Measure 97: The Impact On Oregon Business
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Jeff Kaser and Jill Harrison of Mid Columbia Producers say the tax increase from Measure 97 would devastate their business.
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Grain elevators serve as storage for Mid Columbia Producers. The company owns several elevators in rural Oregon, which is one reason why they couldn’t just pick up and move across the river to avoid Measure 97 taxes.
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Jill Harrison grew up in Sherman County and has worked at Mid Columbia for twenty years.
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Jeff Kaser outside the seed plant.
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Jeff Kaser, now general manager of Mid Columbia Producers, grew up on a wheat farm near the Columbia River.
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Grain bins at Mid Columbia’s seed plant help facilitate the storage and movement of wheat from farmers to export markets.
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Mid-Columbia Producers seed plant manager Greg Hohensee displays a handful of treated wheat seeds. Unlike the co-op arm of the business, profits from the seed plan would be susceptible to Measure 97.
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