Otak Inc. hires Charguala as graphic designer
Otak Inc. has hired Marissa Charguala as a graphic designer in its Kirkland, Wash., office. Charguala’s graphic design experience includes designing tour boards for the American Institute of Architects Green […]
Waterleaf Architecture hires new project manager
Waterleaf Architecture has hired project manager Gustaf Kamp. Kamp has 12 years of architectural planning, design and construction experience. He specializes in emergency service projects, including fire and rescue work. […]
Foty hired as preservation architect
Architectural Resources Group has hired Maya Foty as a preservation architect in its Portland office. Foty has 10 years of experience in historic preservation architecture, and has worked on projects […]
Cooper and Kong appointed to Pro Bono committee
Associates Abra Cooper and Connie Kong of Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt’s Portland office have been appointed to the Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Pro Bono Committee, which works to […]
BergerABAM engineers pass LEED AP exam
Four civil engineers and one structural engineer at BergerABAM have passed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional exam. Troy Kent has more than 20 years of experience, […]
Class III graduates from Latino Leadership Program
Class III participants have graduated from the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber’s Latino Leadership Program, which works to identify Latino leaders in the public and private sectors, develop their leadership skills, and […]
Barendrick moves to NBS’s Portland office
Real estate broker Gina Barendrick of Norris, Beggs & Simpson has moved from the company’s Vancouver, Wash., office to its Portland office. Barendrick specializes in retail real estate and has […]
Lane Powell hires Van’t Hof as shareholder
Lane Powell has hired David Van’t Hof as a shareholder in its sustainability and climate change practice group, where he will focus on sustainability, renewable energy and green building. Van’t […]
ACEC announces 2009-2010 board of directors
Gayle D. Harley has been elected president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon. ACEC Oregon also has announced its board of directors for 2009-2010, including president-elect Troy […]
Garvey Schubert Barer hires Studebaker as of counsel
Garvey Schubert Barer has hired Emily R. Studebaker as of counsel in its Seattle office. Studebaker’s practice focuses on health care, counseling physician groups and ambulatory surgery centers on regulatory […]
Bush appointed to CARES Northwest resource board
Stephen Bush, an associate with Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt, has been appointed to the resource board of CARES Northwest, a community medical program for assessment, treatment and prevention of child […]
Neil Kelly Co. hires Chad Ruhoff as sales consultant
Neil Kelly Co. has hired Chad Ruhoff as a sales consultant in its Handyman Home Repair and Home Performance division, where he will focus on home repairs, energy efficiency and […]
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- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
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- 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
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