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Commercial building and facility permits for July 26, 2021
A $17.4 million new construction permit was issued for a material handling conveyor system on a property in North Portland.
Commercial building and facility permits for July 19, 2021
A $1.6 million permit has been issued for 7215 S.W. Garden Home Road, Portland. Plans call for a fa莽ade renovation that will include a new storefront and a new metal roof. The addition is for a trash enclosure.
Commercial building and facility permits for July 13, 2021
Approved permit plans for 610 N.W. 18th Ave., Portland, call for the renovation, adaptive re-use and a BPON seismic upgrade of the three-story unreinforced masonry at the Buck-Prager building.
Commercial building and facility permits for July 7, 2021
A $15,607,613 new construction permit is under inspection for a five-story, 166-unit residential building at 4225 S.E. Milwaukie Ave., Portland.
Portland’s BDS seeking $4.5 million software upgrade
The Portland City Council on Thursday authorized the Bureau of Development Services to pursue a five-year contract with a software vendor to upgrade the city's permit-tracking software.
A chat with BDS’ new director
Longtime city employee Rebecca Esau recently spoke with the 91视频 about permit processing times, staffing challenges, inclusionary housing and more.
Commercial building permits for Aug. 15, 2016
A look at what's on the rise in Portland.
Portland permit center’s hours being reduced
The Portland Bureau of Development Services starting this week will close its Permit Center at noon on Thursdays, likely until at least March 2015.
Multifamily party still raging
Permits are being issued for thousands of apartment units in the Portland area. But when will the boom end?
Beaverton permit department improving in contractor outreach, study finds
A new survey conducted by Trudy Cooper & Associates has found that the city of Beaverton鈥檚 Community Development Department is improving its communication with developers and contractors.
Oregon bill would speed permits past environmental review, critics say
An Oregon bill that would expedite the permitting process for certain industrial lands is heading to the Senate. Developers champion the bill, but environmentalists say it will allow industry to skirt the public process.
DEQ streamlining permits for Oregon geothermal
Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality is revising a general permit that will make development of geothermal power easier within the state. The state hasn't updated its permitting for geothermal since the 1970s.
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- 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
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- 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
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