Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from August 2004

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from August 2004

Portland-based GreenWorks brings sustainable practices indoors.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl GreenWorks, a Portland landscape architecture firm, is bringing the sustainable planning concepts it practices outdoors into its downtown office. Since its incorporation in 1997, the firm has built a reputation...

Portland's sewer overflow project exceeds goals for small, diverse subcontractors.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The largest subcontracts for women-owned, minority-owned and emerging small businesses on the city of Portland's West Side Combined Sewer Overflow project will start this summer. This month Harder Mechanical won...

Wildish Standard and Paving begins bridge project for Oregon Dept. of Transportation.
August 2, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Wildish Standard and Paving is heading up a two-bridge replacement project on U.S. Highway 26 for the Oregon Department of Transportation. The project is part of a $30.5 million contract to replace...

Passenger flights, air cargo up for 2003-04 fiscal year at Portland airport.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Nearly 12.7 million passengers flew into or out of Portland International Airport during the facility's 2003-04 fiscal year, which began July 1, 2003 and ended June 30. The passenger numbers represent a 3.6...

First construction phase of senior living center in Vancouver, Wash. to end this summer.
August 2, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce In the working world version of the grade-school assignment to write 500 words on how you spent your summer, Cynthia Schuster's essay might look something like this: Finished the first phase of a...

School rain garden puts water issues in public eye.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson It may look like the work has just begun in the schoolyard at North Portland's Astor Elementary School, but it has been going on in the classrooms for a whole year. With lots of help from Urban Water Works, a...

Underground Railroad center is Boora Architects's project 'of a lifetime'.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl After six years of sleepless nights, John Meadows and Chris Linn are about to see their dream design become a reality. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, a $110 million commemoration of the escape...

Metro finalizes Beaver Creek Greenway land acquisition.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Last week, Metro finalized a deal to acquire 62.6 acres of the Beaver Creek Greenway Corridor from Mt Hood Community College. The space, valued at $196,020, is one of the last major acquisitions in Metro's $135.6...

OSU to begin renovation of engineering building.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Oregon State University will begin renovating a campus engineering building after receiving a $3 million alumni donation last month. The donation by OSU civil engineering graduate Lee Kearney and his wife,...

New system modernizes water quality reporting.
August 4, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The distance from one end of the Willamette River to the other is less than 200 miles. But, until recently, regulators transmitting water quality reports along the river had to wonder if their destination wasn't a...

Designers, planners to tackle convention center district.
August 4, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson This summer, a team of designers and urban planners will attempt to create an identity for the Oregon Convention Center district that is attractive to developers as well as tourists and local residents. Portland...

Insurance program may help small contractors.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson An insurance program that directly aims to help some small contractors and vendors retain insurance at reasonable rates has arrived in Oregon, but not everyone in the local building industry is rolling out the...

Size is everything for 2004 NW Natural Street of Dreams.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Aaron Velasquez won't be selling a $1.9 million house at the 2004 NW Natural Street of Dreams. Nevertheless, he expects the event to have a big impact on his wallet. Developers with properties featured in the...

Heating, air-conditioning society brings national competition to Brewery Blocks.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl As a show of support for green building processes, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers is bringing its 2005 Student Design Competition to the Brewery Blocks in Northwest...

OUS six-year construction budget recommended today.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson From 12:30 to 5 p.m. today, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, which governs the seven Oregon University System campuses, will hear the recommended capital construction budget request for 2005-2011. The...

Port of Portland breaks records for cargo movement.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Port of Portland moved 12,390,901 tons of cargo through its terminals during fiscal year 2003-04, setting records for total tonnage moved, total containers moved and grain exports. The total tonnage of all cargo...

Conservation corridor in Sandy earns a Four Cs award.
August 5, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce This environmental story is brought to you by the letter C - as in consult, cooperate, communicate and conserve. Those were the factors that helped Portland General Electric and Western Rivers...

Gov. Ted Kulongoski names new natural resources policy director.
August 5, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Mike Carrier will trade his role as director of Oregon Parks and Recreation to serve as natural resources policy director for Gov. Ted Kulongoski, effective Sept. 1. Carrier's appointment fills a...

Sunrise Corridor project brightens possibility of Clackamas growth.
August 6, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson After a period of dormancy, activity on Clackamas County's Sunrise Corridor project has picked up again in the face of impending development in the Damascus-Boring area and the rise in truck and other traffic. ...

DEQ seeks comments on port Terminal 4 clean up plan.
August 6, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is accepting comments on a proposed plan to implement environmental cleanup at a Slip 3 upland facility at the Port of Portland's Terminal 4. The facility occupies...

