Scope, cost grow for project at PDX
The Parking Additions and Consolidated Rental Car (PACR) project is now expected to cost $282 million, up from $246 million as conceived originally.
More airport work opportunities on tap
Mechanical, electrical and demolition packages for the $1.5 billion main terminal project at PDX are expected to arrive later this year.
Massive structure beginning to take shape
Portland International Airport’s new Parking Addition and Consolidated Rental Car facility is gaining steel elements.
A green concrete option arrives in Portland
Advanced technology is being used to replace cement with processed carbon dioxide for a cost-neutral alternative.
Working in a state of flux
A subcontractor's employee who was working on a project at Intel's Hillsboro campus recently tested positive for COVID-19. Now many industry stakeholders are taking measures to protect their workers.
Complex transportation improvements advancing at PDX
A critical project under way at Portland International Airport will add a new six-story, 2,400-space parking garage, a four-story office building with an on-site car rental facility and a new exit plaza.
Retrofitted, resilient, and ready to roll
A major seismic retrofit was recently completed at a Washington County's Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building.
Officials welcome new county health building
Multnomah County's new health department headquarters building is now open in Old Town Chinatown.
VIDEO: County carries out seismic work
Washington County is currently carrying out a $30 million seismic retrofit and renovation of its Charles Cameron Public Services Building in downtown Hillsboro
PHOTOS: Washington County gets seismic
Washington County and general contractor J.E. Dunn Construction are currently carrying out a $30 million seismic retrofit and renovation of the county’s Charles Cameron Public Services Building in downtown Hillsboro. […]
Photos: Multnomah County project progresses
An update on the Multnomah County Health Department project under way in Old Town Chinatown
County breaks ground on $93 million health building
The Gladys McCoy Building, which has been a decade in the making, will provide a much-needed upgrade from the Multnomah County Health Department's current downtown facility.
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
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