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Designers, engineers hired for Beaverton school project
The Beaverton School District has hired firms to handle design and engineering for a $109 million project to construct a new high school.
Finalists named for potential $35 million project
Two firms remain in the hunt to serve as construction manager-general contractor for the $35 million Beaverton public safety center project, which is subject to voters鈥� approval on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Summer school work under way in Beaverton
The Beaverton School District's $680 million capital improvement bond, approved in May, is spurring projects.
Honing the craft of creating connections
A recent event hosted by the Oregon chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services offered insight into the art of forming and maintaining professional relationships to potentially gain business in the future.
Senior adviser leaving Metro to join Beaverton city staff
Metro Senior Development Adviser Cheryl Twete on May 12 will step into a new role as Beaverton's community development director.
Beaverton鈥檚 enterprise zone gets first bite
Beaverton鈥檚 newly created enterprise zone is starting to payoff. This week, the city approved its first enterprise zone application. The request came from Vernier Software & Technology, a Beaverton-based manufacturer of school-oriented scientific software, which plans to invest $2.8 million to expand its current facility at 13979 S.W. Millikan Way.
Beaverton plans to develop urban growth boundary expansion
Beaverton city planners in the next couple of months will begin laying out a road map for future development of an urban growth boundary expansion, and developers, private landowners and the Beaverton school district are already hoping to make good use of the soil.
Beaverton to add enterprise zone to buffet of development incentives
Beaverton received approval from the state to implement its own enterprise zone. The area consists of six chunks 鈥� including all of the city鈥檚 available industrial land 鈥� along Oregon Route 217. The zone provides 100 percent property tax abatement to eligible businesses on new development for a three- to five-year period.
Beaverton can handle more sewage after project completion
Residents of one Beaverton neighborhood can sleep more soundly tonight knowing that the city's sewer system now has the capacity to accommodate them.
Beaverton moves forward with downtown redevelopment plans
A request for proposals has gone out for the $2.5 million Creekside District Master Plan, which could add multiple affordable housing units, parks and business structures to the area between Canyon Road and Beaverton Creek.
Beaverton 440-unit apartment complex purchased for $35.5M
Holland Partners Group has acquired a 440-unit, garden-style apartment complex in Beaverton for $26.6 million.
Strong suburban multifamily market lures developers to Beaverton
Two Beaverton-based developers are looking to build sizeable multifamily developments in the northwest corner of Beaverton, continuing a growing trend by developers to build in jobs-strong suburban communities.
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
