Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from February 2007

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from February 2007

No wasted efforts for construction recycling.
February 1, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan The ReBuilding Center's 16-foot box truck hit Portland roads last week with a new look - one that revolves around the phrase "Just because they're called landfills, doesn't mean we have to fill them." Emblazoned with...

Carl Greve Jewelers move opens space at prime downtown spot.
February 1, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff After 84 years selling jewelry from its store at 731 S.W. Morrison St. in downtown Portland, Carl Greve Jewelers has decided to move to the corner of S.W. Broadway and Morrison, kitty-corner from Nordstrom, and broker...

Oregon Health & Science University Center: A haven for women's health.
February 1, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan Doctor's visits rarely equal relaxation. But the interior team on the Oregon Health & Science University Center for Women's Health worked to channel something stress-free - the inviting calm of a day spa. Designers...

Commissioner Randy Leonard reveals Oregon-grown biodiesel logo.
February 1, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith The Portland Water Bureau, under the auspices of Commissioner Randy Leonard, has designed a new logo touting Oregon-grown biodiesel fuel. Leonard posted the logo on his blog this week, where he suggested it would be...

Portland Construction Briefs: February 1, 2007.
February 1, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Portland office of DLR Group has named Jim Conley and Jason Wandersee as principals, and Michelle Evans, Derrick Starr and Craig Thompson as associates in the firm. Conley has 25 years of architectural design, project...

Real Estate Transactions for Feb. 1.
February 1, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Fisher Powersports Inc. has leased 4,500 square feet at Yeon Business Center, Bldg 9, 3342 N.W. Yeon Ave., in Portland, from George Hale Development Inc. Scott Maclean of NAI Norris, Beggs &...

Portland engineering firmsannounce staffing changes: February 1, 2007.
February 1, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff MacKay & Sposito Inc. has hired 12 new employees: Christy Osborn, Bryan Cole, Heather Ramvick, Lisa Town, Jason Wiinikka, Colin Bratton, Alevtina Glukhenko, April Boon and Kelsey Beseda have joined the Vancouver, Wash....

Portland financial firms announce staffing changes: February 1, 2007.
February 1, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff FCS Group has hired Sean Senescall and Sergey Tarasov as analysts in the firm's Redmond office. Senescall spent 3 1/2 years at the Air Force Academy before transferring to the University of Washington to complete his...

A conversation with Richard Brown: An artist and architect.(Interview)
February 2, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith Thirty years ago, Richard Brown wasn't sure he really wanted to be an architect. The now-head of a small firm in the Pearl District was living in San Francisco in the early 1970s, working under John Bolles, who...

City of Portland sets Feb. 15 BEST deadline.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Applications are available for the Portland Office of Sustainable Development's BEST Awards. The Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) awards are presented annually to businesses that have made...

Oregon Downtown Development Association seeks excellence nominations.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Oregon Downtown Development Association is seeking nominations for its 2007 Awards in Downtown Excellence, calling for people and projects that have contributed to success in downtown revitalization efforts. There are...

Multnomah County commissioners to discuss new East County Justice Center for Portland.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Multnomah County commissioners will meet Thursday to discuss a new East County Justice Center proposed for Southeast Portland. Commissioner Lonnie Roberts, Chairman Ted Wheeler and others will meet at 6:30 p.m. at...

City of Woodburn gets 979 acres in UGB expansion.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission has given the city of Woodburn the green light to expand its urban growth boundary by 979 acres. The decision came during a regular LCDC meeting in Salem. Woodburn's...

Portland-based bankers' benefits company forms relationship with California firm.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff M Benefit Solutions Bank Strategies, a Portland company that helps banks attract and retain executives, has added Corrigan & Co. to its lineup of community bank adviser firms. Corrigan & Co. is an executive benefits firm...

Wells Fargo contributes $33M to affordable housing in Oregon and nine other states.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Wells Fargo has invested $33 million in its Community Development Corp., which will be used to create moderate-income housing for would-be homeowners in Oregon and nine other states. Homestead Capital of Portland will use...

Energy Trust of Oregon expands industrial facility incentive.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Energy Trust of Oregon has expanded its incentive offerings for industrial facilities, with $5.7 million committed in 2007 for support of energy efficiency services and energy saving measures. Production efficiency...

