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Design team selected for riverfront path project
Mayer/Reed will partner with Norwegian firm Snohetta and Canadian firm DIALOG to design a public path running through the former Blue Heron Paper Co. mill site in Oregon City.
Finalists named for riverfront path design
Three teams are still in the running to design a public path through the former Blue Heron Paper Co. mill site in Oregon City.
PGE preparing for $9.3M office building renovation
Portland General Electric is planning to renovate and seismically upgrade a Portland office building so that it can provide customers with better service during emergent situations and employees with an improved work environment.
Design team sought for riverwalk project
Metro is seeking a team to complete schematic design for a planned public path through the former Blue Heron Paper Co. site in Oregon City.
The challenges of adaptive reuse
Developers are tackling new challenges converting existing buildings into creative, flexible office spaces.
Agreements for Willamette Falls riverwalk approved
The owner of the former Blue Heron Paper Co. site in Oregon City and Portland General Electric officials have signed agreements with Metro that will allow the construction of a public path through their adjoining properties.
Creative office space, the Viewpoint way
When Viewpoint Construction Software's top executives heard Portland General Electric was considering plans to demolish the Hawthorne Building on Water Avenue three years ago, they took note.
Big energy project proposed for Troutdale industrial site
The Port of Portland is feeling fortunate: A proposed development of two natural gas plants may be ideal for a 38.4-acre lot the port owns at the Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park.
Oregon struggles with utilities鈥� place in electric vehicle industry
Oregon is often cited as a national leader in the electric vehicle industry, but even at the front of the pack, questions loom about the role that utilities should play as the industry grows and more charging stations connect to the grid.
Sierra Club: Boardman must close sooner
Not all environmentalist groups agree with a new Portland General Electric proposal to shut down its coal-fired Boardman plant by 2020. The new proposal seeks to shut the plant down 20 years earlier than previously planned, but at least one group wants the plant shut down sooner.
PGE charged with Clean Air Act violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims Portland General Electric's coal-fired plant in Boardman has been operating with inadequate pollution controls for more than a decade.
Oregon utilities to start feed-in tariff programs
Portland General Electric and Pacific Power next month will begin their feed-in tariff pilot programs for solar photovoltaic panels.
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
