Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from May 2006

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from May 2006

American embassy architecture long tied to international political climate.
May 3, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Secure yet welcoming, standardized yet well-designed: An American embassy project is an architectural challenge from the start. "They have this duplicity in function," said Donald Stastny, principal at StastnyBrun...

Bridgeport Village seals two concrete awards.
May 3, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Bridgeport Village, the Tigard shopping center completed in 2005, was the only project to take home two awards at this year's Excellence in Concrete banquet. The Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association and...

Portland-based Emerick Construction receives national safety award.
May 3, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Portland-based general contractor Emerick Construction has been awarded first place in the category "Construction Safety Excellence" by the national Association of Builders and Contractors' Building Division. Emerick...

Belmont Area Business Assn. to meet to discuss marketing ideas.
May 4, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith April 11, Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine, 3401 S.E. Belmont St.: John Barker, president of the Belmont Area Business Association, and a group of Belmont Street business owners gather to discuss, among other things,...

Massive new crane arrives at Port of Portland.
May 4, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker The Zhen Hua 1 cargo ship arrived at marine Terminal Six on Wednesday carrying the Port of Portland's new giant crane, an $18 million piece of equipment that's the port's third post-Panamax crane, one capable of...

A interview with Dick O'Connor: Executive director of the OR Building Congress.
May 5, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Dick O'Connor is a jack of all trades. He's a doctor in education. He drives a jet-black Corvette. He's a Buddhist and a political conservative. He's a Notre Dame and Northwestern alum. He was a Catholic High...

A conversation with Dick O'Connor: Learning by doing.(Interview)
May 5, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith

Downtown Portland's 200 Market Building gets gold for its green.
May 5, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan The 19-story 200 Market Building in downtown Portland, home to tenants such as United Grain, Fleishman-Hillard and Umpqua Bank, has earned a gold rating through the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and...

200 Market gets gold for its green.
May 5, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan

Index author: Housing, gas prices not hurting Oregon economy.
May 5, 2006... Byline: Justin Stranzl Oregon's economy improved in March after a sharp drop in February according to an index of data released Wednesday by the University of Oregon. The University of Oregon's Index of Economic Indicators increased...

State and local governments in Oregon scramble to cover rising fuel costs.
May 5, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker The cost of higher gas prices extends beyond the pump. Recent price increases also mean less mileage out of citizen tax dollars - to the tune of millions, officials say. State and local governments are scrambling...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 5, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff In a May 3 story titled "Emerick receives national safety award," in the first paragraph, the award was presented by Associated General Contractors' Building Division, not the Association of Builders and Contractors.

Engineering inspectors take Portland's tram construction project seriously.
May 8, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan The team knows about the Portland aerial tram's budget trouble. They know, too, that they'll hear groans if they so much as mention the project in conversation, as well as words like "cost" or "controversy." But...

Portland-based HVAC Inc. takes 2006 ABC Eagle Award.
May 8, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker HVAC Inc. has been awarded the 2006 Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction by the Associated Builders and Contractors Pacific Northwest chapter. The company received the award Thursday night for its work on an...

Portland's Meier & Frank Building renovation to begin.
May 8, 2006... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Federated Department Stores, the parent company of Macy's, has approved plans to renovate the lower level and first five floors of Portland's historic Meier & Frank building. The ground-floor...

Portland Construction Briefs: May 8, 2006.
May 8, 2006... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Student career fair to highlight manufacturing, construction, health care Students throughout the metropolitan area are invited to learn about potential careers in metals manufacturing,...

Plumbers, steamfitters in Tualatin seek apprentices in June.
May 8, 2006... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 290 Training Center in Tualatin will accept applications for apprentices June 5 through June 16. Applications will be accepted at various dates and times at...

Portland Real Estate Transactions: May 8, 2006.
May 8, 2006... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Communications Test Design Inc. has leased 23,434 square feet at 12239 N.E. Marx St., Building 7, in Portland, from PacTrust Realty Inc. Mark McClung of Cushman...

Upcoming Events in Portland: May 6, 2006.(Calendar)
May 8, 2006... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce MONDAY, MAY 8 Multnomah Bar Association is holding Business Development May 18 from noon to 1 p.m. at Standard Insurance Center Auditorium in Portland. For more information, call 503-224-3113. ...

Portland Pacesetters Briefs: May 8, 2006.
May 8, 2006... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce DESIGN Neil Kelly Design/Build Remodeling has hired Diane Foreman as an interior designer. Foreman, a graduate of the UCLA School of Interior Design, has won first place honors in several...