New Young Lawyers Section board to expand pro bono, professionalism work.
August 6, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section recently elected new officers and board members. Newly named officers are: W. Todd Cleek, Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue, who will serve as president; Eric J....

Heather Catron takes driver's seat on OTIA bridge management.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson From a childhood spent in Montana, Wyoming and Alaska to a career as a Navy cryptologist to a role as an environmental consultant, Heather Catron has crossed many bridges in her life. Today, Catron manages the...

Portland Habitat constructs first Women Build home.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl After obtaining a master's degree in teaching 17 years ago, Sandy Saeta's career has come full circle. An assistant to the senior project manager at Robinson Construction, Saeta is teaching again, showing women...

Oregon International Interior Design Assn. recognized as best small chapter of the year.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The International Interior Design Association recently bestowed five awards on its Oregon chapter, including Small Chapter of the Year. The five awards comprise a record haul for the 170-member chapter. ...

Higher education board approves Oregon University System construction budget.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The State Board of Higher education has approved a $1.156 billion 2005-07 capital construction budget request from Oregon University System campuses. The budget, approved last week, will now be submitted to the...

Northwest Medical Teams moves into new home.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl After eight years at its old location, Northwest Medical Teams has moved into a new home that the organization believes will help it better serve its humanitarian cause. "We're all so excited," spokeswoman...

NAHB Seniors Housing Council opens design competition.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The National Association of Home Builders Seniors Housing Council is accepting entries for the 2005 Best of Seniors Housing Awards competition. The awards recognize innovative architecture, interior designs and...

Oregon Institute of Technology students monitor net-zero-energy homes.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl When Zach Cole and Corey Jones return this fall for classes at the Oregon Institute of Technology, their "How I spent my summer vacation" essays will be like few others. Cole, a senior, and Jones, a graduate now...

Gas station owners not pumped about mileage fee pilot.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Oregon Department of Transportation is finalizing another contract with Oregon State University to continue developing a pilot project that will test a potential vehicle mileage fee to replace Oregon's gas tax....

Gray Purcell workers donate time, labor renovating Opal School classroom.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Twenty volunteers from Tigard-based general contractor Gray Purcell descended upon Children's Museum 2nd Generation July 24 to help renovate a classroom for Opal School, which is a public charter school and a...

Oregon Department of Revenue director honored.
August 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Elizabeth Harchenko, director of the Oregon Department of Revenue, is the first recipient of the Wade Anderson Memorial Medal for Leadership in Interstate Tax Cooperation. Harchenko was presented...

Villebois land sold to residential developer.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Costa Pacific Communities has sold approximately 39 acres in Wilsonville to West Hills Development for $7.6 million. The sale will lead to the first construction at Villebois, a 500-acre, master-planned, mixed-use...

Suit settlement funds Mt. Hood Community College renovation.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Mt. Hood Community College's main administrative facility is getting a $1.7 million makeover, but private donations and student fees aren't paying for it. The money is part of Mt. Hood's share of a $10.5 million...

City seeks better compliance on required landscaping.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The city of Portland is taking a multifaceted approach to getting better compliance from project owners, contractors and designers on the city's regulations for required landscaping on projects. Two years ago,...

New center to bring cinema to Battle Ground.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Construction has begun on the $10 million, 70,000-square-foot Gardner Center in Battle Ground, Wash., which will be anchored by an 18,000-square-foot cinema, the first for this growing Clark County community. The...

City turns down bids for Old Town/Chinatown streetscape project.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The city of Portland has rejected both bids it received for streetscape construction scheduled to begin in Old Town/Chinatown this fall. Contractors Robison Construction Inc. and Stacy and Witbeck Inc. both came in...

Pacific University breaks ground on $10.5 million library.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Pacific University has started work on a $10.5 million library that officials hope will allow the university to keep pace with the Internet age. While the footprint of the new library is "roughly the same" as...

Freight bottleneck to be improved by bridge.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Dan Carter Freight trains and trucks are common sights on North Lombard Street at the southern entrance to the Port of Portland's 2,800-acre Rivergate Industrial Park in North Portland. Nearly 10,000 vehicles a day, a third of...

Chipotle opens in Hillsboro, raises money for non-profit.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Chipotle, a casual Mexican food restaurant, opens its third Portland-area location in Hillsboro this week. The store is located inside the 370,000-square-foot Streets of Tanasbourne retail center at the intersection...

Inner SE Portland named 'Greenest Neighborhood'.
August 12, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Portland General Electric lauded its inner Southeast Portland customers earlier this week for making theirs the energy company's "Greenest Neighborhood." PGE representatives and citizens gathered over ice cream...

