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Good morning, construction fans. How’s your cold? (Yes, it’s going around). Anyway, here’s what’s up and what’s going up in Oregon.

: Portland’s venerable doughnut shop has decided it will not open its touted .” Owner Tres Shannon on Tuesday.

In happier news, Clark County kids will soon have a new sports field. Ground broke Tuesday on a project to build a track and a sports field north of King’s Way Christian Schools in Vancouver, Wash.

: A section of the southbound lanes on Interstate 5 was completely closed last night and could possibly be closed later in the week. The road is being closed to accommodate construction of the Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge on the South Waterfront. Elsewhere, for a grinding and street paving project starting April 2.

, SolarWorld’s Gordon Brinser spoke at conference in Washington, D.C., about how the U.S. can be a watchdog for China’s illegal solar trade practices. SolarWorld is leading the push for the U.S. to investigate China, which is allegedly subsidizing its solar manufacturers and selling solar products to U.S. firms at less than fair value.

, the city’s port has signed a six-month negotiating agreement with an unnamed company that would test offshore wind turbines at the Oregon coast. Also near Coos Bay, federal regulators on Tuesday . Plans for the project recently changed – the facility will now export natural gas, not import it. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says that requires a new application.

And in downtown Portland, the retro “checkerboard building” in the West End is getting a facelift in preparation for its new tenant . The building is actually called the 419 Building, and the checkerboard squares are being replaced.