By Michele Smith
The Times
Columbia Pulp, Hospital and Railroad Are Top Stories in Dayton in 2017
Columbia Pulp, hospital renovations and Boys & Girls Cub were hot news
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December 28, 2017
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The Columbia-Walla Walla Shortline Train pulled into the historic Dayton Depot on Oct. 7 for its grand reopening.
DAYTON-Columbia County was a happening place in 2017.
Columbia Pulp
"Pulp Fiction" became fact in July when Columbia Pulp I, LLC secured financing for its $184 million straw pulp manufacturing plant near Starbuck. Excavation began in earnest in August, and the official groundbreaking ceremony and site tour took place in October. The $184 million facility will produce 149,000 tons per year of market pulp from wheat and alfalfa straw and 95,000 tons per year of carbohydrate-lignin co-product. When fully operational the Lyons Ferry Straw Pulp Plant will employ 70.
Dayton General Hospital
The $5.5...
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