Unions in Portland losing ground?
May 9, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker A recent court ruling on prevailing wage may signal that labor unions are losing their grip on commercial construction in Portland. A Multnomah County circuit judge last week ruled that the Portland Development...

Unions losing ground?
May 9, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker

Portland Development Commission, Opus sign MOU on Burnside Bridgehead.
May 9, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff The Portland Development Commission and Opus Northwest LLC have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of the Burnside Bridgehead project in the Central Eastside Urban Renewal Area. The MOU is a...

Renovation in Portland district means growth for University of Oregon architecture program.
May 10, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan A historic renovation effort in one of Portland's underused districts will mean growth for University of Oregon programs in architecture and allied arts as well as the neighborhood itself. The university announced...

Gerding/Edlen eyes $350M development in downtown Portland.
May 10, 2006... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Portland Development Commission today is expected to vote to approve negotiations with Gerding/Edlen Development Co. over what could ultimately become a four-block South Auditorium District redevelopment...

City of Portland accepts $4M in federal grant funds to complete city disaster plans.
May 10, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff The city of Portland has accepted almost $4 million in federal grant funds to complete seismic water pipe upgrades and wildfire prevention projects. Federal Emergency Management Agency pre-disaster mitigation grants...

Owner of Oregon-based Ventilation Experts touts next-generation air filtration technology.
May 11, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Randy Jirovec is a believer. In his invocation to an Associated Builders and Contractors function last week, the owner of Ventilation Experts in Dallas, Ore., spoke of his faith in two things: God and the construction...

A conversation with Wendy Radmacher-Willis, executive director of City Club of Portland.
May 12, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Wendy Radmacher-Willis is a rare breed. She's a native Oregonian, married to a native Oregonian, and the mother of two little native Oregonians. Raised in Springfield, Radmacher-Willis lived in Japan for a time, and...

Ethanol plants coming to Oregon.
May 12, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Construction is expected to start next month on ethanol plants in Clatskanie and Boardman that would combine to produce almost 150 million gallons of the corn-based fuel each year. The Oregon...

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries to appeal prevailing wage ruling.
May 12, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries said Wednesday it plans to appeal a recent court decision involving the application of the state's prevailing wage law to public-private partnerships. ...

Code changes in Portland pave the way for courtyard-oriented buildings.
May 15, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Code changes have paved the way for shared car and pedestrian spaces within infill projects, and local architects say more active courts can be the key to connected communities. Courtyard-oriented buildings in...

Women in Transportation picks Portland DOT as employer of the year.
May 15, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker The Women in Transportation Seminar's Portland chapter last week presented the Portland Office of Transportation with its employer of the year award. "Our winner has been setting a national standard for innovative...

Seismic shift in structural approach results in Seattle courthouse award.
May 15, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Seattle's new, 23-story federal courthouse was named the most impressive engineering achievement of the past year by the American Council of Engineering Companies. The project's structural engineer, Magnusson...

Portland woman has passion for the trades.
May 16, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker After a divorce more than 20 years ago left Penny Painter without financial support, she struggled to make ends meet as a receptionist. Until one sunny day when she looked out of the office window and decided she'd...

Portland International Airport begins targeting sustainability as well as sky service.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Portland International Airport is better known for its runways than its recycling - but the people and programs that keep Oregon's biggest airport running are targeting sustainability as well as sky service. ...

Green skies.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan

President of Carson Oil Co. says consumers should not count on oil industry to change.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker John Carson appears too skinny for an oil man. His thin face and slender shoulders seem out of place in an industry known for excess and record-breaking profits. Nor does Carson's environmental philosophy fit the...

Change the oil industry? Fat chance.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker

International Paper mill on the Oregon Coast imploded by Controlled Demotion Inc.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Dan Carter The scratchy voice comes out of the two-way radio. "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six." Five seconds of silence. Then, many brilliant flashes of 90 pounds of RDX explosive are quickly followed by an equal number of...

16-story housing tower planned for Portland's Pearl District sparks talk in the neighborhood.
May 18, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan For most Pearl District dwellers, the prospect of having a big, affordable grocery store within walking distance makes an incoming Safeway worth talking about. But within the Pearl District Neighborhood Association, the...

Housing advocacy group chosen to redevelop Interstate Avenue site in Portland.
May 18, 2006... Byline: Justin Stranzl It's too early to say what REACH Community Development's planned North Interstate Avenue redevelopment, announced Tuesday, might encompass. But now's the time, the affordable housing advocacy group says, for such an...

