Adre
With inherent risk and the need for substantial up-front capital, real estate development is not for the faint of heart. Yet Adre founder Anyeley Hallov谩, a Black woman, has tackled […]
Sellwood Medical Clinic
Sellwood Medical Clinic is a family medicine and pediatric care practice with four locations in the Portland-metro area. After 21 years, the 100 percent women-owned business now has 44 employees. […]
Ink Built Architecture LLC
Since being founded in 2017, Ink Built Architecture has created more than 500 housing units in the Pacific Northwest. Last year, the nine-person firm鈥檚 revenue was $1.14 million. Co-owners Melynda […]
ACMS Northwest
Eleven years ago, ACMS Northwest joined the building industry. Now the Oregon-based company has 53 employees. Revenue totaled $5.8 million in 2023. ACMS Northwest is a women-owned, minority-owned construction management, […]
RJS Construction Inc.
After 34 years in business, RJS Construction is thriving. The woman-owned, Native American-owned small business is a full-service general contractor based in Yakima, Washington, but with an office in Vancouver […]
CIDA Architects & Engineers
For CIDA, the firm says, being women-owned is not only about certification but also 鈥渁bout valuing each team member for who they are.鈥 CIDA, with Jennifer Beattie as president, has […]
Stuart Collective
Portland-based Stuart Collective is a 100 percent women-owned public affairs and strategic communications firm. Its founder, Kathleen Stuart, says her role is personally fulfilling but with recognition that she鈥檚 setting […]
Mayer/Reed Inc.
Mayer/Reed, an interdisciplinary design studio based in Portland, has operated for 47 years. Kathy Fry represents the firm鈥檚 second generation of woman ownership. 鈥淧ersonally, it means leading with integrity, empathy […]
PointNorth Consulting
Lisa Keohokalole Schauer launched PointNorth Consulting as a woman-owned, minority-owned business in 2018. It has offices in Vancouver, Washington, and Tacoma. The company now has 22 employees and in 2023 […]
Northwest Watersheds LLC
Northwest Watersheds is a civil engineering firm focused on protecting and restoring streams by planning and designing stormwater projects, stream restoration, and fish passable culverts. Since starting five years ago, […]
ABD Engineering & Design Inc.
Even after 23 years in business, the leaders of ABD Engineering & Design acknowledge that sustaining confidence is difficult amid feelings of imposter syndrome. 鈥淔acing many unfamiliar and complex scenarios […]
Highway Specialized Transport LLC
Kristine Kennedy says her first thought each day is about how to achieve success 鈥 and she defines that by the number of people she can serve and how she […]
News
- 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
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
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