Walker Macy preparing to expand into Seattle
Portland-based landscape architecture and planning firm Walker Macy will soon open a Seattle office.
MulvannyG2 Architecture to close Portland office
Global design company MulvannyG2 Architecture is preparing to close its office in downtown Portland at the end of June.
Seattle-based contractor opens Hillsboro office
McKinstry, a Seattle-based mechanical-electrical contractor that has operated an office in Portland since 1969, recently opened a 10,000-square-foot facility on Northwest Evergreen Parkway.
University of Washington building uses bio-PCMs to save energy
The University of Washington’s newly opened Molecular Engineering and Sciences Building in Seattle has an interesting molecular makeup all its own: parts of the structure can cool and heat themselves without power.
Gerding Edlen plans new 120-unit apartment building in downtown Seattle
At least that’s the story with Gerding Edlen Development’s newest acquisition. The company recently purchased a 15,400-square-foot office building in downtown Seattle for $5.5 million.
Big tunnel project in Seattle is definitely going to happen
Seattle’s populace voted on Tuesday to fund a $2 billion, 1.7-mile, 56-foot-wide highway tunnel that will replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct near the Puget Sound.
Bid for bridge in Seattle $160M less than budget
Washington-based construction firm Kiewit-General-Manson proposed a low bid last Wednesday to replace the aging state route 520 bridge in Seattle.
Opponents hope next month’s vote will stop Seattle tunnel project
Opponents of Seattle‘s $2 billion highway tunnel project are hoping enough people vote ‘no’ on an Aug. 16 referendum that politicians will rethink the project. The entire project, which entails […]
Construction for Seattle floating bridge hits milestone
Crews in Aberdeen, Wash., on Friday completed part of a $4.65 billion project to revamp part of State Route 520, which includes replacement of a floating bridge over Lake Washington.
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- 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
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