Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from January 2005

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from January 2005

Enablemart relocates to larger space in Vancouver.
January 3, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Enablemart, a technology-based provider of innovative products for individuals with disabilities, is staying in Vancouver, Wash. After evaluating the option of moving its headquarters to Portland, Enablemart has...

Commercial real estate lending gets Small Business Administration boost.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Burl Gilyard (This article originally ran in Finance and Commerce, Minneapolis, MN, another Dolan Media publication.) The outcome of the latest political skirmish involving the U.S. Small Business Administration should boost...

Downtown Independence's biggest building will seek green certification.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl On the site of what was once an "eyesore," the largest building in downtown Independence is rising. Independence Station, at 57,000 square feet, is the largest building in downtown Independence and the largest in...

Oregon State University engineering alumna Tiffany Adams wins national award.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough When Tiffany Adams, a geotechnical engineer with Seattle-based PanGEO Inc. and a 1995 graduate of Oregon State University's engineering program, was in school she always knew that she wanted to pursue a career in...

Longview native appointed business development manager for Port of Longview in Washington.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough Ken O'Hollaren, executive director of the Port of Longview in Washington, announced last month that his agency appointed Valerie L. Johnson as its new manager of business development. Johnson officially assumed...

U.S. Green Building Council issues draft report on use of polyvinyl chloride.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl The U.S. Green Building Council has issued a draft report on the use of polyvinyl chloride in buildings and is actively seeking member input. Environmental groups have encouraged the council to include credits...

Renovation doubles size of Regional Heart Center at U of Washington Medical Center.
January 4, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff The new $5.8-million Regional Heart Center at the University of Washington Medical Center will provide a highly visible "front door" presence for centralized cardiac services now scattered throughout the building. ...

RealNet Investments purchases shopping center in Boise.
January 4, 2005... Byline: Brad Carlson, Idaho Business Review (This article originally ran in Idaho Business Review, Boise, ID, another Dolan Media publication). Country Club Plaza, a 40-year-old shopping center on Overland Road between Roosevelt and Orchard...

Fraud, outsourcing expected to take center stage for accounting firms.
January 4, 2005... Byline: David Reich-Hale (This article originally ran in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication). The accounting world's crystal ball might as well be a mirror. That's because the issues many...

Dreams of Portland public market move closer to fruition.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl Although a proposed Portland public market stayed out of the headlines last year, 2004 saw the envisioned market move closer to becoming reality, according to its chief proponent. This month marks five years...

Oregon State University pursuing funds for Apperson Hall renovation.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough Plans to build Oregon State University's College of Engineering into one of the top 25 engineering programs in the nation could be one step closer to reality later this year if the university can raise enough funds...

American Institute of Architects releases 2005 Congressional issue agenda.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl The American Institute of Architects unveiled its 2005 Congressional issue agenda Monday, with an emphasis placed on energy and green building issues. The agenda, which will not be launched officially until Feb....

ODOT to hold workshops for I-84 corridor strategy.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The Oregon Department of Transportation recently announced it is collaborating with a team of public agencies to develop a long-term strategy for the Interstate 84 corridor in the Columbia River Gorge National...

Portland area's real estate market looks to build on 2004.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough Last year was a better year than the previous three years, and this year looks to be a better year than last year for the commercial real estate market in the Portland area, according to officials from Cushman &...

Portland kennel uses infrared technology to warm pets.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl Looking to distinguish his new Northeast Portland kennel from its competitors, Airpet Hotel co-owner Chong Jones came up with a creature comfort that not only keeps his animals happier but also reduces his operating...

Port of Vancouver USA resumes maritime operations.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The Port of Vancouver USA recently announced that it will take over marine operations facilitating the receipt and delivery of primarily breakbulk cargoes at the Port's Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 Berth 1, which was...

Gerding/Edlen to obtain Southeast Portland's Grand Central Bowling.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl Gerding/Edlen Development Co. is planning to purchase a Southeast Portland bowling alley. Arizona-based Dykers Corp. evicted Grand Central Bowling, which is operated by Cascade Entertainment LLC, from its...