Support on all sides for 30-year land use review.
August 12, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl More than 30 years after Oregon's statewide land-use laws were created, leaders from all points of view agree on one thing - it's time to take another look. The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development...

AGC Washington to offer new health plan Sept. 1.
August 12, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Associated General Contractors of Washington will offer a new health plan to construction workers in Washington effective Sept. 1. Thinc LLC, which has been running a prototype program for AGC's Oregon-Columbia...

Masonry and Concrete Saw Manufacturers Institute refines blade application code.
August 12, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Masonry and Concrete Saw Manufacturers Institute, a product-specific group of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, has refined its blade application code to ensure that it meets the needs of...

Negotiations continue on sale of Naito property to city of Portland.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Negotiations on the sale of Naito Corp.'s Globe Hotel and surrounding property to the city are continuing despite the fact the Portland Development Commission has begun the process of acquiring the land through...

Building operators acquire energy efficiency skills through program.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Building operators and property managers are now, more than ever, being viewed as an integral piece of a building's energy efficiency and overall health. Regional and local energy organizations are taking the lead...

Decor in NW Portland restaurant pays tribute to exploration.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl A new Northwest Portland restaurant that sits near the entrance to the Northwest Industrial District is celebrating its status as a gateway to something else - the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. ...

New corridor to limit security delays at Portland airport.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Port of Portland commissioners on Wednesday approved a $13.4 million construction contract for a new corridor at Portland International Airport that will connect the airport's south concourses with its north...

Portland-based ScanlanKemperBard Cos. purchases another southern California property.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Portland-based ScanlanKemperBard Cos. has purchased the 182,352-square-foot Arbor Courtyard Business Park located in Southern California. The property is in El Monte, about 12 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. SKB...

City of Beaverton will not replace developer of The Round despite default.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The city of Beaverton, which put Dorn-Platz Properties in default on the $100-million The Round at Beaverton Central late last month, has no plans to kick the company off the project. "We have no intention to replace...

Portland Community College to broadcast construction technology curriculum citywide.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson This fall, Portland Community College will be offering its full Building Construction Technology curriculum in a whole new way. In an effort to attract new students into an old program at PCC's Rock Creek...

Portland townhouse project, The Avenue, opens for occupancy.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Owners of lofts at The Avenue will begin moving in this week, starting with the lower floors of the building, at a rate of about three units a day. The measured move-in schedule is to ensure enough elevator space...

Bend's Cascade Village signs three national tenants.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy and PETsMART recently signed on for space at Cascade Village, the redevelopment of what was formerly called the Mountain View Mall in Bend. Bed Bath & Beyond is leasing 23,000 square feet,...

Landscape society releases security design information from symposium.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson In response to the most recent warnings of planned terrorist acts, the American Society of Landscape Architects has posted on its Web site the complete abstracts from its July security design symposium. The...

Clark County breaks ground on health center.
August 16, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Clark County celebrated a ceremonial groundbreaking last week of its $38 million Center for Community Health in Vancouver, Wash. About 200 people attended the ceremony, including a host of regional, state and...

Liberty Plaza to open in downtown Oregon City.
August 17, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl As Clackamas County continues to relocate its facilities out of Oregon City's downtown, a new gathering space is opening as a parting gift. The 11,000-square-foot Liberty Plaza will officially open with a...

Halo LSI comes from New York to settle in the Sunset Corridor.
August 17, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Sunset Center Building One, one of many buildings in the Sunset Corridor that has sat mostly vacant during the tech bust of the past few years, has some new faces - members of a family-run technology business from New...

Construction under way on Jackson School Road interchange.
August 17, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson A $10.4 million road project steeped in safety has just gotten under way at the intersection of Jackson School Road and the Sunset Highway in Washington County. A new diamond-shaped interchange on 43 acres is...

The Kitzhaber Center lands at Lewis & Clark Law School.
August 17, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson A new center for sustainable solutions to Oregon's natural resource issues is settling into space at Lewis & Clark Law School this summer. The research and policy hub, called The Kitzhaber Center, will take on...

$1.3M from polluters to fund conservation projects.
August 17, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking proposals for conservation projects that will be funded with the $1.3 million Columbia River Estuarine Coastal Fund, a...

PSU center to offer Tax Practitioners Institute.
August 17, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The annual Tax Practitioners Institute will be offered at five locations throughout Oregon later this year by the Professional Development Center at Portland State University. The institute is a...

Portland Development Commission board member resigns.
August 17, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Noell Webb has reached the end of her term on the Portland Development Commission board, the body that oversees the work of the urban renewal agency. Webb - who runs her own business, Webb & Associates - served as a...