A conversation with Portland contractor Steve Deacon.
May 19, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith The offices of S.D. Deacon, a general contracting firm located next door to the burgeoning South Waterfront neighborhood, are laid back, friendly, cordial and warming. That could be because the CEO of the company...

A conversation with Steve Deacon: Contractor by design.(Interview)
May 19, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith

Portland developer unveils plans for $250M Medford project at ex-sawmill site.
May 19, 2006... Byline: Justin Stranzl Months after the start of construction of a $70 million south Medford Interstate 5 interchange, a city developer has unveiled plans for what would be an adjacent $250 million mixed-use development. KOGAP...

OR Dept. of Transportation construction crews to carry out $181M in highway projects this summer.
May 22, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker This summer, while most Portlanders are tucked safely in bed, construction crews laboring during the low-traffic midnight hours are lighting up significant portions of highway throughout the metro area. Starting in...

Heavy on highways.
May 22, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker

Portland middle and high school students participate in a day of science and engineering activities.
May 23, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Sam Weiss kneels on the gymnasium floor, the ninth grader perched at a line of blue tape that marks the start of a mousetrap car competition. He's spent months working toward the competition's engineering...

Trojan cooling tower implosion in Oregon sets an example for future nuclear decommissioning projects.
May 23, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Sunday's implosion of the Trojan cooling tower was hard to miss. At precisely 7 a.m., Controlled Demolition Inc. flipped the switch that brought 41,000 tons of concrete and steel crumbling to the ground. Three...

Architecture Foundation of Oregon's Dinner with an Architect series moves into its 9th year.
May 24, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Though the luau hosted by engineers Kim Krull and Harry Jones last year did boast a best Hawaiian shirt contest, this year the husband and wife team are going even bigger - they're bringing in the ball hopper, the fat...

Bybee Lake Logistics Center in Portland lands anchor tenant.
May 24, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff The recently completed Bybee Lake Logistics Center has landed an anchor tenant. Grocery chain Save-A-Lot, a subsidiary of Supervalu Inc., will be the lead tenant in the 440,000-square-foot building, using its...

Native American woman fights stereotypes to train in construction apprenticeship.
May 25, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker For more than 20 years, Priscilla Standish has struggled to redefine herself and to defy the labels she feels society has placed on her as a Native American woman. Quiet. Obedient. A second-class citizen with...

Bend-area growth could free water.
May 25, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Farmland in Central Oregon is being rapidly chewed up by new housing developments - but that could have a silver lining, albeit a soggy one. Single-family homes use far less water than full-scale agricultural...

BERGER/ABAM Engineers relocates to Northeast Portland building.
May 25, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff BERGER/ABAM Engineers, a consulting engineering firm, has moved its Portland branch offices into the Lloyd 700 Building in Northeast Portland. The location change was driven by firm growth. The office opened nine...

A conversation with Bart Eberwein, vice president of Portland-based Hoffman Construction.(Interview)
May 26, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Bart Eberwein, vice president of Portland-based Hoffman Construction, fell into the construction business. After growing up in Baltimore and reading books about cowboys of the great west, Eberwein was intrigued by the...

Sustainable successes may mean change to business practices.
May 26, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Sustainability's move toward the mainstream means good things for both the environment and green enterprise, but it also means a new direction for business and the economy, said speakers at yesterday morning's...

Environmentally friendly computer purchases may have impact on who will supply large-scale purchaser.
May 30, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Large-volume computer purchasers want the desktops and laptops they're purchasing to be green, and an upcoming program for the purchase of environmentally friendly computers is expected to have a major impact on who...

Chief operating officer in Oregon construction industry retires after 30 years.
May 30, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Today is Terry Edgar's last day of work in the construction industry. The chief operating officer at Perlo McCormack Pacific and 2004 Columbia chapter president of the Associated General Contractors is retiring...

Oregon engineering firms announce partnership.
May 30, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker It's a design-meets-build world when it comes to transportation projects nowadays. And finding a good contractor to partner with is a lot like creating a perfect marriage, says David Evans, chairman of the board of...

Downtown Portland redevelopment proposal leads to funding debate.
May 31, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker A redevelopment proposal for the Jasmine Tree block in downtown Portland includes plans for a new urban plaza that would make the South Park Blocks a major transportation hub for the city. The proposal would...

Tigard roofing contractor takes Firestone award.
May 31, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Tigard-based Snyder Roofing has received the 2006 Master Contractor Award and the Inner Circle of Quality Award by Firestone Building Products Co. 2006 marks the 11th time Snyder Roofing has achieved Master...