Innovative system helping identify landslide risks
Minimizing the dangers posed by landslides to people, roads, utilities and rail lines will likely become easier and cheaper thanks to the work of professors at Portland State University and Oregon State University.
Advancing the ODOT blocks
Industry professionals question Portland State University students’ ideas for developing vacant parcels in Southeast Portland.
Photos: PSU’s Karl Miller Center open for business
Portland State University has opened the Karl Miller Center, the modern new home of the university’s School of Business.
OSU engineering students working on ‘Hydrone’
Three Oregon State University students are close to finding a practical agricultural application for an emerging technology already at work in the building industry.
Bringing ‘a bit more international flair’
Michael Kocher, Behnisch Architekten project leader for the School of Business building at Portland State University, recently answered questions from the 91ÊÓÆµ.
Willing to possibly pay a hefty price
For many project owners, addressing risks of natural disasters isn’t the top priority – and sometimes it stings.
Walnut Park property eyed for mixed-use project
Multnomah County is considering options for a full-block redevelopment of property it owns at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Killingsworth Street.
Eclipse 2017: While businesses see dollar signs, scientists see learning opportunity
Organizations and businesses across Oregon are expecting to cash in on the eclipse, from holding special events to filling every available hotel room and campsite. But for scientists and engineers, the eclipse is a rare opportunity for study.
Photos: Getting down to business at Portland State University
Portland State University will officially open the Karl Miller Center, its updated business school building, next month.
Renovation of PSU’s Neuberger Hall gets green light
One design team showed Thursday how an early request for advice from the Portland Design Commission can help a project sail through its eventual review hearing.
The little design firm that could
When Portland State University's Peter Stott Center renovation and expansion posed big challenges, Woofter Architecture persevered.
Designs unveiled for remodel of PSU hall
Neuberger Hall will be fully modernized, as well as seismically strengthened and cleared of hazardous materials.
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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- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
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