Portland Pacesetters: February 2, 2007.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff ENGINEERING Murray, Smith & Associates Inc., Engineers/Planners has hired Thomas C. Lindberg has to its Everett, Wash., office. Lindberg, previously president of Flowater Engineering, received a Bachelor of Science degree...

Portland Real Estate Transactions: February 2, 2007.
February 2, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Richards Hardware has leased 41,300 square feet at 8611 N. Columbia Blvd., in Portland, from Henry Oseran. Michael Merino of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the lessee. Todd Collins...

C-Tran fleet switches to biodiesel.
February 5, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan C-Tran, the public transportation system serving Southwest Washington and parts of Portland, on Friday said it would begin using B100-grade biodiesel fuel in one of its fleet vehicles - becoming the "only" transit...

Portland Construction Briefs: February 5, 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan Tiland Schmidt Architects Tiland Schmidt Architects has been selected to design Grand Central, a nine-building retail center in Vancouver. The center, at the corner of Grand and Columbia House boulevards, will be made...

Portland Design Commission approves Albina Fuel project.
February 5, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan The Portland Design Commission on Thursday approved a mixed-use development planned for the former Albina Fuel site in Northeast Portland. Commissioners unanimously approved the project, saying the development - the...

Portland Pacesetters: February 5, 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff CONSTRUCTION BnK Construction Inc., in Gladstone, has added several new members to its team: Todd Rocha and Bill Simpson are the newest project managers; Joe Stephens, Mikel Brownie, Rusty Feik, Chad Parmeter and Jay...

Portland Real Estate Transactions: February 5, 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Office * Kimberly Klein Braddock has leased 2,795 square feet at Summerlinn Center, 1750 Blankenship Road, in West Linn, from Blackhawk LLC. Josh Williams of Norris & Stevens Inc. represented the lessee....

Tram exhibit opens at AIA Portland Gallery.
February 5, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff An exhibit that traces AGPS Architecture's work on the Portland Aerial Tram from a 2003 design competition to the tram's 2007 completion is under way at the AIA Portland Gallery. Models, drawings, photographs, and...

CVS looks healthier than Walgreen.
February 5, 2007... Byline: Malcolm Berko Dear Mr. Berko: In September, I sold 65 shares of Walgreen stock at $51, which I bought in March 2001 at $45. Walgreen is now $41, and I called my broker to buy it back. He said that I would be better buying CVS...

Legislature looks to make e-recycling easier in Oregon.
February 6, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan Recycling cans and bottles in Oregon is as easy as finding the closest Fred Meyer. Putting an environmentally responsible end to televisions and computers is tougher - but proponents of an in-the-works act have their...

P. Barton DeLacy of Portland chosen to offer public accounting valuation services.
February 6, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith National commercial real estate services provider Cushman & Wakefield has created a Corporate Valuation Consulting specialty practice within its Valuation Services/Capital Markets group and tapped one of its...

CLF takes satirical look at Portland politics.
February 6, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith Almost nobody in Portland's public eye was spared a little ribbing at the Coalition for a Livable Future's third annual Laugh for Livability fundraiser Friday. CLF is a regional group of 80 organizations that support...

Eugene row houses rated under LEED pilot.
February 6, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Fairmont Square Rowhouses in Eugene was recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council with a silver rating in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Homes pilot program. Developed and built by Rainbow...

Portland-based SJO merges with Winzler & Kelly.
February 6, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff SJO Consulting Engineers Inc. has merged with Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers. SJO has been in Portland since 1975, offering mechanical, electrical, civil and environmental engineering services in the industrial...

GeoDesign Inc. opens Seattle office.
February 6, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff GeoDesign Inc., a geotechnical engineering and environmental consulting firm, has opened an office in Seattle. The firm, which has offices in Portland; Vancouver, Wash.; and Anaheim, Calif.; is working on Bellevue Towers,...

Bend building to embrace solar.
February 6, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff NorthWest Crossing and Sunlight Solar Energy a week ago announced plans for installing solar panels on the newest commercial building in Bend's NorthWest mixed-use community. The system, composed of all-black SunPower...

Portland Pacesetters Briefs: February 6, 2007.
February 6, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff CONSULTING AND PLANNING Mead & Hunt, an engineering, architectural, and planning consulting firm, has hired Kerry-Lynne Brown. Brown has joined its growing Portland office as an administrative assistant. She will be...