Port's eBid system requires vendor re-registration.
August 17, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Vendors and businesses currently registered with the Port of Vancouver's small works roster, master architecture and engineering roster, or general vendor roster need to self-register with the port's new "eBid"...

Metro Council president hopes clarification stops tree cutting.
August 19, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Metro Council President David Bragdon is hoping to clear up what he terms a misunderstanding that led a handful of Wood Village residents to clear cut their land. Bragdon today will introduce a resolution to the...

Adapt-A-Home helps low-income seniors live independently.
August 19, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl A $2,500 renovation can't completely change the look of a home. But for some low-income seniors and people with disabilities, a $2,500 modification by a Portland nonprofit can change their lives. "Clients really...

OIT to offer manufacturing engineering master's degree.
August 19, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Oregon Institute of Technology will offer a new master of science degree in manufacturing engineering technology this fall. The institute, which already offers a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering,...

PSU offers professional certificate program on implementing sustainability.
August 19, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce "Implementing Sustainability," a professional certificate program offered this fall through Portland State University will provide participants with hands-on activities and enable them to apply concepts...

Washington elevator workers now need special licenses.
August 19, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Mechanics who install or maintain elevators and other lift devices in Washington are now required to meet minimum training and experience requirements. A law passed last month sets specific requirements for...

Columbia Slough group chooses new executive director.
August 19, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Charles F. Sams III has been named executive director of the Columbia Slough Watershed Council. Sams, a Portland resident, has worked for more than 10 years in natural resource management and...

Lifelong commitment to wild fish garners award for Bill Bakke.
August 19, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Bill Bakke, executive director of the Native Fish Society, has been named the recipient of a national award recognizing his long-time commitment to protecting wild salmon and steelhead in the Pacific...

NW Energy Efficiency Alliance receives $11M for green industrial.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance will begin promoting green practices in the industrial sector this fall after receiving an $11 million allocation from its board of directors earlier this month. The board...

City, H. Naito Corp. discussing plans for condominium project.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl A Portland company is moving forward on development plans to put four condominium towers on riverfront property it has owned for 20 years. Representatives from H. Naito Corp. met this week with the city for design...

National tenants show interest in Wood Village Shops.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The Wood Village Shops, which are currently under construction, are gaining the attention of national companies. Payless ShoeSource, EB Games, Quiznos Sub and Allied Cash Advance have already leased space at the...

Program offers advice on employee monitoring.
August 20, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce How far can - or should - employers tread when it comes to monitoring employees in the workplace? An upcoming program, part of a business breakfast series presented by the Portland-area law firm...

iSqFt acquires software program BidFax.
August 20, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce In iSqFt's quest to enhance bid management and solicitation service capabilities, the company has acquired BidFax from Memphis, Tenn.-based MC2. With the acquisition of BidFax, iSqFt can now add...

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association aligns with OSHA.
August 20, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce In an effort to share information and resources, the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration have formed an...

Public service becoming more viable for law school grads.
August 20, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The increasing availability of loan repayment assistance programs and public interest scholarship projects are allowing a higher number of law school graduates to pursue jobs in public service. A...

Washington to offer workshops on water quality grant applications.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Washington Department of Ecology will offer four workshops in September to explain how interested parties can successfully obtain about $80 million in grants and low-interest loans to improve and protect water...

Safety takes center stage at Central Oregon conference.
August 23, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Employers in Central Oregon looking to improve their workplace and health programs may want to tap into the Central Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference, to be held Sept. 21 to 24 at Eagle...

Head Start center makes subtle mark on sustainable world.
August 23, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The McCormack-Matthews Center in North Portland doesn't plan on pursing any fancy certifications in sustainability to impress prospective tenants. In fact, the children who will attend the center...

Home lots, townhouses selling at Sahhali Shores.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Seventy-five percent of the 64 home lots have sold at Sahhali Shores, a master-planned, oceanfront residential development located 12 miles north of Lincoln City. According to Tim Hovet, vice president of Sycan...

Washington wind power project up for review Tuesday.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday regarding the Wild Horse Wind Power Project draft environmental impact statement, which was released earlier this month. ...

American Road and Transportation Builders Assn. launches online job board.
August 23, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The American Road and Transportation Builders Association and JobTarget, an Internet-based job board management company, have joined forces to develop a new transportation construction industry online...

PSU, WSU awarded $1M grant to develop thermal switches.
August 23, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Portland State University and Washington State University have been awarded a $1 million nanotechnology joint grant from the National Science Foundation to develop thermal switches using carbon...

Safety takes center stage at Central Oregon conference.
August 23, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Employers in Central Oregon looking to improve their workplace and health programs may want to tap into the Central Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference, to be held Sept. 21 to 24 at Eagle...