Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from May 2004

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from May 2004

New software may ease small firm headaches.
May 3, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Spokane, Wash.-based architect John Lape is the owner of a four-person firm that does projects across the country. But asked his title, he's quick to say: "Chief cook and bottle washer." At many small...

Awards honor small business owners, advocates.
May 3, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Small business owners and advocates gathered for their annual jolt of community last week. In addition to honoring a select few, the Small Business Awards also give the rainmakers of what is sometimes a solitary world...

Portland firm wins design rights for Oregon State Univ. facility.
May 3, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, a Portland-based firm specializing in architecture, planning and interior design, has been selected to design a 120,000-square-foot facility for the College of Oceanic...

South African architect will present free Oregon lectures.
May 3, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce When apartheid was overthrown in South Africa, people expected to see sweeping political and economic changes. Fewer anticipated the transition the shift would bring to the field of architecture....

Sparling opens new offices in U.S. Bancorp Tower.
May 3, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Washington-based electrical engineering firm Sparling opened a new office in Unico's U.S. Bancorp Tower in Portland April 26. The company's 1,800-square-foot space on the 15th floor of the building, locally known as...

Alliance Door Products takes space in Wilsonville.
May 3, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Alliance Door Products LLC has decided to locate its first Oregon warehouse in Wilsonville. The Lyndon, Wash.-based company recently signed on for 50,080 square feet at the Wilsonville Distribution Center, located on...

Grocery store's stormwater plan fits Division's vision.
May 4, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Portland-based grocery chain New Seasons is embarking on a large-scale stormwater management plan at a new store currently under construction in the Seven Corners area of Division Street in Southeast Portland....

Metro chief Jordan's Goal 5 recommendation raises concerns.
May 4, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Concern is growing among property owners and developers as Metro continues work on a plan for regulating development on land deemed regionally significant for fish and wildlife habitat. The initiative is driven by...

Affordable-housing advocates recognized for efforts.
May 4, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Eight advocates of affordable housing in Oregon were singled out recently as winners of Excellence in Housing Awards presented April 23 by Oregon Housing and Community Services, a state housing finance...

Gov. Kulongoski unveils certified industrial sites.
May 5, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who last year issued an Executive Order directing the state to increase the availability of industrial land, has unveiled the first 11 certified sites. The parcels, which will be marketed in...

One-day course in lab design targets architects, engineers.
May 5, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Energy Trust of Oregon will host a one-day course Thursday to teach architects, engineers, energy managers and facility managers ways to design high-performance, low-energy laboratory facilities. The course will...

Carpenter training center grads earn status as journeymen.
May 5, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Willamette Carpenters Training Center held its third annual Carpenters Honors Banquet May 1 in Portland to honor graduates, outstanding apprentices and others. The training center is a nonprofit organization...

Army Corps' workshop focuses on permit parameters.
May 5, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Army Corps of Engineers will sponsor a free informational workshop on the agency's permit evaluation process from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday in the auditorium of the Sunnybrook Service Center, 9101...

Naito Corp. offering rent discount in effort to attract tenants.
May 6, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl In tough economic times when the tenant is king, and landlords will do anything to land one, a property owner has come up with a creative way to fill space. Brokers last month received a postcard sporting a snarling...

HOLST Architecture uses grant for green-building renovation.
May 6, 2004... Byline: Rich Riegel It makes sense that an architecture firm that places sustainable components in building designs for its clients would do the same when it came time for the firm to move into a new building of its own. That's just...

University of Oregon art museum will carry Schnitzer name.
May 6, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The University of Oregon Museum of Art will have a new name to go with its new look. As of Tuesday, the museum is being called the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, a tribute to a donation Schnitzer...

Port of Portland's Bill Wyatt will host Hillsboro forum.
May 6, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce In keeping with an annual tradition, Port of Portland Executive Director Bill Wyatt will host a community forum from 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 10. During the forum, which will be held at Tuality Health...

