Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from April 2008

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from April 2008

More money may come to Lents urban renewal area in Portland.
April 1, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf The Lents neighborhood has never been at the apex of development activity within the city, the Portland Development Commission concedes. But due to residential growth, along with growing concerns over a lack of business...

South Waterfront in Portland gets first apartments.
April 1, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker The South Waterfront's high-flying skyline is about to come closer to earth with the start of construction on the neighborhood's first apartment buildings. R&H Construction in June will begin work on the Matisse....

Something new under the sun for journeymen electricians in Oregon.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff As part of its regular training schedule, Local 280 of the National Electrical Contractors Association/International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers holds a class to teach journeymen electricians the fine points of...

College moves graduate school to Chinatown in Portland.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Following in the footsteps of the University of Oregon, the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine plans to house portions of its campus in Portland's Old Town/Chinatown area. The college, which offers advanced degrees...

Portland firm to design Missouri park entrance.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Local design firm GreenWorks has been chosen to design a three-acre plaza which will serve as the entrance to Jordan Valley Park, a 300-acre park in Springfield, Mo. Greenworks was chosen from 11 firms to design the...

Portland student's welding skills catch national eye.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Marcellus Angellford, a graduate student at the Oregon Institute of Technology's Portland campus, has won a national scholarship from the American Welding Society. Angellford received the $2,500...

Oregon City strip mall sells for $1.575M.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Mollala Avenue Retail Plaza, a 12,000-square-foot shopping strip mall in Oregon City, has been sold for $131 per square foot, for a total price of $1.575 million. At the time of the sale, the property had two tenants,...

Portland office of Perkowitz + Ruth promotes Jackson.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Perkowitz + Ruth Architects has promoted Scott D. Jackson to project director in its Portland office. Jackson joined P+R in 1999 and has 20 years of architectural experience. His projects include Cascade Station and...

Eugene architectural specifications consultant receives Distinguished Member status.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff The Construction Specifications Institute has selected Paul Edlund to receive Distinguished Member status. Edlund is an architectural specifications consultant in Eugene and has 50 years of experience. He founded...

Equilibrium Engineers in Portland hires Farrell.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Equilibrium Engineers LLC has hired JoMarie Farrell as an associate. Farrell has 14 years of experience in commercial, institutional and healthcare projects. She holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from...

Portland-based Allen Trust Co. hires Poveda.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Allen Trust Co. has hired Monica P. Poveda as an assistant portfolio manager. Poveda holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Science in business administration and...

Ticor Title Insurance hires Bushnell.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Ticor Title Insurance has hired Josh Bushnell as vice president and Portland operations manager. Bushnell previously worked at First American Title for 19 years in Seattle and Vancouver. He attended the University of...

Portland engineer earns LEED accreditation.
April 1, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson has announced that Mark Winder has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation for existing buildings. Winder is a manager of engineering services with NBS.

Construction college holds career week for high-school students from Oregon and Washington.
April 2, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker With his foot poised over the petal of a spot welder, Camas High School senior Tim Scott adjusts his safety glasses and aligns the seams on a metal box before stomping down on the pedal. His eyes light up as the...

Urban Land Institute brings office brains to community adviser position.
April 2, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf Susan Marcus doesn't fancy herself an academic. Her Ph.D says otherwise. But now, as the urban community adviser for the Oregon and Southwest Washington office of the Urban Land Institute, Marcus' educational pedigree...

Accident at Big Pipe project in Portland lands worker in hospital.
April 2, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker A worker on the East Side Big Pipe project suffered a broken collar bone and ribs Tuesday after a high-pressure slurry pipe broke loose from the tunnel wall and struck him during construction, according to the Portland...

Development charges rise in Clackamas County.
April 2, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Report Construction projects in unincorporated Clackamas County will soon face higher transportation development charges. A 6.6 percent increase in the one-time charges on new or expanding...

Oregon site picked as finalist in competition.
April 2, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Report A searchable online database designed to help businesses find shovel-ready sites in Oregon is one of 33 finalists in the running for the Stockholm Challenge Award, which recognizes outstanding...