Sherwood projects to revitalize downtown area.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl After about 30 years during which no new buildings were constructed in the city of Sherwood's downtown area, the city will soon have its first new downtown building, which will be followed up by several other...

Portland contractors work to keep laborers safe from cold.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough With cold temperatures gripping the state and snow possibly on the way to Portland next week, Oregon contractors, trade associations and occupational safety proponents are ramping up efforts to educate workers who...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality loans $6.8 million to Reedsport for sewer project.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has signed an agreement with the city of Reedsport on a $6.8 million Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan to provide a major part of funding for the city's wastewater...

Waterless urinals approved for publicly owned facilities in Oregon.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl The State Plumbing Board has approved the use of waterless urinals in publicly owned facilities in Oregon. After several years of receiving requests for approval of non-flushing urinals, the state Building Codes...

Mixed-use condo project breaks ground in Belmont area.
January 7, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Andria Condominium, a 40,100-square-foot project being undertaken by developer Jerry Haase, is on the rise at a pocket-sized site at Southeast 42nd Avenue and Belmont Street in Portland. Project general contractor...

Multifamily housing holds hope for builders.
January 7, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff It isn't a crystal ball that has apartment and condominium builders predicting at least six months of increasing activity in the multifamily market. Instead, builders from around the country are basing their...

Stoel Rives names new principals for Portland, Seattle offices.
January 7, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Stoel Rives has promoted five new principals in the firm's Portland office, and two new principals in the Seattle office. New principals practicing in the firm's Portland office are: * David Angeli practices in...

Davis Wright Tremaine Northwest lawyers listed in Best Lawyers publication.
January 7, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Sixty-five Davis Wright Tremaine LLP lawyers were selected by their peers to be featured in The Best Lawyers in America 2005-06 publication, which includes more than 18,000 lawyers in 30 different specialities. All...

Oregon Trial Advocacy College begins in January.
January 7, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff The Oregon State Bar is presenting the Oregon Trial Advocacy College Jan. 21-22 at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in downtown Portland. Participants in the college will be provided with a fact pattern...

Legal Aid Services of Oregon honors Perkins Coie associate Erick J. Haynie with award.
January 7, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Legal Aid Services of Oregon has honored Perkins Coie associate Erick J. Haynie with the 2004 Community Partnership Award for his handling of several pro bono litigation cases in rural Oregon counties. Haynie is a...

Nat. Assn. for Law Placement survey looks at women and minority attorneys in large firms.
January 7, 2005... Byline: Daily Record Staff (This article originally ran in Daily Record, The (Rochester, NY), another Dolan Media publication). Recent research from the National Association for Law Placement revealed that minority attorneys account...

Portland engineers start chapter of humanitarian group.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl Dan Garbely, an engineer in the Portland office of Black & Veatch, has always loved his work. But until recently, there were times when Garbely, who spent his childhood moving from country to country, wished he could...

Oregon engineering firms raise funds for tsunami relief.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl While the organizers of Portland's new Engineers Without Borders Professional Partners Chapter hope to work in areas afflicted by the Indian Ocean tsunamis at some point in the future, many Oregon engineering firms...

Portland office of Kennedy/Jenks to move into 200 Market Place Building.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The Portland office of Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, an engineering and environmental sciences firm, has signed a lease to move from its current location at 2828 S.W. Naito Parkway to the 200 Market Place Building in...

Portland home builders donate time to build homeless shelter.
January 10, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Two local organizations are celebrating the New Year with the completion of a new project that will provide housing and services for homeless teenage mothers and their babies. Called Haven House, the residential...

Portland chapter of Construction Specifications Institute to feature economist John W. Mitchell.
January 10, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Economist John W. Mitchell will provide a look at the outlook for Oregon's economy in 2005 when he appears as the featured speaker during the January monthly meeting of the Portland chapter of the Construction...

