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Photos: PNCA unveils new digs
Students are settling into the newest addition to the downtown Portland campus of the Pacific Northwest College of Arts.
Hotel project team secures building permit
The city of Portland has granted a building permit for a proposed South Waterfront District hotel years in the planning process.
Photos: Crews tackling Pearl West subgrade work
Construction crews are busy doing subgrade work on the Pearl West office building at Northwest 14th Avenue and Irving Street in Portland. 聽Howard S. Wright is the project’s general contractor; […]
Photos: New entrance for PCC Sylvania building
A new entrance is being installed on the Amo DeBernardis College Center building at Portland Community College‘s Sylvania Campus in Southwest Portland. Inclined wooden trusses that will support glass panels […]
Sarah Thorson, Special Projects Group Manager, Howard S. Wright
In just seven years at Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Company, Sarah Thorson’s career has advanced by leaps and bounds. She began with the firm in 2007 as project […]
Finding ways to work together
Four contiguous University of Oregon projects are presenting logistical challenges in Eugene.
Diving into the unknown
The team renovating the 95-year-old 511 Federal Building is uncovering formerly hidden elements.
Photos: Demolition under way in Northeast Portland
Crews with LOI Environmental & Demolition Services are in the process of demolishing a Northeast Glisan Street building in preparation for the construction of guest housing for Providence Portland Medical […]
Contractor鈥檚 diversity champion lauded by SBA chapter
Last month the Small Business Administration's Portland office named Rhonnda Parsons Edmiston of Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Co. a 2014 Oregon Small Business Champion.
First Place Private Buildings: One Community Health
SUBMITTED?BY: HOWARD?S. WRIGHT & SCOTT | EDWARDS ARCHITECTURE One Community Health Clinic has provided primary medical, dental and behavioral health care to low-income residents in The Dalles community since 1986.聽 […]
Third Place Public Buildings: Forest Grove High School
SUBMITTED?BY: HOWARD S. WRIGHT A significant reconstruction of a high school isn’t that unusual of an undertaking for a construction company. Being asked to perform that work while classes are […]
First Place Renovation: Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Building
SUBMITTED?BY: HOWARD S. WRIGHT Even before the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building was named one of the country’s top 10 examples of sustainable design by the American Institute of Architects’ […]
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
