TEMCO grain terminal expansion in Kalama, WA. Photo by Roger Werth/The Daily News
Temco, co-owned by Cargill and CHS Inc., hopes to complete its $50 million grain-export expansion by early 2014. General contractor Borton LLC of Kansas hired Longview-based JH Kelly to do most of the construction, which is employing 100 union workers.
Temco, the smaller of two grain terminals in Kalama, announced the expansion after the Columbia River channel was deepened by three feet, to 43 feet, allowing bulk grain ships to carry more cargo per load.