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TopProjects: Portland Community College Downtown Center submitted by Fortis Construction
With less than nine months in the project schedule, a project team led by Portland's Fortis Construction Inc. rehabilitated an historic building into a new home for Portland Community College that consolidated its administrative functions and several of its programs in the heart of downtown.
TopProjects: Mercy Corps Internation Headquarters submitted by Walsh Construction
It's perhaps an understatement to say that Mercy Corps' new headquarters opened last summer with much fanfare. Bhavna Kumar, project manager for Portland's Walsh Construction Co., recalls giving more tours during its construction than any other project she's done. And since its completion, the building has garnered its share of national attention.
TopProjects: Bellview Elementary School submitted by Adroit Construction Company
With less than a year to get the work done, Ashland's Adroit Construction Company led the restoration of a 1910 schoolhouse and built a 45,000-square-foot addition to create a modern elementary school.
TopProjects: University of Portland Shiley Hall submitted by Turner Construction
Shiley Hall's renovation and addition project not only improved the learning environment for engineering students at the University of Portland; it became a learning lab for the students as well.
TopProjects: Salem Hospital tower submitted by Turner Construction
It's been just over a year since Salem Hospital's new patient tower opened, and the anniversary served as validation that the decisions made during the project were the right ones, said Cindy Wagner, director of facilities and environment for Salem Health.
TopProjects: Adventist Medical Center expansion and renovation submitted by Andersen Construction
Adventist Medical Center's 361,500-square-foot expansion and renovation, which nearly doubled the size of its campus, included a patient tower, parking structure, physical plant addition, emergency department renovation and extensive infrastructure upgrades.
TopProjects: OHSU Kohler Pavilion submitted by Andersen Construction
A fast-track schedule for a total build out of the top two floors of the 14-story Kohler Pavilion required that Oregon Health & Science University, general contractor Andersen Construction and PKA Architects bypass the traditional public bid process.
TopProjects: Ziba World Headquarters submitted by Holst Architecture
Holst Architecture's goal in creating a new home for Portland-based Ziba Design was to provide a space that reflected Ziba's unique attention to detail and specialized way of doing its own design work, according to Cassidy Bolger, Holst's project manager.
TopProjects: Riva on the Park submitted by Walsh Construction
Trammell Crow Residential was ready to move full steam ahead on its South Waterfront apartment tower when the city of Portland froze tax abatements that previously had been available for such projects.
TopProjects: Salvation Army Kroc Center submitted by LCG Pence Construction
Jason Terry, project manager for LCG Pence Construction, has lived in Eugene, Corvallis and Portland, each of which boasts at least one major community center. When he moved to Salem about seven years ago, he realized it was the one city he had lived in that really didn't have such an amenity.
TopProjects: Interstate 5 Weaver bundle 306 submitted by Hamilton Construction Company
In an effort to avoid disrupting heavy truck traffic between California, and Portland and Seattle, the Oregon Department of Transportation shortened the Interstate 5 Weaver Bundle project from three years to just one. The accelerated schedule was one of several challenges facing the project team led by Springfield's Hamilton Construction Co. as it replaced seven aging, load-restricted structures w[...]
TopProjects: Chemeketa Community College for Business & Industry submitted by JE Dunn Construction
This new 53,372-square-foot instructional facility includes classrooms, computer labs, a presentation room, a small food services facility, office space and space for lease to tenants outside the college.
News
- $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
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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
- 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
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
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