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Aug 3, 2011

Pipe ruptures in Northeast Portland, dry wells not draining

The city of Portland's 100-plus-year-old system of water pipes turned into a problem child this morning when a section near Northeast 67th Avenue broke, spilling water into the streets and filling the basements of several houses in the area.

Aug 2, 2011

Debt deal reached, but construction will suffer

They did it. The talking heads in Washington finally did it. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted in favor of $1 trillion spending cuts in the next 10 years and raising the debt ceiling, just hours before their deadline.

Jul 28, 2011

Development group supports minor league baseball in the ‘Couve

While key decision makers seem to be divided in Vancouver, Wash. 鈥� and Clark County 鈥� over whether to build a stadium to support minor league baseball, one local economic development group doesn鈥檛 see a downside.

Jul 28, 2011

Goodbye, Dirty Duck

In February of last year, Portland City Council approved the demolition of the Kiernan Building, also known as the former home of the Dirty Duck Tavern. This month, Portland will bid farewell to the building.

Jul 27, 2011

China’s high-speed rail crash highlights political, engineering flaws

Looking back on this weekend's tragic train crash near Wenzhou, China that left at least of 35 dead, I can't help but think that despite the autocratic fanfare that has fueled so much investment in green energy and public infrastructure development in China, not all that glitters is gold.

Jul 25, 2011

FAA shutdown won鈥檛 affect Port of Portland projects

Airport construction projects around the country have been put on hold this week after Congress failed to pass a new funding reauthorization for the Federal Aviation Administration before it expired. However, projects in the Port of Portland will not be affected.

Jul 21, 2011

Mother of all cranes going up at Intel site

Earlier this month, 200 semi-trailer trucks hauled in the various pieces of the Lampson Transi-Life LTL 2600, or to those not in the know, the largest land-based mobile crane in the world. Workers have since been putting the crane together, a process that takes about 28 days.

Jul 19, 2011

June sees higher than expected housing construction

Despite job losses in the construction sector that will likely take some time to fill in, the U.S. Commerce Department announced some positive news today. According to MarketWatch, estimates for June national housing starts show a 14.6 percent increase to a seasonally adjusted rate of 629,000, the highest national level since the beginning of the year.

Jul 18, 2011

Tour reveals the sad state of one of Portland’s oldest buildings

After languishing as an electronics store for decades, the Hallock & McMillan building is being restored to reflect its original appearance, including cast-iron arches on the entrance facing Naito Parkway. So far, the building has been stripped down to its shell, revealing some of the original brick and cast-iron and leaving the space looking very raw during last week鈥檚 well-attended hard ha[...]

Jul 18, 2011

No really, you don’t want to swim in the Willamette

You don鈥檛 have to have a sketchy mustache and nasty hair to jump into the Willamette River (see below video). But, if you do go in the river, you just may get as dirty. For all you hip folks thinking of jumping into the river on July 31 for The Big Float, be warned; you may be jumping in a river of excrement.

Jul 14, 2011

School soccer field kicks off construction with a fat check from Timbers, Adidas

A new soccer field at the Chapman School in Northwest Portland had its groundbreaking on Wednesday, and representatives from the Portland Timbers, Adidas and the city of Portland were there to hand over a $40,000 check.

Jul 12, 2011

Union reps can’t mosey onto construction sites, school board says

The North Clackamas School District board of directors shot down a policy pitched by board member and passionate pro-union advocate Sam Gillispie that would allow union representatives access to school construction sites. The representatives would be allowed to question workers on site to make sure they鈥檙e being paid the state-mandated prevailing wage.



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