Real Estate Transactions for Feb. 6.
February 6, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Pacific Radiator LLC has leased 3,650 square feet at 3630 S.E. 20th Ave., in Portland, from Bruun Property Management. Cara Nolan of Capacity Commercial represented the lessee. Brett Bayne...

Lobby group looks to repeal Oregon's ban on inclusionary zoning.
February 7, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith A two-year old lobby for the affordable housing industry is pressing the Legislature to scrap an inclusionary zoning ban that's been on the Oregon books since 1999. The Housing Alliance this year hopes to get backing...

Portland State University to explore ecoroof performance.
February 7, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Green roofs have made their way into mainstream building - but Portland State University researchers are starting to research whether the ever-so-popular design features actually work. The effort could lead to a...

Commerce magazine announces Portland's '07 Rainmaker finalists.
February 7, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff When it comes to making it rain in the area of business development, some people seem to be able to make it pour. Case in point: the nine Portland-area business professionals who've been selected as finalists in Commerce...

Portland investment firm lands top Morningstar rating.
February 7, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Portland-based Rutherford Investment Management has been given a five-star Morningstar Rating for separately managed accounts. Firm owner William Rutherford said the firm learned Friday it had been given a five-star...

Jeld-Wen Foundation of Klamath Falls gives $2.5M to business program.
February 7, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Jeld-Wen Foundation of Klamath Falls last week pledged $2.5 million to Willamette University to create an endowed chair in free enterprise at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, the largest donation in the...

Accounting seminar in Portland to address hiring, software firms.
February 7, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Portland chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants will hold a joint meeting with Intel Corp.'s finance department Feb. 27 at Intel's Jones Farm campus. Technical speakers Debra Merrill and Susan Sumrell of...

Oregon Cultural Trust raises record $2.8M for arts, humanities in '06.
February 7, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Oregon Cultural Trust, a statewide private/public program that raises funds to support arts and humanities, raised $2.8 million in 2006, Gov. Ted Kulongoski said. The money goes toward libraries, historical societies,...

Portland Pacesetters: February 7, 2007.
February 7, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff CONSTRUCTION The Oregon Home Builders Association installed its 2007 officers at the Annual Awards and Installation Banquet. The 2007 officers are: Jim Patrick, Dolphin Construction out of Newport, president; Mike Gansen,...

Portland Real Estate Transactions: February 7, 2007.
February 7, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Emeis Inc. has leased 994 square feet at Parkside Business Center, 8304 S.W. Nimbus Ave., in Beaverton, from RREEF Management Co. Lindsay Jordan of Hume Meyer represented the lessee. Erin...

Portland's Gateway is a pedestrian district, but one without sidewalks.
February 8, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan The vision laid out in the Gateway Regional Center Design guidelines is grand: "a highly-urbanized, pedestrian-oriented center, with an overall built size and scale second only to Portland's Central City." But on...

Oregon House bill seeks to change housing authorities' scope.
February 8, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith As the largest housing authority in the state, the Housing Authority of Portland is keeping a close eye on House Bill 2095, which would amend Oregon law to allow more freedom for housing authorities to own and operate...

Resolutions would transfer HQ Hotel authority to Portland's Metro Council.
February 8, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith Metro Council Deputy President Rod Park will ask the regional government entity to pass three resolutions today regarding the Oregon Convention Center and a proposed hotel development. The resolutions would allow...

City of Portland seeks admin, promotion for courtyard competition.
February 8, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan Plans for the "Living Spaces" courtyard housing competition are moving forward as the city of Portland seeks proposals for administration and promotion of the competition. The winner of the city's request for...

National developer breaks ground on grocery-anchored Hillsboro project.
February 8, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Regency Centers, a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, has begun construction at Tanasbourne Market Center in Hillsboro. Site construction is under way on the...

Procedures seminar in Portland open to Wash., Idaho, Utah attorneys.
February 8, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Oregon State Bar will present a day-long seminar on Oregon civil procedure from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The seminar satisfies the six-hour mandatory subjects...

Oregon State Bar's litigation retreat will explore high-profile cases.
February 8, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Litigation Section of the Oregon State Bar will hold its 14th annual Litigation Institute and Retreat on March 2 and 3 at the Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Wash. Topics of discussion include the 2003 and 2004...

