Capitalizing on an underground river
Characteristics of a Junction City project site allowed installation of a geothermal heat exchange system.
Green homebuilders honored by Earth Advantage
Hammer & Hand was named Custom Builder of the Year by Earth Advantage on Tuesday in part for building the energy-efficient Karuna House in the Yamhill Valley.
Design-build project zooming ahead
An 85,000-square-foot former auto dealership is becoming a modern automotive museum.
Yorke & Curtis adds Cooper Denson
CONSTRUCTION Yorke & Curtis recently added Cooper Denson as a project superintendent in its Portland office. SENDING?91ÊÓÆµ?PEOPLE?ITEMS: Please send your announcements to [email protected].
Yorke & Curtis adds Phillip Shuart
CONSTRUCTION Yorke & Curtis recently added Phillip Shuart as a project manager in its Portland office. SENDING?91ÊÓÆµ?PEOPLE?ITEMS: Please send your announcements to [email protected].
Accelerated bridge project saving time and money
Replacement of the U.S. 26 West Humbug Creek Bridge east of Seaside would normally require at least six months, but a pair of contractors will get it done in fewer than two.
One North: a collaborative effort
Three buildings rising in North Portland will share multiple systems and a public courtyard.
Oregon Tradeswomen capitalizing on $647,748 grant
Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. and its partners are using federal grant money to recruit more women into apprenticeship programs, track their progress and retain them as part of the construction workforce.
Love, salvaged materials go into new facility
Building the Industrial Barre facility with roughly 95 percent repurposed materials truly became a labor of love for Joel Andersen, vice president of Andersen Construction.
Does anybody want to buy an old bridge?
The long, green, steel truss span of the old Sellwood Bridge, which is in the process of being replaced by a new bridge over the Willamette River, will become scrap metal if the county can't find a qualified buyer or someone to take it away,
BOLI announces fines for subcontractor on park project
Salem-based Green Thumb Landscaping and Maintenance Inc. has been fined $20,303 by the Bureau of Labor and Industries for a total of six violations, including an intentional failure to pay […]
Contractors wary about state’s proposed fuel standard
Construction industry braces for impact that state's proposed low carbon fuel standards might have on vehicles and equipment.
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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
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- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
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