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OP-ED: Pause to paint a picture, and see what develops

  Does the company you work for or own hold an annual planning session or retreat? Do you write down a list of goals, action items and maybe even some […]

OP-ED: When employees leave with trade secrets

If there is reasonable suspicion that an employee may take confidential or trade secret information belonging to an employer at the time of separation – whether voluntary or involuntary – then the employer should take immediate action in order to protect its interests.

Rejuvenation photo slideshow

OP-ED: Effective feedback can foster business growth

To continue to grow and create the environment of a learning organization, we must be able to regularly give and receive constructive, real-time feedback.

Portland Streetcar hires Dan Bower

TRANSPORTATION Dan Bower on March 24 will become the first full-time executive director of Portland Streetcar Inc., the nonprofit that is responsible for Portland Streetcar development and operations. He previously […]

Landau promotes James Raspen

ENGINEERING Landau Associates recently promoted James Raspen to senior staff engineer in the Portland office. He manages stormwater permitting compliance projects and provides field support for environmental remediation and geotechnical […]

OP-ED: The pulse of office, industrial and retail markets

  Doug Jones on office So much can change in a city over the course of three decades – especially in Portland, which seems to reinvent itself overnight. Yet the […]

OP-ED: A tale of two connected neighborhoods

  Looking out my office window, I see the yet-to-be named transit bridge over the Willamette River, its twin decks hovering suspended and nearly connecting in the middle. The bridge […]

OP-ED: Port working to ensure safety through design

  As a property owner, the Port of Portland has a unique perspective on the safety risks associated with large, complex buildings and infrastructure during demolition, construction, operation and maintenance. […]

2014 Newsmakers: Walker Macy

    Working on high-profile projects is nothing new for Walker Macy. But even the landscape architecture firm knew it had been handed an opportunity of a lifetime when it […]