GeoEngineers hires Costello as a principal in its Portland office.
April 2, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Report GeoEngineers has hired Ron Costello as a principal in its Portland office. Costello has 35 years of experience with environmental issues related to fishery and water-resource projects. He...

Neil Kelly Co. promotes White to manager of its Eugene operation.
April 2, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Report Neil Kelly Co. has promoted Matt White to manager of its Eugene operation. White has ten years of experience in designing remodels and additions, as well as bath and kitchen projects. He...

Union Bank of California hires Calhoun as sr. VP of its Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland offices.
April 2, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Report Union Bank of California has hired John Calhoun as senior vice president of its Seattle, Tacoma and Portland offices. Calhoun is also the regional director for the Pacific Northwest...

Bend-area golf resort to tee off with new developers.
April 3, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf Golf balls tend to fly farther in the high-desert air. But development capital still remains grounded. For Bend's Tetherow Golf Course and Club House, a shrinking development marketplace has forced the project's...

University of Oregon architecture class paves road to Street of Eames.
April 3, 2008... Byline: Nathalie Weinstein Although most people in the architecture community are familiar with the Street of Eames, the annual home tour that features some of Portland's most notable contemporary residences, what some may not know is that...

Pedestrian bridge voted down by City Council in Portland.
April 3, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff A proposal to reuse the old Sauvie Island Bridge as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Interstate-405 at Northwest Flanders has been voted down 3-2 by City Council. The emergency vote took place at Wednesday's City...

Portland Courtyard Housing Design Competition design on display at AIA.
April 3, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Winning designs from the Portland Courtyard Housing Design Competition will be on display at the American Institute of Architects' gallery beginning today. The month-long exhibit will kick off with a reception from...

InnoTech conference in Portland gets clean tech track.(Conference news)
April 3, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff A Clean Technology track has been added to the 2008 InnoTech Conference, which comes to the Oregon Convention Center April 16 and 17. The InnoTech conference is presented by the Software Association of Oregon and focuses...

ASPE meeting in Portland features TriMet project manager.
April 3, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff TriMet project development manager Dave Unsworth will attend a meeting of the American Society of Professional Estimators Columbia Pacific Chapter 54 on Tuesday, April 15, to discuss TriMet's plans for light-rail...

Portlander named U.S. Minority Small Business Champion of the Year.
April 3, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Jonath Colon Minority Small Business Champion of the Year. Coln is a business development coordinator for the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber and provides technical...

Neil Kelly in Bend promotes Donohue.
April 3, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Neil Kelly Design/Build Remodeling has promoted Kathleen Donohue to senior designer-consultant at its Bend showroom. Donohue worked as a senior designer in Neil Kelly's Portland showroom, managed the firm's...

Pinnacle Bank promotes six in Portland.
April 3, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Pinnacle Bank has promoted Anne Fosen to assistant vice president and compliance officer, Dianne Foster to vice president and customer service manager, Anne McGuire to assistant vice president and loan servicing manager,...

Commentary: AGC agenda must provide value.
April 3, 2008... Byline: Mike Salsgiver One of the great things about the construction industry is that it never stops moving. And since I joined the Oregon-Columbia Chapter of Associated General Contractors in February, I haven't stopped moving, either....

Metro audit underlines flaws in land-use compliance reviews.
April 4, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf Metro is falling short it its primary mission to manage regional growth, according to a recent audit. The report released last month by Metro's auditor states the regional government's land-use review process is...

Oregon Governor's new chief of staff plans to redistribute economic programs.
April 4, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker The Oregon Economic & Community Development Department is undergoing some big changes this year. Former deputy director Mike Salsgiver left the department in February to head up the Oregon-Columbia Chapter of the...

Oregon concrete experts to be honored at OCAPA banquet.
April 4, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff An important component of the building process, often unsung, will be honored at this year's Excellence in Concrete awards. Presented by the Oregon Concrete & Aggregate Producers Association and the Oregon Chapter of...

Portland's West Burnside renovation nearly complete.
April 4, 2008... Byline: Dan Carter The sewer repair and renovation project on West Burnside between Second and Ninth Avenues is nearly complete. The work for the City of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services is using pipe bursting to replace old...

