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Education 鈥� 3rd place: Franklin High School Modernization
Franklin High School was built in the heart of Southeast Portland in 1915. The school was extensively remodeled in the 1980s, but eventually ended up in need of upgrades and […]
Education 鈥� 2nd place: Portland State University School of Business鈥擪arl Miller Center
Skanska USA Building teamed with SRG Partnership and Behnisch Architekten to complete a 147,000-square-foot refurbishment of Portland State University’s existing Graduate School of Education and School of Business Administration in […]
Grant will help Portland organization expand career training program
A Portland community-impact organization will use a monetary award from Bank of America to expand a training program used to help students enter careers in construction and manufacturing.
$35M Beaverton project addresses emergency responsiveness
The city of Beaverton is spending $35 million to build a Public Safety Center and improve how it serves citizens -- especially following a sizable earthquake.
New hospital on the rise in Newport
At 126,000 square feet, the new $57 million Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital under construction in Newport will offer 22 departments and a wider scope of services than the 25-bed hospital it鈥檚 replacing.
Beaverton takes a step closer to food cart pod
In downtown Beaverton, at the corner of Southwest Millikan Way and Rose Biggi Avenue, a nearly half acre of land that formerly served as an informal parking area is becoming the home of a new food and entertainment attraction.
Group names Salem bridge its Project of the Year
The American Public Works Association鈥檚 Oregon chapter named the Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge its 2017 Project of the Year for projects in the $5 million to $25 million range.
Unique Portland system converts wood waste into energy
A new biomass boiler system takes what would have been dumped in a landfill and turns it into fuel to heat Versatile Wood Products鈥� 40,000-square-foot facility in North Portland.
2017 Building Diversity Awards: O鈥橬eill Construction Group Inc.
Maurice Rahming came up through the trades. He started his apprenticeship in 1988, worked his way up to journeyman, and then went on to earn his commercial inspector’s license and […]
2017 Building Diversity Awards: Mark Adams Electric Inc.
Almost every enclosed structure requires electrical wiring and products. With that in mind, the building boom in the Pacific Northwest 鈥� and in the Portland area in particular 鈥� has […]
2017 Building Diversity Awards: Code Unlimited LLC
When Oliver Wendell Holmes said, 鈥淎 young man knows the rules; an old man knows the exceptions,鈥� he might well have had the construction industry in mind.聽 It is nearly […]
2017 Building Diversity Awards: Big C Industries
Even though Big C Industries has only been involved in the building industry for a short time 鈥� the company opened its doors in November 2015 鈥� it has managed […]
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
