RDH Building Sciences adds McDonald, Jackson
ENGINEERING RDH Building Sciences’ Portland office recently added Casey McDonald as an engineer in training and Robert Jackson as a project manager. McDonald has 10 years of experience in the […]
MacKay Sposito adds Joe Weststeyn
ENGINEERING MacKay Sposito recently added Joe Weststeyn as a civil designer based in its office in Vancouver, Wash. He has almost five years of experience as a construction/project inspector. He […]
Project Access NOW adds three to board
NONPROFIT Project Access NOW recently added Dianne Danowski Smith, Brenda Durbin and Amalia Alarcón Morris to its board of directors. Smith has spent more than 24 years in health care […]
Jamie Painter named director of Pac/West’s Green Growth Group
SUSTAINABILITY Jamie Painter recently was named the director of Pac/West’s Green Growth Group (G3), a subsidiary of Pac/West. The group works to promote renewable energy, clean technologies, transportation options, and […]
CBRE’s Portland office hires five
REAL ESTATE CBRE’s Portland office recently hired Sarah Drew as an associate project manager on its project management team, Ajay Malhotra as a broker on its office brokerage services team, […]
Rider Levett Bucknall hires Marc Biddle, Sharon Everett
CONSTRUCTION Rider Levett Bucknall has hired Marc Biddle as a senior cost estimator and Sharon Everett as a marketing coordinator to serve its office in the Pearl District. Biddle has […]
Jardon Jaramillo elected to Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber’s board
BUSINESS Jardon Jaramillo recently was elected to the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber’s board of directors. He is the principal capital markets analyst for Portland General Electric. SENDING PACESETTERS ITEMS: Please send […]
Peterson Structural Engineers adds Knoles, Collins, Kahn and Lewis
ENGINEERING Peterson Structural Engineers Inc. recently added Sarah Knoles, Jay Collins, Peter Kahn and Greg Lewis to its design staff. SENDING PACESETTERS ITEMS: Please send your announcements to [email protected].
Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt elects Jason Hall shareholder
ACCOUNTING Jason Hall recently was elected a shareholder in Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt PC. He has been with the firm since 2000. He provides a variety of accounting, auditing, tax […]
Hart Crowser adds Julie Wilson
CONSULTING Hart Crowser recently added Julie Wilson to its Portland office as a senior associate environmental project manager. She will focus on environmental cleanup, water quality and stormwater permitting/ management […]
Myhre Group adds Aman, Palmer
ARCHITECTURE Myhre Group Architects recently added Kavahn Aman and Nathan Palmer to its architectural team. Aman, a Portland native, has 10 years of experience. He will serve as a job […]
HDJ Design group adds Paul Tomkins and Greg Flowers
SURVEYING HDJ Design Group, an engineering, planning, land survey and landscape architecture firm headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., recently opened an office in Walla Walla, Wash., to strengthen its expanding Tri-Cities […]
News
- Portland’s Centennial Mills on the verge of demolition
- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- 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
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- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
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