Division Street property in Portland sold for $1.5 million.
April 4, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff The Reliable Parts Building on Southeast Division Street has been sold for $1.5 million. The sale of the 9,831 square-foot retail and warehouse property, located at 3103 S.E. Division St., was brokered by Clay Newton...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to set rules for reporting emissions.
April 4, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Tuesday released its proposed rules for reporting greenhouse gas emissions in the state. DEQ in 2009 will begin requiring air quality permit holders, which include...

Southern Oregon firm to renovate Ashland school.
April 4, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Grants Pass-based construction management firm Ausland Builders has been awarded a contract to renovate the library of Walker Elementary School in Ashland. The project is being performed for the Ashland School...

Commentary: Seven tips for avoiding costly retaliation claims.
April 4, 2008... Byline: Rich Meneghello Employers know the dilemma all too well - slackers and malcontents who have learned to use the threat of retaliation claims as a sword instead of a shield. Besides failing to perform their duties, these employees...

Portland-based PacificSource Health Plans promotes five.
April 4, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff PacificSource Health Plans has promoted Sujata Sanghvi to executive vice president and chief operations officer, Steven Marks to senior vice president and chief medical officer, Erick Doolen to senior vice president and...

Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation names board.
April 4, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff The Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation has named Henry Ashforth to its board of trustees. Other trustees named were Lynn C. Johnson, Stefan Kurschner, Bruce Korter, Susan Paulsell and James Snow. Ashforth is...

Windermere/Cronin & Caplan Realty Group hires three.
April 4, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Windermere/Cronin & Caplan Realty Group Inc. has hired Kay Harada-Ames, Mark Ames and Nancy Wheeler to its Lloyd Tower office. Harada-Ames was recently an owner, partner and consultant for Kay 'n Dave's Cantinas in...

Portland area's largest biodiesel co-op closes, spins off new alliance.
April 7, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker When the Portland area's largest biodiesel co-op shut down in December, its members questioned whether a community-based model of fuel production made sense. The GoBiodiesel co-op's supply of waste grease was...

Port of Portland hopes new crane will lift it out of slump.
April 7, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf They look like giant robotic Praying Mantis arms, but the Port of Portland says the latest post-Panamax container crane will work more like a mechanical weightlifter - flexing, lifting, loading and unloading products...

$425,000 given to seven Portland building projects.
April 7, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report Seven Portland building projects are slated to receive a total of $425,000 in grants from the Green Investment Fund, according to an announcement made last week by the city of Portland and Energy Trust of Oregon...

Bank recognized by Portland City Council for preserving housing portfolio.
April 7, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report Bank of the West was recognized by the Portland city council, Wednesday, for its efforts in preserving a 44-unit affordable housing portfolio for the Native American Youth & Family Center. The bank and the...

Portland-based GBD Architects promotes three.
April 7, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report GBD Architects Inc. has promoted Craig Stockbridge, Kyle Andersen and Keith Skille to associate principals. Stockbridge has been with GBD for 13 years and is currently the project manager on the Les Schwab...

Walsh Construction Co. annouces four new LEED-certified employees.
April 7, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report Walsh Construction Co. has announced that assistant superintendents Charlie MacDonald and Jay Nees, and project managers Bhavna Kumar and Brian Johnson have become Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...

Portland State University professor drives travel time studies.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf Getting blindsided by log-jammed traffic comes as a surprise to most commuters, but according to a Portland State University professor it doesn't have to be that way. Robert Bertini, an associate professor at PSU's...

NW power providers join resources to speed up energy project siting process.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker Northwest utilities have been rushing to site power projects after the recent passage of renewable energy standards in Oregon and Washington. But a pile-up of transmission requests has led to delays in siting and...

Oregon's Siemens Power Generation appeals decision in wind turbine death.
April 8, 2008... Byline: DJC staff Siemens Power Generation Inc. is appealing a more than $10,000 fine levied against it by the state's Occupational Safety and Health Division. Oregon OSHA, in February, fined Siemens for safety violations that the...

Company pulls plan for Oregon wave energy park.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff A proposed wave energy park off the Oregon coast near Florence is off the drawing board. Energetech America, operating under its parent company Oceanlinx Limited, had filed an application for a...

