NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, June 8, 2017 PENDLETON Amazon to build distribution center in Troutdale, hire 1,500 UAS Range lands Airbus air taxi project automated air taxi concept. SOAR Oregon, a Bend- based statewide nonprofit that supports the state’s drone industry and test ranges in Pendleton, Warm Springs and Tillamook, partnered with Modern Technology Solutions Inc. in November to help provide test services for Project Vahana. “From nearly a dozen sites across the western United States that we evaluated, the Pendleton UAS Test Range quickly stood out as a premier East Oregonian The Pendleton Unmanned Aerial Systems Range has landed the business of a Silicon Valley subsidiary of French aviation giant Airbus. SOAR Oregon announced Wednesday that A3, the Airbus subsidiary, would be the first occupant of a new, 9,600-square-foot hangar at the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport in Pendleton. A3 plans to use the UAS range to test Project Vahana, its U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is expected to attend the hangar’s ribbon cutting at the airport Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the UAS range will put its mobile command center, a travel trailer outfitted with UAS technology, on display. In 2015, Gov. Kate Brown and Business Oregon announced a $1.7 million financial package to build hangars and storage facilities in support of Pendleton’s UAS industry. test location for our unique test program,” said Jeff Mabry, the Vahana flight test lead for Modern Technology Solutions, in a statement. A3 also added its endorse- ment. “As our project matures to the stage of full-scale test flights, it’s essential that we have trusted and committed partners in place to ensure Vahana’s safety and reli- ability are tested and proven,” Vahana Project Executive Zach Lovering said. By ANNA MARUM The Oregonian/OregonLive Online retail giant Amazon is expected to hire at least 1,500 to staff its new facility in Troutdale. Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday visited the future site of the $178.4 million, 855,000-square- foot fulfillment center planned for the Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park. She praised the compa- ny’s investment as a symbol of growth for Troutdale and for Oregon. “Amazon’s expansion in Oregon brings us great jobs with competitive wages and bright futures for its employees and communi- ties,” Brown said. According to a statement from the governor’s office, Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s vice president of North America operations, said the company was excited to open its first fulfillment center in Oregon, creating 1,500 full-time jobs in Troutdale. The fulfillment center, where workers pick, pack and ship items to fill customer orders, is the first of its kind in Oregon. Amazon currently operates a sortation center in Hill- sboro and a Prime Now hub in Portland. It also has data centers in various locations in Eastern Oregon and employs hundreds in downtown Portland through video-encoding company AWS Elemental. The new Amazon facility will fill vacant lots in the industrial park, occupying space between Christian targets stabbing victim in outburst away from Christian, he made a sudden move toward Namkai-Meche. The two got into a confrontation, prompting Fletcher to stand up. Christian shoved Fletcher in the chest and then pulled out a knife that he concealed in his right hand, prosecutor Ryan Lufkin wrote. Fletcher pushed Christian back, causing him to stumble. Christian asked Fletcher to “Hit me again!” as Fletcher kept telling him to get off the train. Christian then stabbed Fletcher, Namkai-Meche and a third man who inter- vened, Best. The defendant is being held without bail at a jail in downtown Portland. He due in court again July 18. Court officials made Wednesday’s hearing earlier and banned livestreaming in an effort to avoid the chaos that erupted at Christian’s first court appearance. By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND — The man accused of killing two men and wounding a third who tried to stop his anti-Muslim tirade against two teenagers on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail train shouted he was “not guilty” Wednesday during a courtroom outburst directed at one of the victims. “Not guilty,” Jeremy Christian said before a pause, “of anything but defending myself against the violent aggression by Micah Fletcher!” Fletcher was in the courtroom but said nothing to reporters and displayed no reaction as he left with his father. The 21-year-old was stabbed in the neck during the May 26 attack that killed Ricky Best and Taliesin Namkai-Meche. Christian was arraigned in a 15-count indictment charging him with aggra- Stephanie Yao Long/The Oregonian via AP, Pool Jeremy Christian shouts during a court appearance at Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland on Wednesday. vated murder, attempted murder and other crimes. The judge did not ask