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Posted by Michael Clapp at December 6, 2005 04:48 PM

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Newport Faces Jobs vs. Environment Dilemma
Tuesday the coastal community of Newport will be introduced to the president of a controversial new business that wants to come to town.

Mike Dunavant, of Bay Bridge Enterprises, is visiting the central Oregon coast to try to open a ship-breaking' plant - possibly on the banks of Yaquina Bay.

As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, he's offering up to 125 well-paid jobs paying $20-an-hour, but conservationists and some locals worry the company could pollute their beloved bay.

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