Portland Development Commission sells land to National Meeting Co.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The Portland Development Commission recently announced that it has closed a land sale with Portland-based National Meeting Co., an event logistics business, for the firm's new corporate headquarters at 6360 N.E....

Washington State Department of Transportation releases highway construction report card.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Washington State Department of Transportation has released its fourth annual highway construction report card. The 2004 Construction Highlights Report, a self-assessment of WSDOT's performance, focuses on 25...

James D. Zupancic named chairman of Counselors of Real Estate's Oregon chapter.
January 10, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Davis Wright Tremaine LLP partner James D. Zupancic was recently elected chairman of the Counselors of Real Estate's Oregon Chapter. Established in 1953, the Counselors of Real Estate is a professional membership...

Eastridge Business Park in Vancouver, Wash. to re-assume property management duties.
January 10, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Eastridge Business Park, located in Vancouver, Wash., will re-assume all property management duties effective Jan. 1. With this move, CB Richard Ellis will no longer provide property management services for the business...

National Association of Realtors creates project to aid tsunami victims.
January 10, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff The National Association of Realtors has created a special project to aid the victims of a tidal wave that ravaged Southeast Asian countries in December. The tsunami, a gigantic tidal wave caused by an earthquake...

Boise developer optimistic about starting condo development in spring.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Dolan News Service (This article originally ran in Idaho Business Review, Boise, ID, another Dolan Media publication) A proposed 98-unit residential condominium development on Crescent Rim Drive near the Boise Depot has encountered...

Archaeological dig starts today at Multnomah County's Morrison property.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough An investigation into the potential existence of human remains at Multnomah County's Morrison property will begin today at 10 a.m. as members of Archaeological Investigations Northwest Inc. excavate an area where...

2005 Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference open for registration.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division announced last week that registration is now available for the 2005 Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference. The biennial conference, which is...

Salem-based financial group opens Portland office.
January 11, 2005... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Willamette Financial Group recently announced it had opened its third office in Portland. Alan Koloen originally started Willamette Financial Group after spending years in the financial services...

Wash. State Univ. interior design program snags spot on top 10 list.
January 12, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Washington State University is leading the pack in turning out students ready to enter - and compete - in the field of interior design. Design professionals participating in an annual survey conducted by Design...

Commentary: Brushing up on the wonderful world of Microsoft Word.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Doug Washington (This article originally ran in The Daily Record, Kansas City, MO, another Dolan Media publication). No matter how long you've been using Microsoft Word, you can always learn new techniques to help you work faster...

ConnectOregon initiative introduced to legislature.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough At the request of Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, a concept in his biennial budget where lottery backed bonds are used to improve connections between highway infrastructure and rail, port, transit and marine facilities...

Economists say new businesses will drive Oregon's recovery.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl At a City Club of Portland forum last week on Oregon's fiscal future, two economists painted a mostly positive picture of the state's economy in 2005 and beyond. Neither Tom Potiowsky, a state economist, nor Joe...

Portland accepting applications for 2005 BEST Awards.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl The city of Portland has issued a call for applications for its annual BEST Business Awards, which this year include a new category. The Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow Awards are issued...

New airline service planned between Portland and Moses Lake.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough Big Sky Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings Inc., has announced that it will begin service between Moses Lake, Wash., and both Portland and Boise, Idaho on Feb. 5, replacing its current service to...

Home Builders Assn. of Metro Portland rallies to fund tsunami relief efforts.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl With its membership eager to help in light of the tsunami in Southeast Asia, the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland went to its long-time charitable partner, Northwest Medical Teams, and asked how it...

Six Portland companies embrace renewable energy program.
January 13, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl Six Portland-area businesses are upping their renewable energy intake via a new Pacific Power program. Ashforth Pacific, Bonneville Power Administration, Columbia Steel, Hewlett-Packard Co., the Port of Portland...

