Updated: NOAA announcement may raise Bellingham's chances

The decision to relocate the Marine Operations Center in Seattle to Newport has run afoul of flood-plain regulations. NOAA has agreed to reassess its decision, but the Oregon subsidy may still carry the day.
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A NOAA deep-ocean explorer, the Mt. Mitchell

The decision to relocate the Marine Operations Center in Seattle to Newport has run afoul of flood-plain regulations. NOAA has agreed to reassess its decision, but the Oregon subsidy may still carry the day.

Port of Bellingham officials might be justified in feeling slightly smug, following  

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