Andersen Construction wins Clackamas hospital job
Andersen Construction has won the contract to build a new hospital tower at Kaiser Permanente’s Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas.
Housing Is Health: three critical projects under way
Three Central City Concern mixed-use projects now under way in Portland may not be dazzling examples of engineering or construction, but they’re already making an impression.
Center for Architecture exhibit looks at health
Many factors influence design, but a new exhibit at the Center for Architecture is focused on the one considering health and fitness.
Mental health clinic project may get help from city
The Portland City Council this week will consider whether to appropriate money – no more than $500,000 – to help build a walk-in mental health clinic in Northeast Portland.
Vancouver office building sells for $5.2 million
A Seattle-based community health organization has purchased an office building in Vancouver, Washington. Sea Mar Community Health Centers bought for nearly $5.2 million the three-story, 22,500-square-foot University Plaza property, at […]
Kaiser Permanente finds new use for Gateway big-box store
A project to renovate a former Circuit City building in Portland's Gateway area into a medical office for Kaiser Permanente is expected to cost between $10 million and $12 million.
Kaiser hospital under construction hits legal snag in quest for LEED
The Westside Medical Center, a Kaiser Permanente complex under construction in Hillsboro, is on track to be certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold, but when an installed insulation material was declared illegal in Oregon, the company paid approximately $500,000 to have most of it removed.
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- 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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