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Risky business: four low-priced stocks to watch

  Dear Mr. Berko: The stock market has had a phenomenal rise of more than 40 percent in the past 30 months. Unfortunately, none of my annuities or mutual funds […]

Residential construction picks up in February

An economist for the National Association of Home Builders predicts residential construction activity will continue to increase throughout the coming year.

Hoffman begins final phase of medical center renovation

Hoffman Construction is beginning the final phase of a complex, $40 million remodel at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland. The project, which began slightly more than a year ago, involves a complicated revamp of former pediatric facilities in which construction and medical activities are being juggled.

Campus prevailing wage bill clears committee

House Bill 2646 would apply to all private parties involved in construction, reconstruction, renovation or painting at any public university. The legislation would cover projects on any property that a public college or university owns or will use, occupy and ultimately own.

Old Salem theater building comes with an ‘odd’ history

"One of the first Odd Fellows in Salem was Cyrus A. Reed, the builder of the Reed Opera House. He joined in 1852. That was before the Grand Theater (located at 191 High St. N.E.) was dedicated in 1900. It remained an active Odd Fellows Lodge until 1966. The theater began its history as the Grand Opera House, with vaudeville and other performing arts."

Final money secured for Woodburn project

The Oregon House of Representatives on Thursday passed Senate Bill 258, which moves $10 million in surplus money from the Beltline interchange project in Eugene to the Interstate 5 interchange project in Woodburn.

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Bingo! Oregon tribe has expansion plan

Leaders of the Coquille Indian Tribe in Southern Oregon last year bought a Medford bowling alley where they now want to operate some 500 video bingo machines.

International style simply too ‘severe’

  Almost 100 years ago, the once-flourishing school of design known as the international style represented architecture’s highest hopes for the 20th century. Though it fell far short of expectations, […]

Some suitable stocks for a Gainesville gal

  Dear Mr. Berko. I’m a 74-year-old widow with an $87,000 certificate of deposit coming due next week. I visited two brokers. Each wants me to buy a variable annuity, […]