American Council of Engineering Companies event honors Oregon engineering projects.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough Parsons Brinckerhoff and David Evans and Associates Inc. both took away the Project of the Year award from this year's American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon Engineering Excellence competition. The...

University of Oregon's Many Nations Longhouse lauded by Native community.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl The latest building to be completed under an extensive University of Oregon construction campaign may not be the school's largest. But for Native people on campus and off, the property carries a greater significance...

Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality and Charleston Sanitary District reach agreement.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has signed an agreement with the Charleston Sanitary District on a $354,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan to provide the bulk of funding for design and...

Washington state seeks comments on revision to contaminated-soil definitions.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Washington state Department of Ecology is inviting public comment on the first of a two-phase process to develop new regulations to differentiate among clean soils, contaminated soils and dredged materials. ...

Multnomah Bar Association's 'WinterSmash' to benefit CourtCare.
January 14, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff The third annual WinterSmash is slated for Feb. 26 at Valley Lanes in Beaverton. Held as a fundraiser for Multnomah CourtCare, the bowling event will start at 6 p.m. and run til 9. CourtCare is a collaborative...

Archaeologists find artifacts, no remains on Morrison site.
January 18, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough No human remains were discovered during excavation activities at two of the most likely areas where Multnomah County officials believed they might find human remains at the county's Morrison property last week. ...

D.R. Horton debuts second phase of Morgan Meadows in Portland.
January 18, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough D.R. Horton Inc., a national homebuilding company, will open the 103-home second phase of its 367-home Morgan Meadows neighborhood on Northeast 257th Street across from Reynolds High School in Troutdale on Saturday....

City Club of Portland report questions PDC's accountability.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl Since its release late last week, a 92-page report by the City Club of Portland on the Portland Development Commission has garnered plenty of interest from the public, the media and even the city's mayor. But those...

Proposals released for Oregon Convention Center headquarters hotel.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The process of selecting a developer to build a headquarters hotel for the expanded Oregon Convention Center continued to move forward last week as the Portland Development Commission released the four proposals...

Portland International Airport adds meetings for noise recommendations.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough Responding to citizen requests, the Port of Portland will host three public meetings to allow further review of its recommendations for managing community exposure to aircraft noise. The meetings next month will...

Portland-based Delta Fire founder Cartales dead at age 65.
January 19, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff Andy G. Cartales, age 65, of Gaston, died Jan. 11, 2005. Born Jan. 5, 1940, in Portland, Cartales was the founder of Delta Fire Inc., a fire-protection contracting service in Portland. He formed the company in 1987...

Boise's BoDo project to begin rising with steelwork.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Lora Volkert (This article originally ran in Idaho Business Review , Boise, ID, another Dolan Media publication). Steel erection is set to start this week for two buildings in the BoDo project in downtown Boise, Idaho,...

FCC issues final rule to clarify anti-spam law.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Dolan News Service (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication). The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule that clarifies whether certain e-mails are subject to the...

Help Wanted: Survey finds IT security workers in demand.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Ken Schachter (This article originally ran in Long Island Business News, Long Island, NY, another Dolan Media publication). Those thinking about honing their information technology skills might want to consider brushing up on...

Portland's ReThink 2005 takes novices inside green building.
January 20, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl In the last year, locally held events such as the National Solar Energy Conference and the U.S. Green Building Council's annual exposition have given Portland's top designers, developers and contractors a chance to...

Rail corridor opens at Port of Longview.
January 20, 2005... Byline: Michelle Madison The Port of Longview, Wash., is seeing the fruit of a 10-year, $21 million effort pay off this month, as the first rail cars transport material along its recently completed Industrial Rail Corridor. Union...

Multnomah County citizens get budgeting, planning forums.
January 20, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl City Club of Portland and the Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee are teaming to produce a series of public forums that will give citizens an opportunity to participate in the county's budgeting and...

Extended excavation reveals human remains buried at Multhomah County's Morrison Building.
January 21, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough Stephen Ying, the president of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, was driving home Wednesday afternoon when he got a strange feeling. Reacting almost on instinct, he turned the car around and headed to...

