Interface Engineering hires Shaun P. Darragh
ENGINEERING Interface Engineering recently hired Shaun P. Darragh as its new senior lighting designer. He has more than 20 years of experience, and has won numerous awards for his work […]
GeoEngineers hires Jim Webster
ENGINEERING GeoEngineers Inc., a national earth science and technology company headquartered in Seattle, recently hired Jim Webster as a senior hydrologist. The firm also opened a new office in Pendleton. […]
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart adds five
LAW Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, a labor and employment law firm that represents management, recently added a group of lawyers from Littler Mendelson. Howard Rubin, Larry Amburgey, […]
Three Miller Nash attorneys selected to serve on boards
LAW Three Miller Nash LLP attorneys recently were selected to serve on the boards of Portland-area organizations. James Walker was elected to the Albertina Kerr Center board of directors, Jovita […]
Walsh Construction Co. adds Hunter Rains
CONSTRUCTION Walsh Construction Co. recently added Hunter Rains as an assistant superintendent to serve the company’s Oregon regional operations. He has 13 years of construction industry experience. His duties include […]
HomeStreet Bank hires five
FINANCE HomeStreet Bank recently hired five people to serve branches in Oregon and Washington. Matt Bader is a loan officer at the Vancouver (Wash.) Market Direct location. He has more […]
Jones Lang LaSalle promotes Kristin Hammond
REAL ESTATE Jones Lang LaSalle recently promoted Kristin Hammond to vice president of its Portland operations. SENDING PACESETTERS ITEMS: Please send your announcements to [email protected].
Littler Mendelson promotes Jennifer A. Nelson
LAW Littler Mendelson PC recently promoted Jennifer A. Nelson to shareholder in the firm’s growing Portland office. She focuses on representing public and private employers on claims involving discrimination, harassment, […]
Charter mechanical promotes Jeff DeHaan, hires Pete Lowry and Mark Daskalos
CONSTRUCTION Jeff DeHaan is now vice president of Charter Mechanical Contractors. He has been a member of the Charter management team since 2006 and has more than 30 years of […]
Market Contractors adds Greg Gray
CONSTRUCTION Market Contractors, a national general contractor, recently added Greg Gray as creative director of design. He will direct the creative vision of the design department in developing new services, […]
Lane Powell’s Pinkstaff elected to CASA board of directors
LAW Lane Powell Counsel to the Firm John C. Pinkstaff recently was elected to serve as president of the board of directors of Court Appointed Special Advocates for Clackamas County. […]
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- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
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