Portland Pacesetters: February 8, 2007.
February 8, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff DESIGN Dull Olson Weekes Architects has promoted Amy Friendy and hired eight new employees. Friendy has been promoted to director of operations for Dull Olson Weekes Architects. She graduated from Portland State...

Interview with Josh Tickell: Biodiesel America.(Interview)
February 9, 2007... Byline: Libby Tucker With the Oregon Legislature considering a statewide alternative fuels mandate, Los Angeles-based author Josh Tickell visited Portland last week, part of his agenda of spreading biofuels awareness across the country....

Ariz. Building Codes Division pushes bill for online building permits.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Libby Tucker The House Business and Labor Committee today will hear public testimony on a proposal from the state Building Codes Division that would charge contractors an additional fee to file building permits. House Bill 2405...

Arizona's economy ticks up slightly in December.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Justin Stranzl An eight-measure index that forecasts Oregon's economic future stayed mostly level in December following an almost across-the-board decline in November. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators, issued...

Portland Pacesetters Briefs: February 9, 2007.
February 9, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff DESIGN Soljaga Design Group has hired Christina Rischar and Amie M. Anderson. Rischar has more than two years of interior design and project management experience. She has focused her interior design practice on...

Progress Quarry development in Beaverton earns more praise.
February 9, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Land planning and civil engineering firm MGH Associates Inc. has received a third award for its work on the Progress Quarry development in Beaverton. The 110-acre project, done for developer Polygon Northwest, is on the...

Software Assn. of Oregon to discuss 'Silent but Deadly Issues'.
February 9, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Software Association of Oregon will play host to a panel discussion, "Silent but Deadly Issues," next month in Portland. CEOs from several Oregon firms will discuss the benefits of having a top-down vantage point on...

Oregon Gov. Kulongoski appoints new Benton County DA.
February 9, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Gov. Ted Kulongoski has appointed John Haroldson to serve as Benton County district attorney. Haroldson will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Scott Heiser. Haroldson has been chief deputy district attorney...

Amid talk of Portland charter change, developers wonder where they stand.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith Portland is touted as the "city that works," but proposed changes to its constitution could result in a city that works quite differently - and developers are waiting to see where they'll be left standing. City...

Portland Construction Briefs: February 12, 2007.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Alison Ryan Steele Associates Architects will design downtown Redmond's new 5th Street Building. The two-story building will front Fifth Street, Northwest Dogwood Avenue and Northwest Cedar Avenue. A full block long, the building...

Central City Concern's 8NW8 wins Terner Prize for innovation in affordable housing.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Central City Concern's 8NW8 building was awarded the I. Donald Terner Prize, a $50,000 prize that recognizes innovative affordable housing projects. The 180-unit building, which offers transitional...

Portland's Ankrom Moisan and ZGF on list of world's largest architectural firms.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Portland architectural firms Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca were ranked by London-based Building Design magazine among the world's 50 largest. The ratings, which were...

Commentary: Soft landing? It just might happen.
February 12, 2007... Byline: William Rutherford "Recent indicators have suggested somewhat firmer economic growth, and some tentative signs of stabilization have appeared in the housing market. Overall, the economy seems likely to expand at a moderate pace...

Portland Pacesetters Briefs: February 12, 2007.
February 12, 2007... Byline: DJC staff CONSTRUCTION Matt Leeding, vice president and long-standing employee of Walsh Construction Co., has been named president of Walsh Builders and Contractors Equipment Co. Leeding, a graduate of Oregon State University,...

Ore. Department of Transportation tests a new e-bid system.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Libby Tucker The Oregon Department of Transportation has begun testing a new electronic bidding system that will allow contractors to submit all of their bid documents online when it goes public in July. ODOT will post its...

Former high school in Portland to become work-force housing.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith Beam Development will rehab Portland's vacant Washington-Monroe High School near Southeast 12th Avenue and Stark Street into a mix of housing, Beam president Brad Malsin said. Malsin plans to turn the old high school...

U.S. Green Building Council moves annual conference to Chicago.
February 13, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The U.S. Green Building Council on Monday said it would move its 2007 Greenbuild conference to Chicago, closing the door on what would have been the conference's first West Coast location since Portland played host to the...

Portland Pacesetters Briefs: February 13, 2007.
February 13, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff ADVERTISING Leopold Ketel & Partners, one of the Pacific Northwest's leading advertising, design and public relations agencies, has added three new staff members to its account services and media group. Molly Mall has...