him for a plea during the two-minute hearing, but court records show the entry of “not guilty” pleas. The stabbings shocked the liberal city and deep- ened worries about a series of apparent hate crimes in the region and contentious public rallies that have drawn national attention. Prosecutors who have reviewed videos and inter- views with witnesses say in court papers that Christian yelled hateful comments at two black girls, one of whom was wearing an Islamic head covering called a hijab. When the girls moved Oregon’s water supply outlook holding steady even though May was drier than normal. Since the “water year” began Oct. 1, a heavy winter snowpack and a cold, rainy spring combined to fill reservoirs and restore stream- flows to normal or better throughout the state. Even the snowmelt is going better than usual. Most of the snow below 5,000 feet elevation is gone, but at many monitored sites the snow melted slower than usual — By ERIC MORTENSON EO Media Group Oregon heads into the summer showing no sign of drought for the first time since 2011, according to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The agency’s monthly water outlook report for June said the state will have adequate water for irrigation and recreation this summer up to three weeks late in some areas, according to NRCS. Meanwhile, research climatologist and professor Gregory Jones of Southern Oregon University said the weather into mid-June will remain unsettled, with lower temperatures and rain returning to the West Coast. The warm spell that marked the start of the month brought a “flush of growth” to vine- yards, but it will give way to weather that’s more like early- to mid-spring instead of summer, said Jones, who specializes in the impact of climate variability on grapevine growth and wine production. Despite the cool down, the forecast is that June will end up warmer than normal from the Pacific Northwest into California, Jones said in a climate update he circulates by email. Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Hi 59 62 60 56 62 58 60 64 72 62 60 61 58 69 56 59 73 73 65 62 63 60 65 59 61 68 72 Lo 47 36 37 49 32 39 46 41 47 41 33 41 40 46 48 50 47 46 45 50 35 48 46 38 49 49 43 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W r sh c sh c t t c c sh c t t t t sh sh c c t c t c t t sh sh WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 93 91 91 66 79 70 80 82 77 65 75 Lo 60 82 68 54 55 48 60 61 62 57 68 W pc sh s r pc c t pc s sh r Fri. Hi 102 91 90 68 80 64 75 82 77 64 78 Lo 63 84 64 56 56 53 57 62 62 57 68 W s t s pc pc c pc pc t c pc WINDS Medford 69/49 (in mph) Klamath Falls 64/39 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Periods of rain today; only during the morning in the south. A passing shower tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly cloudy and cooler today with a couple of showers, but dry in the south. Western Washington: Mostly cloudy today with rain tapering to a couple of showers. Eastern Washington: A heavy thunderstorm near the Idaho border and in the mountains today; showers around elsewhere. Cascades: Mostly cloudy and cooler today with rain tapering to a couple of showers. Northern California: Rain this morning, then a shower or two; cooler. Today Friday WSW 7-14 SW 6-12 WSW 7-14 W 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 1 3 4 4 2 the Troutdale airport and a FedEx Ground facility. The Port of Portland Commission approved the sale of 74 acres for the development in February. According to the Gresham Outlook, construc- tion is slated to begin this year, with installation work wrapping up by July 2018. The Outlook reported that the Troutdale City Council unanimously approved a five-year tax break for Amazon begin- ning in 2019 worth about $9.6 million. As a condition of building inside an enter- prise zone — an area where companies are encouraged to build in exchange for a property tax break — Amazon has agreed to pay workers at least 125 percent of the minimum wage. Due to scheduled minimum wage increases, this means workers hired next summer would make $15 an hour, though the wage calculation may include health care benefits. According to the governor’s office, benefits packages for full-time employees will also include a 401(k), company stock awards and parental leave. In addition, full-time workers will also get access to a program that pre-pays up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields. Workers can use the program to pursue degrees that have nothing to do with Amazon, including game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology. 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Showers and storms will riddle the southeastern corner of the nation and will extend from the upper Great Lakes to the central Plains and northern Rockies today. Rain and cool air will invade the Northwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 106° in Glendale, Ariz. Low 25° in Bodie State Park, Calif. 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