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Jan 28, 2010

A watershed moment

Portland’s got a thing for water, and I’m not just talking about rain. Look at the Big Pipe project. Or the kayakers that paddle the local rivers. Or the effort […]

Jan 28, 2010

Marion County issues proposal results for Courthouse Square

Marion County has issued results for the Request for Proposals for Courthouse Square Design Services. The County received four responses for the RFP. Proposals were received from DLR Group - Seattle, Pivot Architecture - Eugene, SERA Architecture - Portland, and Western Architectural - Portland.

Jan 27, 2010

Rainy days and special session Mondays

Pro and con groups were still sharing their opinions about the passage of tax-increase measures 66 and 67 when Oregon’s next hackle-raising money matter poked its head above the horizon […]

Jan 26, 2010

FTA yanks project’s stimulus money

The Federal Transit Administration spent the better part of last year doling out money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to projects around the country. Now, one of those […]

Jan 26, 2010

Clean water services cancels traffic control services bid

The Clean Water Services District has issued a notice of cancellation for the Invitation to Bid for Traffic Control Services that was advertised in the 91ÊÓÆµ on December 22, 2009.

Jan 26, 2010

Senate considers $80B stimulus

The Senate is considering an $80 billion job-stimulus bill in the days before President Obama’s State of the Union address, in which he is expected to talk about jobs. This comes […]

Jan 25, 2010

Tracking Oregon’s stimulus tracker

UPDATE 3:26 p.m., 1/26/2010: Oregon’s done a better than average job in improving the information it provides on its Web site for tracking federal stimulus projects, according to nonprofit Good […]

Jan 25, 2010

City of Silverton cancels request for proposals for downtown lighting plan

The City of Silverton has issued a cancellation notice for the RFP: Downtown Lighting Plan...

Jan 18, 2010

Helping hands for Haiti

What's your company doing to help victims of last week's earthquake? Whether it's donations or relief efforts, share your news with 91ÊÓÆµ readers.

Jan 18, 2010

Top Secret: Culvert project

Shh! If you end up bidding on the Water Bureau's Walker Creek Culvert Project, you better keep the information to yourself. The project, which will construct a fish friendly culvert from Walker Creek to allow migration in and out of Bull Run Reservoir, requires all bidders to fill out a confidentially form.

Jan 14, 2010

Getting scooped while getting the scoop

Engineers love to torture journalists. They don’t mean to do this. They probably don’t even realize they’re doing it. It’s just the nature of their industry. Last night at the […]

Jan 11, 2010

Starling poop – dangerous?

ODOT starts its battle against starlings today on the Interstate Bridge. Starlings in the tens of thousands leave poop all over the bridge - and the motorists and pedestrians who use it. We know starling poop is gross and bacteria-laden, but could it also be dangerous?



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