Real Estate Transactions for Feb. 13.
February 13, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * SawStop LLC has leased 30,300 square feet at Beauport Business Park, 9564 S.W. Tualatin Sherwood Road, in Tualatin, from Merlo Station. Norris & Stevens Inc. represented the lessee. Macadam...

'Vintage' areas could waive modern building codes if Oregon House bill becomes law.
February 14, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith The word "vintage" is often thrown around in antique shops to signify something old-fashioned, but the term would come to mean something very new to the development community if a proposed Oregon House bill were to...

Oregon Department of Transportation makes ConnectOregon2 its first focus.
February 14, 2007... Byline: Libby Tucker The Oregon Department of Transportation's first priority as the 2007 Legislature convenes is to help pass ConnectOregon2, agency director Matt Garrett said Friday in Salem at a meeting with the Associated General...

Oregon Columbia chapter of Associated General Contractors fills out officers' panel.
February 14, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Oregon Columbia chapter of Associated General Contractors has filled out its board of officers for 2007, adding four to a panel led by new president Dave Alexander. AGC has appointed Todd Hess, president of Portland...

Portland Pacesetters: February 14, 2007.
February 14, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff CONSTRUCTION R&H Construction recently added three new employees to its growing team, Lenay Belair, Robin Olsen and Terry Loose. Belair joins the Portland office in subcontractor accounts payables. Olsen serves as...

Portland Real Estate Transactions: February 14, 2007.
February 14, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Essex Group has leased 13,312 square feet at Prologis Park PDX, 5417 N.E. 148th Ave., in Portland, from Prologis. Scott Maclean of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the lessee. Tim...

Contractors want heavy penalties for metals theft in Oregon.
February 15, 2007... Byline: Libby Tucker A coalition of law enforcement officials, agriculture companies and the construction industry this week plans to introduce a House bill that would crack down on metals theft and better regulate recyclers of the...

Legos serve as building blocks for development in Portland.
February 15, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff Forty-four children each turned 85 Lego blocks into works of art last week at "Block Kids," an annual event held by the Portland chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. Each child was allotted 45...

Building Owners and Managers Assn. of Portland names year's top local managers, brokers.
February 15, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith Six individuals and one building were in the spotlight at the Building Owners and Managers Association of Portland's annual award meeting Wednesday. Wade Lange, who served as The BOMA Portland president for 2006,...

Portland Clinic starts work on Tigard center.
February 15, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Portland Clinic has broken ground on a 33,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center in Tigard. The new building will be adjacent to an existing Portland Clinic center that houses physician specialists, specialty...

Portland Pacesetters Briefs: February 15, 2007.
February 15, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff ENGINEERING HDR has hired Tom Hamstra and James H. Rapp in the firm's Portland office. Hamstra is a senior project manager and engineer. His responsibilities include assisting clients in finding solutions involving...

Real Estate Transactions for Feb. 15.
February 15, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Office * Margaret A. Vajdos has leased 1,040 square feet at 501 Hood Building, 201 N.E. Hood Ave., in Gresham, from 501 Professional Group. Erika Yoshida of Colliers International represented the lessee....

Ag Multnomah County in board will look at farmland rental data use.
February 15, 2007... Byline: DJC Staff The Multnomah County Agricultural Board of Review will meet next month to discuss the use of farm land rental data. The board will advise the assessor's office with respect to an income-approach use of farm land rental...

Evolution and context: A conversation with Jane Hansen and Kurt Lango.(Interview)
February 16, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith Kurt Lango and Jane Hansen met as students in the University of Oregon's landscape architecture department in the late 1980s. The two Northwest natives - Hansen is from Eastern Washington; Lango is from Jacksonville...

Springbrook Properties adds to design staff for Newberg community.
February 16, 2007... Byline: Kennedy Smith Springbrook Properties, which is developing a hotel and planned community in the heart of wine country in Newberg, on Thursday said it had added to its design team for the project but hadn't fully completed master...

Associated General Constractors hesitates on prevailing wage bill.
February 16, 2007... Byline: Libby Tucker The Oregon Columbia chapter of the Associated General Contractors is having second thoughts about a bill that would change the way state prevailing wage law is applied to public and private construction projects....