NOAA moves from Seattle to Oregon

Portland Business Journal:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s move of its marine operations center-Pacific operations from Seattle’s Lake Union to Oregon is quietly being completed this month. As the Register-Guard reports, the first NOAA vessel arrived in Newport, Ore. recently. Washington state legislators were vehemently against NOAA's move from South Lake Union, even asking President Barack Obama to step in to the...

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