Women in Trades Career Fair coming to Tualatin.
May 7, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl It's time once again for young women from all over the Portland metropolitan area to have some hands-on fun while exploring career opportunities in construction-related trades. The 12th annual Women in Trades Career...

Architect Tom Kundig brings creativity, open mind to projects.
May 7, 2004... Byline: Rich Riegel Tom Kundig's reputation precedes him. Kundig's an architect and principal in the Seattle firm of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen. The Architectural League of New York City has identified Kundig as a "2004 Emerging...

Portland considered as site for new Siltronic plant.
May 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Portland is one of five sites under consideration by Munich, Germany-based Siltronic Corp. for a silicon wafer manufacturing plant that would employ 500 people. Siltronic already employs 1,100...

Harsch Investment purchases another San Diego property.
May 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Portland-based Harsch Investment Properties has purchased Kearny Mesa Business Center, a 106,791-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial park located near San Diego. Harsch bought the four-building,...

Lewis & Clark crime victim institute builds clinics nationally.
May 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The National Crime Victim Law Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School has received $775,000 to create five new crime victim rights clinics around the country. The grant was awarded by the Office for...

Road improvement project open house scheduled.
May 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce A road improvement project at Southwest 170th and 173rd avenues will be the focus of a May 12 open house conducted by Washington County's Department of Land Use and Transportation. The open house,...

Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners plans for Oregon contractors, engineers.
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners may be the single biggest player on the Oregon landscape for the next eight to 10 years. Charged with rebuilding nearly 400 ailing state and federal highway bridges, the new firm, a...

Capacity Commercial opens up shop downtown.
May 10, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Capacity Commercial may be the new kid in town, but it already knows its way around. That's because the commercial real estate firm is the brainchild of three brokers who've been around the block. Office brokers...

Oregon OSHA asks companies to take a safety break.
May 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Employers and workers in companies across the state are expected to stop work and take a break for safety Wednesday. Safety Break for Oregon, an annual event promoted by Oregon OSHA, encourages...

Legacy Coach chooses Lane County for operations.
May 10, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Legacy Coach has chosen a 16,000-square-foot facility in Lane County to locate its luxury coach manufacturing operations. The space, formerly occupied by a wood ceiling manufacturer, is located just off Interstate 5...

State contractor board seeks applicants for education committee seat.
May 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Oregon Construction Contractors Board has an opening for a construction contractor on its Training and Education Advisory Committee. The six-member committee advises the board on a contractor...

Giving back: Rose House takes energy efficiency to next level.
May 10, 2004... Byline: Rich Riegel When Eldon Haines and Linda Rose leave their newly built Northeast Portland home for an early morning walk, the house will be just warming up to the job it will perform of generating the energy it needs. The Rose...

Manufacturers Supply to move to Port of Vancouver.
May 10, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Manufacturers Supply Inc. will move this week into nearly 42,000 square feet in the Port of Vancouver USA, Wash.'s Building 2575. Located at 3201 N.W. Lower River Road, the parcel includes 40,600 square feet of...

Bobcat donates equipment use to nonprofit playground builder.
May 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Bobcat Co. is supporting KaBOOM!, a non-profit organization that helps build playgrounds throughout the United States, by allowing local dealers to donate the use of Bobcat equipment on projects. ...

Office condos for sale at Bethany Village.
May 11, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl After three years of watching his newest 24,300-square-foot office building sit half-full, Bethany Village Developer Roy Kim had an inspiration - stop trying to rent the space and start selling it, like condominiums. ...

Three Oregon Univ. Systems schools seek construction funds for 2005-07.
May 11, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Three Oregon University System campuses presented proposed 2005-07 capital construction budgets to the Board of Higher Education on Friday. Portland State University proposed the construction of 14 new projects,...

Portland to host solar energy conference.
May 11, 2004... Byline: Rich Riegel Portland may be known for its rain, but anyone interested in what's new and upcoming in the world of solar energy will be in the Rose City this summer. The American Solar Energy Society, the Solar Energy Association...

