stepped in and offered to give the company the money it needed through a combination of cash and loans.

The state claimed the project was exactly the kind of investment it was looking for." Read more at Oregon Capitol News...