Portland Family of Funds general manager undeterred by criticism.
January 21, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl Allegations that the Portland Development Commission exerts unconstitutional control over Portland Family of Funds are "frustrating" but won't prevent PFF from closing on any deals now or in the future, the...

Economists: Oregon and the national economies ready to rebound in 2005.
January 21, 2005... Byline: Michelle Madison Oregon and the national economies will improve in 2005, but not with the powerhouse growth seen in the tech boom of a few years ago, economists told an audience at the Multnomah Athletic Club Thursday. "We...

Portland Development Commission programs help to create and retain jobs.
January 21, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough According to the Portland Development Commission, at the halfway point of the fiscal year 2004-05, the agency's focus on business assistance has resulted in 2,298 jobs retained or created in Portland and more than...

Annual Public Interest Law Project set for Feb. 26 at Lewis & Clark Law School.
January 21, 2005... Byline: DJC Staff The 15th annual Public Interest Law Project auction, titled "Raising the Bar," is set for Feb. 26 at Lewis & Clark Law School, 10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd in the student lounge. The auction raises funds to help...

American Bar Assn. Commission survey examines disability laws in all 50 states.
January 21, 2005... Byline: Dolan News Service (This article originally ran in The Dailly Record, Kansas City, MO, another Dolan Media publication). The American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law released a new survey of state...

Landscaping bills introduced to Oregon Legislature.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough A pair of House bills that were introduced on the first day of the 73rd Oregon Legislative Assembly could mean big changes for the relationship between the Oregon Landscape Contractors Board and landscape...

Landscape contractors debate labor cap workarounds.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl For the second consecutive year, a federally mandated cap on temporary, nonagricultural foreign worker applications has been reached early, leaving landscape contractors without the labor they tend to rely on come...

Two national green-industry associations merge to form Professional Landcare Network.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough The Associated Landscape Contractors of America and the Professional Lawn Care Association of America merged this month and have announced their new name: the Professional Landcare Network. The new green...

Portland issues Green Investment Fund proposal request.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl For the first time since "re-fueling" its Green Investment Fund, the city of Portland has issued a call for proposals for innovative green buildings - projects that will push the envelope beyond those developed...

Commercial jobs help Boise construction eke out '04 gain.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Dolan News Service (This article originally ran in Idaho Business Review, Boise, ID, another Dolan Media publication). Gains in the commercial segment pushed Boise construction value slightly higher in 2004. The combined value...

Portland-based Washington Square Mall breaks ground on second phase of expansion.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Michelle Madison Washington Square Mall broke ground Friday morning on the second phase of its planned 100,000-square-foot expansion, which will accommodate 28 stores in time for the 2005 holiday shopping season. Several of the...

2004 was banner year for real estate investment trusts.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Dolan News Service (This article originally ran in Finance and Commerce, Minneapolis, MN, another Dolan Media publication). The National Association of Real Estate Trusts reports that REIT stocks gained 30.41 percent in 2004,...

Portland-based electrical services provider looks for turnaround.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough Coming off another down year, officials from Christenson Velagio Inc., a Portland-based electrical services provider, are hoping for a turnaround in 2005 - and with two high-profile contracts already netted this...

Integrated systems give some Portland contractors a leg up.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Justin Stranzl Regardless of why they might choose to do so - energy savings, green building points, reduced operating costs - more developers are choosing today to integrate their new properties' building systems than they did a...

Electrical Contracting Foundation moving into second phase of T&D Worksite Shock Protection.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Michelle Madison The Electrical Contracting Foundation will move into the second phase of its T & D Worksite Shock Protection research project, the group announced recently. The emphasis of the study, which is scheduled to run...

NECA Electrical Installation Standards included in National Electrical Code.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Cody McCullough For the first time ever, the National Electrical Contractors Association's National Electrical Installation Standards have been mentioned in five places of the new 2005 National Electrical Code, which is used as a...