Recently added articles from Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR):
Vancouver church to be modeled after 'old school' design
Oct 10, 2008; Tyler Graf ... They don't make them like the Church of the Holy Redeemeranymore. The $8 million Vancouver-based Catholic church, being built byPrecision Construction, has been in the works for five years. Andthe project's managers affirm that it will be a unique breath of oldair - in a good ...
Oregon Building Congress banquet honors educators, leaders
Oct 10, 2008; Sam Bennett ... When Orlando Zurita-Rodriguez learned that he would be attendingthe Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering, he saidhe felt both scared and thrilled. "I never had an opportunity like this before," said Rodriguez, asenior at Centennial High School. "I applied at ACE ...
North Portland hospital site work starts
Oct 10, 2008; Dan Carter ... A crew from Coffman Excavation has started site work for a new425-space parking structure at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and HealthCenter. Demolition will soon begin on the one-story building on thesite that was the home of the Emanuel ...
NW 23rd garage appeal rejected by Portland City Council
Oct 10, 2008 ... Portland City Council voted down an appeal Wednesday that couldhave stopped the development of an 87-space parking garage behindPapa Haydn restaurant on Northwest 23rd Avenue. The Northwest District Association's appeal was in response tothe Historical Landmarks Commission's ...
Astoria riverfront visioning process continues
Oct 10, 2008 ... The city of Astoria's riverfront is currently undergoing avisioning process, the most recent effort of which is a map definingdifferent sections of the waterfront. Created by consultants hired by the city, the map highlightsalready established neighborhoods as well as places where ...
University of Portland residence halls get $6 million gift
Oct 10, 2008 ... Two new residence halls currently being constructed on theUniversity of Portland campus have received a $6 million gift fromSuzanne and Fred Fields to help finance the buildings' construction. The residence halls, which will be named Rev. Arthur SchoenfeldtC.S.C. Hall and Suzanne ...
Commentary: Taking a look at changes in tax laws for 2008
Oct 10, 2008; Heather A Kmetz ... As the Dow Jones industrial average plummeted to levels not seenin five years and the American economy shed jobs for the ninthconsecutive month, Congress passed the Emergency EconomicStabilization Act of 2008. EESA is principally designed to prop failing U.S. credit marketsand ...
Dining on restaurant construction in Portland
Oct 09, 2008; Tyler Graf ... In the early 1980s, Portland general contractor Tom Nesbit waslooking to break into the restaurant construction business. But eventhough he'd been working as a contractor since graduating from highschool, he found that getting his foot in the door was moredifficult than he ...
Portland architects among those feeling economic crunch
Oct 09, 2008; Sam Bennett ... In tough economic times, Gary Reddick said there is little roomfor error. As president of Sienna Architecture Co., Reddick recentlycame to the conclusion that he couldn't afford to keep some of hisstaff. "I've got to reconfigure the office to be really lean andproactive at this ...
TriMet's Portland-to-Wilsonville Westside Express Service is delayed
Oct 09, 2008; Tyler Graf ... The company responsible for manufacturing TriMet's new commutertrains, Colorado Railcar Manufacturing, is six months behindschedule, which means the Portland-to-Wilsonville Westside ExpressService will not start running until Feb. 2. TriMet had planned to start running the commuter ...
Trade center in downtown Portland gets a new roof
Oct 09, 2008; Dan Carter ... After 30 years, the Three World Trade Center building in downtownPortland is getting a new roof. After the old roof was removed downto the concrete deck, a new state-of-the-art hot ...
The Oregon Convention Center is recertified LEED silver
Oct 09, 2008 ... The Oregon Convention Center has been recertified as Leadershipin Energy and Environmental Design silver in the Existing Buildingscategory. Upon completion of the center's expansion in 2004, the center wasrated LEED-EB. The new silver status required the Metro-ownedbuilding to ...
Tektronix Beaverton, Wilsonville campuses architect dies
Oct 09, 2008 ... The architect behind the Tektronix Beaverton and Wilsonvillecampuses, Raymond Arthur Boucher, died of a prolonged illness lastmonth. He was 70. Born in New London, Conn., Boucher graduated from the Universityof Oregon's School of Architecture and went on ...
Portland electrical contractor opens office in Eugene
Oct 09, 2008 ... E C Company, an electrical contractor headquartered in Portland,has opened a new office in Eugene. The contractor held a grand-opening celebration last month forthe new branch, which will expand the company's services into theWillamette Valley. The firm plans ...
Task force to present update in Portland on Sellwood Bridge
Oct 09, 2008 ... A community task force for the Sellwood Bridge Project will meetMonday to give an update on the project. The task force will identify a preferred alternative for a long-term fix to the deteriorating bridge and present a summary of thealternatives studied in the draft environmental ...
Eugene street bond would help failing road infrastructure
Oct 09, 2008 ... A $35.9-million bond to fix ailing city streets in Eugene will beon the November ballot.Eugene currently has a backlog of $173million in repair work, and the amount of funding for streetmaintenance and reconstruction has been insufficient to address theproblems. The city currently ...
Corvallis strengthens goals with Energy Star partnership
Oct 09, 2008 ... In order to reach its goal to enhance organizational stability,the city of Corvallis has partnered with the Energy Star program forbuildings and plants. Though Corvallis city staff has tracked its electricity, naturalgas and water use at city facilities for years, the partnership ...
Commentary: Need exists for fair housing laws
Oct 09, 2008; Edward Sullivan; Carrie Richter ... Recent events in Milwaukie demonstrate both the need, and theeffect, of federal legislation prohibiting discrimination in theprovision of housing to the disabled. The Clackamas CountyCommissioners agreed to provide funds to secure an option topurchase a house on Southeast Balfour Street ...
Giffin Bolte Jurgens Architecture in Portland hires three
Oct 09, 2008 ... Giffin Bolte Jurgens Architecture has hired Patti Miles as asenior project manager, David Henry as a senior architecturaldesigner and Patrick Sullivan as an intern architect. Miles has 20 years of design experience and was previously anassociate and project manager for a Chicago ...
Portland office of McDonald Jacobs PC hires Rinella
Oct 09, 2008 ... McDonald Jacobs PC Certified Public Accountants ...