Real estate atty. appointed to Clackamas County commission.
May 11, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Real estate attorney Jeff Bennett has been appointed to the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission. Bennett - who has more than two decades experience as a private attorney with Jordan Schrader PC - has...

Companies celebrate 2004 Safety Break for Oregon.
May 12, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Sometime today, workers at ConstructaVision will lay down their tools, set aside their paperwork and come together to take a break for safety. It's a scene that Oregon OSHA hopes will be repeated...

Oregon sites raise bar on workplace safety and health.
May 12, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson When a 1993 explosion at Georgia-Pacific's wood pulp and paper mill in Toledo, Ore., took the lives of two workers, the plant's lead recovery fireman Gary McDonough took the lead in another way. Long a safety...

Intel continues push for injury-free construction.
May 12, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Intel prefers to approach construction safety not just as a priority but as a value, a tenet that has become an integral part of the company's culture. The mega computer chip manufacturer, which manages $3 billion to...

Portland group helps spread the word about safety.
May 12, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Driven by the desire to promulgate the culture of construction safety, Intel contractors and company employees formed the Greater Portland Construction Partnership. The group, which meets monthly, is a collaboration...

FTA approves Beaverton commuter rail final design.
May 12, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Federal Transit Administration has approved TriMet's Wilsonville to Beaverton commuter rail project for entrance into final design. FTA approval is required under federal law for new transportation projects. ...

Corporations donate computers to Oregon 4-H program.
May 12, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Oregon 4-H Youth Program is now able to expand its efforts to help Latino youth cross the digital divide with Hewlett-Packard Co.'s donation of a portable computer lab. Hewlett-Packard donated...

TAKE A BREAK FOR SAFETY: Small firms tap into outside sources to build safety programs.
May 12, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce At large companies, it isn't unusual to find at least one employee whose job is dedicated to making sure fellow workers are safe on job sites. The task becomes more challenging at small- and...

Panattoni Development plans speculative industrial project.
May 13, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Panattoni Development Co. is finalizing plans for a 37,000-square-foot speculative industrial development located in the Columbia Corridor just south of Interstate 84 near Northeast 192nd Avenue in Portland. The...

Road improvements pave way for Astoria developments.
May 13, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The city of Astoria will be moving ahead with more than $550,000 in road improvements after an Immediate Opportunity Fund grant was approved by the state at last month's Oregon Transportation Commission meeting. The...

Firm wins Portland State Univ. engineering center contract.
May 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Portland State University has selected general contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis to build the university's Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology. Lease Crutcher Lewis will...

Dept. of Environmental Quality taking comment on diesel truck tax credits.
May 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is preparing to adopt new rules that would provide tax credits for qualifying heavy-duty diesel truck engines purchased between Jan. 1, 2004, and Dec. 31,...

Two transportation investment act bridges along I-5 dedicated today.
May 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The first bridges funded through the Oregon Transportation Investment Act package will be dedicated today in Southwest Oregon. Grave Creek Bridge on northbound Interstate 5 at Exit 71 in Sunny...

Marketing workshop will focus on business development.
May 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Business development, from branding to marketing, is the focus of an upcoming workshop sponsored by the Oregon chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services. The workshop will be held...

Portland firm tackles repairs to dam project.
May 14, 2004... Byline: Rich Riegel It was one big job for a local subcontractor. Portland's Pioneer Waterproofing Co. Inc. was tasked to help repair two large concrete blocks at the John Day Dam navigation lock, located on the Columbia River near...

Portland developer to host Alberta open house.
May 14, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Brett Anderson, a new property owner on Alberta Street, was planning on participating in a neighborhood art hop scheduled for Saturday by opening his 37,000-square-foot building to artists and musicians. Then...

Washington DOT fined for water pollution.
May 14, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Washington state Department of Ecology has fined the state Department of Transportation $21,000 for allowing nearly two tons of pollution to enter Puget Sound during last year's cleaning of the Tacoma Narrows...

