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91ÊÓƵ Digital Edition – August 16, 2023

Minneapolis pedals past Portland as best city for cyclists

Most Americans navigate their city by car, public transportation, or their own two feet, but they need to take advantage of a healthy, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly travel method.

As Oregon bakes in extreme heat, OSHA works on new standards to protect workers

Portland is in a heat wave this week with triple-digit temperatures from Sunday through at least Tuesday.

Addressing Oregon’s construction disputes: Rethinking the ‘Escrow Account’ Rule | Opinion

The use of retainage can, and often does, have significant financial effects on contractors, particularly subcontractors performing work early in the construction process.

Large affordable housing proposal in Portland land use review intakes | August 14, 2023

A weekly list of highlights from commercial land use review activity in Portland by the Bureau of Development Services in the prior week.

$16M in airport upgrades in Portland building permits | August 14, 2023

A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by the Bureau of Development Services in the prior week.

Developers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history

The Rev. Elijah Smalls Jr. once grew okra, butter beans and other vegetables in the neighborhood where his family has lived near the South Carolina coast since not long after the Civil War. That was before new half-a-million-dollar homes in a nearby subdivision overwhelmed the drainage system.

91ÊÓƵ Digital Edition – August 14, 2023

Promising NW Portland development hits snag

A promising development project in the heart of Northwest Portland has hit a snag, leaving its future uncertain.

Construction industry adds nearly 20,000 jobs in July, but finding workers is still a challenge

The Associated General Contractors (AGC) announced the construction industry added 19,000 jobs in July while the sector’s unemployment rate increased, according to a recent data analysis. Employers are bumping pay levels up in search of labor which has drawn previously employed workers back into the job market, AGC officials added.