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Tom Westover | Cornforth Consultants

Tom Westover has been appointed vice president of Cornforth Consultants. He has 17 years of geotechnical experience with the firm.

Mike Meyer | Cornforth Consultants

Cornforth Consultants’ outgoing president, Mike Meyer, will transition to a part-time role as staff consultant. He will continue to support clients and mentor Cornforth staff.

A San Francisco icon gains critical additions

After decades of advocacy efforts and years of construction, the Golden Gate Bridge now has nets intended to deter suicide attempts.

Despite a boom in construction, pressures keep a vise on profitability | Opinion

Construction firms that focus their management strategies on business continuity and risk management will be in a position of relative strength to weather the times.

$30.5 million in top bidders | Jan. 5, 2024

The Oregon Department of Transportation is preparing to award a $7 million contract for construction of curb ramps in Multnomah County.

91ÊÓƵ Digital Edition – January 5, 2024

Construction outlook for Oregon a mixed bag in AGC survey

Contractors expected the value of infrastructure projects to be higher in the new year, the survey showed. Water and sewer were at 32 percent, followed by transportation at 30% and bridge and highway projects at 30%, according to survey results.

Consulting firms merge to strengthen services  

Founded in 2002, Grette Associates has worked on federal, state, and local issues on projects ranging from major public port developments and sediment remediation actions to aquatic permitting for individual landowners.

Oregon judge refuses to dismiss 2015 climate lawsuit filed by youth

A judge in Oregon has rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to dismiss a 2015 lawsuit brought by young people that alleges the federal government knew the dangers posed by carbon pollution but that it has continued through policies and subsidies to support the fossil fuel industry.

$72 million coming to expand computer chip factory in Gresham

Microchip Technology Inc. is getting $72 million to expand its factory in Gresham. The project is expected to create 700 construction and manufacturing jobs over the next decade.