Law firm instrumental in bringing International Science and Engineering Fair to Portland.
May 14, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt's managing partner Mark Long has been thinking about the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. And with good reason - the law firm is one of the driving forces behind the fair...

Oregon State Univ. researchers to demo mileage-fee prototype.
May 14, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Researchers at the Oregon State University College of Engineering today will unveil and demonstrate two wireless systems for "vehicles miles traveled" that might one day replace Oregon's gasoline tax. The...

Scanner helps tour guide reconstruct tunnel walls.
May 17, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl With the help of a local surveying company, the host of Portland Underground Tours learned yesterday that, sometimes, the best way to preserve the past is to embrace the tools of the future. Michael Jones, leader...

Trades fair encourages girls to drill, dream.
May 17, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl "That felt good," Jasmine Johnson said, grinning from ear to ear, as she set down the canary-yellow power screwdriver and turned to reach for a hammer. The scene was raucous, dozens of girls pounding and drilling,...

Mentors, industry connections drive Intel's science, engineering fair.
May 17, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson McNary High School sophomore Kathryn King isn't comfortable everywhere. The 16-year-old, a finalist on Team Oregon at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, admits she has difficulty finding common...

Airport project ramps up for nonstop flights to Japan.
May 17, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Construction is on a fast track at Portland International Airport as crews work to complete an addition and renovation project in time for the June 10 debut of Northwest Airlines new nonstop flights...

Sustainable Development office seeks homes for tour.
May 17, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Portland Office of Sustainable Development is seeking owners of green or solar homes for its third annual Build It Green! tour. The tour, which will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18, will...

Real estate auction to be held in Portland Saturday.
May 17, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Realty Marketing/Northwest will hold its spring oral auction Saturday at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, 8235 N.E. Airport Way, at noon. Up for sale are 23 residential, commercial, industrial, timber, farm,...

Construction worker hurt in hit-and-run.
May 18, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson A motorist struck Charles Mayberry, 45, a construction crewmember with JC Compton Contractor, at 4:50 a.m. Monday morning while he was finishing an overnight shift on an Interstate 5 road improvement project. ...

Waddle's diner closure will make way for Krispy Kreme on I-5.
May 18, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl After nearly 60 years of serving home-style American fare and enticing motorists to "Eat Now" with its signature clock tower that looms above Interstate 5, Waddle's days are numbered. The diner will close its doors...

BOORA Architects go for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum on 52-unit project.
May 18, 2004... Byline: Rich Riegel Architects, engineers, contractors and a developer all have lofty goals for a Southeast Portland 52-unit condominium. With a goal of a platinum designation under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy...

Stormwater Management sues CDS Technologies.
May 18, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Portland-based Stormwater Management Inc. is suing CDS Technologies Inc., on grounds that the design of a filter system created by the San Jose, Calif., company is too close to one already patented by Stormwater...

Intel acquires 46 acres adjacent to Ronler Acres.
May 18, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Intel has recently acquired 46 acres of property located adjacent to its Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro. The computer chip manufacturing company purchased the parcel from Solectron Corp. for $13 million. The...

American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon picks first female president.
May 19, 2004... Byline: Rich Riegel Professional engineer Cynthia Lowe of the Portland office of Parsons Brinckerhoff will be the first woman president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon, known as ACEC Oregon. "I am very...

RiverPlace Hotel renovation to reflect Pacific Northwest.
May 19, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The RiverPlace Hotel will open its $3.5 million interior renovation to the public in just over a month. The hotel was purchased last July by Larkspur Hotels, LLC. The purchase of the hotel from Seattle-based BBS...

Property owner goes directly to tenants for safety planning.
May 19, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Wright Runstad & Co., which owns and operates Portland's ODS Tower, has taken a new tack in preparing tenants for an emergency. The program, Project R.E.D. - Ready for Emergencies and Disasters - aims to bring...