SE Portland grocery store to become LA Fitness club.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff A former Albertson's grocery store in Southeast Portland will be developed into an LA Fitness by California real estate and development firm Heslin Becker Properties LLC. Heslin Becker acquired...

April's Northwest Solar Expo focuses on new technology.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff The latest solar technologies will be on display at this month's Northwest Solar Expo. The first two days of the expo, which takes place April 16 - 20 at the Oregon Convention Center, will...

Clark County hires Marty Snell.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Clark County has hired Marty Snell to direct its community development department. Snell has 20 years of experience in local government, including staff and management positions in development...

MacKay & Sposito Inc. hires Jim Jacks to business development team.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff MacKay & Sposito Inc. has hired Jim Jacks to its business development team. Jacks was previously the Southwest Washington public liaison officer for Gov. Gregoire and also worked for the city of...

Oregonians Federal Credit Union promotes Chuck Garner; Michael Cline retires.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Oregonians Federal Credit Union has promoted Chuck Garner to president and CEO. Its current president, Michael Cline, has retired. Garner was the executive vice president of the credit union since...

West Coast Bank promotes Jerry Burns.
April 8, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff West Coast Bank has promoted Jerry Burns to senior vice president of Government Guaranteed Lending. Burns has been with WCB since 2002 and has 39 years of commercial lending experience. He serves...

Portland-area real estate market dips and dabbles, but doesn't depress.
April 9, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf The region's real estate markets have taken an across-the-board dip in the first quarter of 2008, according to the latest quarterly findings. A report issued by Norris, Beggs & Simpson shows a flattening of the office...

Upgrade to Cowlitz River hatchery in Washington aims to improve salmon health.
April 9, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker Tacoma Power this summer will completely overhaul its Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery in hopes of breeding stronger fish for release into the wild. The $15 million-to-$20 million project will add a new adult fish-handling...

Grubb & Ellis top producers honored.
April 9, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report David C. Squire and Bradford H. Fletcher of Grubb & Ellis Co. were honored as two of the company's top 100 producers at its annual Circle of Excellence Awards in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The awards honored the top...

University of Oregon architecture professor wins award for book.
April 9, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report A book written by a University of Oregon professor of architecture and landscape architecture has been selected by the Environmental Design Research Association for its 2008 EDRA/Places awards. Mark L. Gillem's...

Winners of Portland Water Bureau's second annual limerick contest announced.
April 9, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report The winners of the Portland Water Bureau's second annual limerick contest have been announced. Harold Rogers won the Administrator's Choice award and radio show host Tyler Hughes won the Reader's Choice award....

Pacific Continental Bank in Oregon promotes Barth, Stone.
April 9, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report Pacific Continental Bank has promoted Stephanie Barth to assistant vice president and Angie Stone to regional service manager. Barth was previously a relationship banking officer and has been with PCB since...

Ater Wynne LLP hires Prentice, Falatko.
April 9, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report Ater Wynne LLP has hired attorneys Bill Prentice and Ethan Falatko to its energy group. Prentice, of counsel, has 20 years of experience providing counsel to Northwest power companies. Licensed in Oregon, he...

Oregon Court Appointed Special Advocates elects Grenley to its board of directors.
April 9, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Report Oregon Court Appointed Special Advocates has elected Gary Grenley to its board of directors. Grenley has volunteered with CASA for four years. He is a co-founder of the Portland law firm Grenley, Rotenberg,...

Hayden Island plan in Portland calls for transit-oriented development.
April 10, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf The release of the final Hayden Island development plan this week signifies the near completion of a years-long planning push within Portland's northern-most, water-surrounded neighborhood. Released by the Portland...

Portland City Council votes down proposed NE Portland senior housing project.
April 10, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker Portland City Council yesterday voted unanimously against the Holladay Park Plaza retirement community's proposed expansion in Northeast Portland. The decision comes after the Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood...

Utility contractor sues housing developer for failure to pay for work in Washington County.
April 10, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker Finishing work on the Cornell Heights subdivision in Washington County is stalled while utility contractor Moore Underground awaits payment from the project's two developers, Spear Development and Windfall Development....

