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The industry has various names for its business outlets including wrecking yard, auto dismantling yard, car spare parts supplier, and recently, auto or vehicle recycling. Vehicle recycling has always occurred to some degree but in recent years manufacturers have become involved in the process.
In January 2003, the company acquired Pick-n-Pull, a chain of automobile scrape yards where consumers can obtain autoparts from scrapped vehicles. [11] In October 2005, it acquired GreenLeaf Auto Recyclers, [12] which was sold in 2009, [13] and Regional Recycling, a metals recycling business with 10 locations in the Southeastern United States. [14]
The Auto Freight Transport Building of Oregon and Washington, also known as East Side Terminal and Eastbank Commerce Center, in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon is a four-story commercial structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1924, it was added to the register in 2005. [1]
Consolidated Freightways was founded on April 1, 1929 by Leland James in Portland, Oregon. Originally a single truck LTL operation, in the early days James combined four local short-haul carriers in the Portland area into a single carrier. At the beginning, the company primarily focused on the Portland area before expanding into the region. [1]
The Pacific Bridge Company Oakland Alameda yard discontinued shipbuilding after World War 2, continued manufacturing until 1969. In 1969 the yard was sold for redevelopment and today is the Alameda Marina. The Alameda Marina also has a commercial shipyard, ship maintenance facilities, industrial space, storage, and office buildings.
Oregon Steel began as Gilmore Steel in 1926 when William G. Gilmore started the company. [3] Thomas Boklund became president of Oregon Steel Mills in 1982, CEO in 1985 and chairman of the board in 1992. [4] In 1987 the company became Oregon Steel Mills. [3] and went public in 1988 (trading on the NYSE as OS), launching a series of acquisitions. [4]
A tsunami warning was issued Thursday morning following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck in Humboldt County, 7 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, Calif., the National Weather Service said in ...
Zidell shipbreaking yard in September 1972. The ship being broken up is the heavy cruiser Baltimore.. Zidell traces its origins back to 1912, when Sam Zidell (real name – Yeschie Zajdell) migrated to the United States from the small village Smidyn and began selling secondhand machinery in Roseburg, Oregon. [4]