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Safety award winners named by AGC’s Oregon-Columbia chapter
The Associated General Contractors鈥� Oregon-Columbia chapter is honoring eight people for their work improving safety.
Free safety training available for highway workers
The Oregon-Columbia chapter of Associated General Contractors is offering free safety courses for managers and other officials of companies that work around highways.
Seminars to focus on state sick-leave law
To help construction companies adjust to Oregon鈥檚 new paid sick leave law, Associated General Contractors is offering two lawyer-led technical assistance seminars.
Builders’ machines still being targeted
Health officials and environmental advocates are continuing to fight pollution caused by diesel-powered construction equipment.
National AGC honors OSU chapter with award
The Associated General Contractors鈥� Oregon State University chapter took second place in the national AGC鈥檚 Outstanding Student Chapter contest.
Oregon OSHA awards grant money to three groups
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division recently awarded three entities grants totaling $89,000 for development of workplace safety and health education programs.
‘A long, strange trip’ to project success in Haiti
Construction of the REvive Jacmel medical center in Jacmel, Haiti, is expected to finish in about three months.
New sick leave law has some folks feeling ill
The construction industry and other interests are worried about enforcement of the new paid sick leave law.
Transportation contractors face long road
With few major road projects moving ahead in Oregon, some firms are looking elsewhere for work.
Making construction a career, not ‘just a job’
A push is being made to increase the investment in career technical education in Oregon.
OP-ED: Jordan Cove project will transform community, industry
Jordan Cove, a proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal and storage facility to be located on the bay side of the North Spit of Coos Bay, Oregon, would redevelop and modernize of the Port of Coos Bay鈥檚 infrastructure and provide the cornerstone for renewed economic development in an area that has suffered recession for decades.
OP-ED: No transportation bill: a failure of vision, leadership
Mike Salsgiver, executive director of the Oregon-Columbia chapter of Associated General Contractors, takes the Oregon Legislature to task for its failure to pass a transportation bill to help pay for road projects in the state.
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
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