The MachineWorks Building in Portland tops out in the Pearl.
April 10, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff The erection of the steel at the MachineWorks Building has topped out, according to Grubb & Ellis Co. and developer MachineWorks LLC. General contractor Skanska USA will soon begin to pour concrete decks and install...

Award-winning architect to speak at White Stag in Portland.
April 10, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Seattle architect James Cutler will discuss architecture in the Pacific Northwest at the University of Oregon's White Stag Block tonight. The free event is sponsored by UO's Department of Architecture and will begin...

Portland attorney opens appellate litigation practice.
April 10, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Attorney Dan Lindahl has announced the opening of the Lindahl Law Firm. Lindahl was previously a shareholder at Bullivant Houser Bailey, where he chaired the firm's appellate department. His new firm specializes in...

Commentary: Supplemental session goes smoothly.
April 10, 2008... Byline: Ed Sullivan The Oregon Legislature held a three-week supplemental session in February to deal with budgetary matters and a limited number of bills. The session was well-managed, in order to remain within self-imposed time limits,...

Wells Fargo hires Cline as wealth management director for Ore., Southwest Wash.
April 10, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Wells Fargo has hired Chris Cline as wealth management director for Oregon and Southwest Washington. Cline will direct a staff of eight trust officers and planners and will provide customers with investment, financial...

Ball Janik attorney first in Oregon to be LEED certified.
April 10, 2008... Byline: DJC Staff Ball Janik LLP has announced that associate Aaron R. Harmon has completed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification program. He is currently the only LEED-certified attorney practicing in Oregon,...

SolarWorld plant in Hillsboro expected to attract energy companies.
April 11, 2008... Byline: Libby Tucker SolarWorld is nearly finished retrofitting an old semiconductor plant in Hillsboro to become the nation's largest producer of photovoltaic cells. And the Germany-based solar silicon wafer manufacturer plans to start...

Q&A with Ralph DiNola of Portland's Green Building Services.
April 11, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf About 50 real estate and development professionals sit raptly, as Ralph DiNola stands poised at the lectern. Statistics, pictures and graphs flicker on the screen behind him. The audience has come to listen to him speak...

Construction continues at Battle Ground Village in Washington.
April 11, 2008... Byline: Nathalie Weinstein A 21-acre, 140,000-square-foot, mixed-use retail center is currently under construction in Battle Ground, Washington. Located at 199th Street and Commerce Avenue, the $60 million Battle Ground Village will...

Port of Portland still facing back nine on land deal.
April 11, 2008... Byline: Tyler Graf The Port of Portland on Wednesday inched closer to acquiring 48 acres of Northeast Portland's Colwood Golf Course. Martha Richmond, of the Port of Portland, said Port commissioners agreed to lock down a deal for the...

Street of Eames tour raises $117,000 for schools.
April 11, 2008... Byline: DJC staff The Street of Eames tour raised more than $117,000 for Project Return, an after-school program for homeless youth, at last Saturday's modern home tour. The funds were raised through ticket sales and sponsorships for...

Ribbon-cutting celebrates Portland park improvements.
April 11, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff The Columbia Children's Arboretum, a natural area and neighborhood park near Northeast Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday to celebrate enhancements to the...

National Utility Contractors Assn. meeting in Clackamas unveils new Web site.
April 11, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff A live demonstration of the National Utility Contractors Association's new safety Web site will be given at NUCA's general membership meeting on Tuesday, April 15. Hank and Michelle Lane of...

Portland's Clark/Kjos Architects names Tyler Carlson, Guy Maluda as associates.
April 11, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Clark/Kjos Architects has named Tyler Carlson and Guy Maluda as associates. Carlson is a project designer at Clark/Kjos and has 14 years of experience designing for health care, institutional and...

Windermere/Cronin & Caplan adds to Raleigh Hills, West Linn offices.
April 11, 2008... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Windermere/ Cronin & Caplan Realty Group Inc. has hired Daphne Cooluris as a broker in its Raleigh Hills office and James R. Yoes as a broker in its West Linn office. Cooluris was previously the...