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Economic development officials along the south Oregon coast say a housing crunch is hindering growth.

The Port of Coos Bay is planning a $2.3 billion project that would create a massive deep-water terminal where large cargo ships drop off 20 to 40-foot-long shipping containers full of goods from across the Pacific Ocean.

Tina Kotek is getting ready to dole out $240 million that could lead to more than $40 billion in investments.

Oregon’s 17 community colleges generated more than $9 billion in annual economic impact for the state in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, according to a report released last week by the Oregon Community College Association.

Efforts to make the Port of Coos Bay a major shipping facility got help from the Oregon Legislature this week.

The Port of Coos Bay is the only shipping facility between San Francisco and Portland. Efforts are underway to expand its capacity and create what would be called the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port.

The economic study comes as lawmakers mull options for $200 million in investments to spur the semiconductor industry’s growth.

And they can’t afford the infrastructure to prepare that land for development.

Kotek outlined her economic agenda to a group of business, civic and elected leaders on Monday, many of whom have been skeptical of Democratic leadership and worked to elect her opponents.

Performing arts organizations in Oregon say they’re still struggling to recover from the economic blow of COVID-19. They’re asking the Legislature for another round of funding to help them get back on their feet.

After decades of traditional economic development efforts, authorities are now trying some unusual experiments to spur activity in rural Oregon.

Recent decades have not been kind to rural Oregon. As natural resources come under increased pressure -- and the economy becomes more globalized -- small,…