Portland contractor names four new shareholders.
May 19, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce B.J. Cummings Co., a Portland-based general contractor, has promoted Don Nissen, Rick Madsen, Bob Stephens and Steve Bartell as new shareowners in the firm. Nissen has been with the company since...

Oregon Institute of Technology taps technology for new net-zero facility.
May 20, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl At the Oregon Institute of Technology's campus in sleepy Klamath Falls, an ever-expanding student body has been a boon to the school's engineering and health sciences programs but has presented a problem the...

Proposed PDC budget focuses on priorities.
May 20, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl After months of public hearings, the Portland Development Commission is entering the final stages of crafting the agency's budget for fiscal year 2004-05. At $241 million, the proposed budget totals about $100 million...

Toll-road effort losing steam with ballot deadline drawing nearer.
May 20, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson John Shank, volunteer legislative director of the Oregon State Grange, says the only thing standing in the way of a Coos Bay-to-Ontario expressway is lack of political will. But state and local agencies, while...

Georgia-Pacific takes remaining space at Rivergate Corporate Center II.
May 20, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Georgia-Pacific has announced it will take 204,550 square feet at Rivergate Corporate Center II Phase II. The paper products company currently occupies 402,450 square feet in phase one of the building. This lease...

Permit request to work in Umpqua River rejected.
May 20, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied a permit for proposed work in the Umpqua River in Douglas County on the grounds the project could have a negative impact on the surrounding environment. ...

Oregon students score prizes, scholarships at science fair.
May 20, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Nanowires, energy-efficient windows and sedimentary runoff helped Oregon students win more than $450,000 worth of awards and scholarships in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held...

Maritime museum wants home in Centennial Mills.
May 21, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl When Dick Montgomery looks at Centennial Mills, he doesn't see a set of dilapidated buildings. He sees tourists mingling among nautical artifacts and historic ships, a lively waterfront scene not unlike San Francisco's...

Portland bureau shows savings with private procurement.
May 21, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation is a little more than two months into an 18-month pilot program with Genuine Parts Co. to contract out warehouse services. The deal with Genuine Parts, better known as...

Southeast Portland church to get new gym, improved building.
May 21, 2004... Byline: Rich Riegel It's in the early planning stages, but a Southeast Portland church will see improvements and an addition in the future. Trinity Fellowship Church at 2700 S.E. 67th Ave. has approximately 800 people in the...

Plant engineering, facilities show returns to Portland.
May 21, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Portland plays host next week to the Northwest Plant Engineering & Facilities Maintenance Show, a two-day event that will run Wednesday and Thursday at the Oregon Convention Center. This is the...

University of Oregon law professor awarded 'crystal apple' for teaching.
May 21, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson University of Oregon School of Law assistant professor Michael Moffitt has been awarded the highest honor for teaching available to young faculty members at the university. On May 16, UO President Dave Frohnmayer...

Big Pipe project supports Portland's Sheltered Market Program.
May 24, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson It hasn't been easy, but the West Side Big Pipe project has carved out $13 million in subcontracts for minority- and women-owned, and emerging small businesses that are enrolled in Portland's Sheltered Market...

Portland developers see opportunity converting apartment buildings into condominiums.
May 24, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Eager to cash in on the seemingly endless number of empty-nesters and young professionals clamoring to own residential space in downtown Portland, developers are strategically snapping up apartment buildings and turning...

Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to study freight-rail spur with state grant.
May 24, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has taken another step towards adding a new freight rail line to its North Marine Industrial Park. The port, Oregon's second-largest marine commerce center, will...

Portland-based Globe Lighting prepares to debut new showroom.
May 24, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Back in 1978, long before niche markets were known as niches, a Portlander named John Dolan had an idea to create a lighting store that offered fixtures for both builders and homeowners. Dolan's...

Hoyt Street Property's Park Place condominums in Portland are 70 percent sold.
May 24, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Hoyt Street Property's Park Place condominiums were completed last week and are now ready for occupancy. Of the project's 124 units, 85 have sold. "We're actually ahead of where we thought we'd be," said Hoyt...