Cliff Barnhart named managing partner of Stuntzner Engineering
ENGINEERING Cliff Barnhart recently was named managing partner at Stuntzner Engineering & Forestry, after a unanimous vote by the company’s five partners. The former managing partner, Eric Urstadt, resigned to […]
Multnomah Bar Association names new officers
LAW Multnomah Bar Association officers Richard J. Vangelisti, Dana L. Sullivan, Helen M. Hierschbiel and Gregory T. Moawad began one-year terms on July 1. Vangelisti, of Vangelisti Law Firm LLC, […]
Miller Nash’s Eckert elected to Literary Arts’ board of directors
LAW Miller Nash partner Marie Eckert recently was elected to the board of directors for Literary Arts. She will help manage the nonprofit organization and advance its goals to support […]
Parametrix hires Derik Vowels
ENGINEERING Parametrix recently hired Derik Vowels as water solutions division manager in the firm’s Portland office. He has 15 years of technical experience, with a focus on new business development, […]
Westlake hires Chris Heliotes
ENGINEERING Westlake Consultants, a Tigard-based firm, recently hired Chris Heliotes as a project manager. He previously spent nine years in Nevada developing and managing 3-D scanning for a large, multidiscipline […]
Fabik joins WHPacific
ENGINEERING Ian Fabik recently joined WHPacific Inc.’s Portland office as a project manager. He is a Portland native, and is working toward earning a master of science in civil engineering […]
WRK hires Ben Schlachter
ENGINEERING WRK Engineers recently hired Ben Schlachter as structural designer. He has experience as a construction management intern, and has served as a teacher’s assistant while pursuing a master’s in […]
Skout Natural Foods hires Engle, Steinkamp
BUSINESS Skout Natural Foods, a family-owned, all-natural foods company based in Portland, recently hired Craig Engle as business development manager and Robert Steinkamp as customer service and sales representative. Engle […]
Perkins and Co promotes Sterne, Monaghan
ACCOUNTING Perkins & Co, Portland’s largest locally owned public accounting firm, recently promoted Susan Sterne and Daniel Monaghan to shareholder. Both joined the firm in 1999, and serve core clients: […]
Oregon Windermere offices add 10 brokers
REAL ESTATE Windermere Peninsula Realty Group recently added Katarina Braaten, Renee Espinosa, Brandon Guild and Will Wong as brokers in its Portland-North office. Windermere/Cronin & Caplan Realty Group Inc. recently […]
NBS Multifamily Management adds Frances Leverenz
REAL ESTATE Frances Leverenz recently joined NBS Multifamily Management as a regional manager. She has more than 20 years of experience in all levels of property management, and expertise in […]
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt’s Maffei and Waldron receive award
LAW Laura Maffei and Jay Waldron, shareholders in the Portland office of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, recently were honored by the Northwest Pulp and Paper Association for providing more than […]
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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- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
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