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Few people could be more surprised at the rapid growth of Klickitat County's robotic airplane maker, Insitu, than its chief executive officer, Steve Sliwa.
Chinook, sturgeon fishing picks up in lower Columbia
Last week, river fishing was pretty much a hit-and-miss venture this side of the Cascade Mountains because of low, clear water.
Proposed wind farm intrusion to hikers?
A National Park Service official says a wind project proposed for a Skamania County site just outside the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area would intrude on the experiences of people traveling two national historic trails.
The future of military aviation is unmanned
Boeing's low-cost, long-endurance UAV at 4 feet long with a 10-foot wingspan - is being used by the Navy and the Marine Corps.
Low water flows hurt river fishing, but lake fishing is fine
Low flows and clear water have made river fishing a real challenge this week. Nearly all rivers west of the Cascade Mountains are suffering from this affliction, which has resulted in spooky fish and a sporadic bite.
No magic answer to energy problems
Sometimes I think Americans are Dorothy looking for the Wizard of Oz. We are traipsing down the yellow brick road in search of a simple solution to our energy problems.
State biologist: wind project could pose risk
A proposed wind farm on a forested ridge in eastern Skamania County could harm bats, raptors and other wildlife, a state wildlife biologist says.
Run Oregon Blog - Running and Racing ...
This photo of Coyote Wall is from Terry Richard's "Travels with Terry" blog. "When rock is compressed and folded, the folds are anticlines and synclines.
Frugal Traveler: A Two-Wheeler Tour of Wine Country
Nora Mounce handles the tasting counter at Syncline, a decade-old winery in the Columbia River Gorge.
Boeing subsidiary gets big contract
In this Thursday, April 23, 2009 picture, Jim McClanahan assembles an unmanned surveillance aircraft at their production facility in Bingen, Wash.
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Home of the Drones: Bingen, Wash.
Think of it as Bingen's Boeing. Insitu, the firm that started in a garage 15 years ago, last year generated $148 million in revenue and provided more than 500 jobs, mostly in rural Klickitat and Skamania counties.
In our view April 24: Spies in the Skies
Here's the minimalist view: It started in 1994 as a nice little company making remote-control airplanes in the Columbia River Gorge town of Bingen.
Insitu gets $30M Canadian contract
Puget Sound Business Journal Insitu , which makes unmanned aerial systems, said it's received a $30 million contract from the Canadian government.
Drone built by Boeing subsidiary watches pirates
The ScanEagle was on board the USS Bainbridge and was launched to take surveillance video of the lifeboat where four Somali pirates were holding Capt.
By Jesse Burkhardt The Enterprise With a severe lack of demand for lumber products due to the slumping economy, Bingen's SDS Lumber Co.
BINGEN Hillside gives way; rock mining suspended The Washington Department of Natural Resources has ordered SDS Lumber Co.
Jason Spadaro, president of SDS Lumber Co., stands on industrial timberland near Underwood Mountain where his company hopes to develop a 70-megawatt wind farm.
Immediate danger from sliding mountainside has passed, officials say
View east Bingen, Wash. with the SDS quarry at right, and landslide on Burdoin Mountain.
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