Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from November 2006

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from November 2006

Two major projects are set to begin on East Burnside in Portland.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Traffic gets a bit congested during the morning drive along East Burnside leading up to the Burnside Bridge headed into downtown. Commuters, freight trucks and buses stop and go, day laborers hang out at an empty lot...

Los Angeles-based CB Richard Ellis to purchase Trammell Crow.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Commercial real estate company CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. said Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Trammell Crow Co. for $1.9 billion in cash, expanding its business of managing properties for large corporations. The...

Raising sustainable Arizona.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Former Portlander Jerry Yudelson has been a busy man since his relocation to Tucson. The former Interface Engineering sustainability director formed Yudelson Associates, a green building consulting firm. He settled into...

Portland Pacesetters: November 1, 2006.
November 1, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENTAL Landau Associates has promoted staff members Reda Mikhail to geotechnical services director; Colin Turnbull to senior engineering geologist; Clint Jacob to associate engineer; Ken Stephens to CAD...

Oregon architect has big dreams for the Pearl District and pedestrian environment.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Walking down Northwest Ninth Avenue, architect Rob Lamb can imagine the contribution the in-the-works Ziba Design world headquarters will make to the Pearl District and the pedestrian environment. "It's going to be very...

Whole Food Market retailer begins selling wind-power cards to fund renewable energy.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Top natural foods retailer Whole Foods Market on Wednesday began selling "wind-power cards" that seek to fund and market the renewable energy. Seventy-six Whole Foods stores in markets including...

International real estate firm announces plans to purchase Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. for $1.9B.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith There will be one less big real estate player in the Portland metropolitan area now that international firm CB Richard Ellis has announced plans to buy out Trammell Crow Co., headquartered in Dallas. CB Richard Ellis,...

Oregon-based Lewis & Clark Law School presents Distinguished Graduate Award to Henry Kantor.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff Since 1973, Lewis & Clark Law School has honored graduates of the school and individuals who have given exemplary support to the school at its Distinguished Honors Dinner. Saturday night, Henry...

Oregon businesses announce personnel changes.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff FINANCE Aequitas Capital Management has hired Jonathan Kott as its syndication manager. Kott joins Aequitas with a strong background of more than 20 years in the finance industry. Most recently, he...

Oregon Real Estate Briefs: November 2, 2006.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff OREGON LEASE // Office * Tenasys Corp. has leased 4,790 square feet at Amberglen Business Center, 1400 S.W. Compton Drive, in Beaverton, from Amberglen Associates LLC. Jeff Valdes of Hume Meyers...

A conversation with Jessica Adamson: A construction industry agenda.(Interview)
November 3, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker The Associated General Contractors' board of directors was especially passionate about this year's gubernatorial race - so passionate the 20 directors chose to endorse both major parties' candidates for governor. "The...

Report: Few options for women at top of legal practices.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Marie Price/Dolan Newswire OKLAHOMA CITY - Women make up about half of law students and new associates, but their numbers drop dramatically at the top of law firms, according to survey results released last week. The survey by the...

Umpqua Bank opens Lake Oswego branch.
November 3, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Umpqua Bank has opened a new location in Lake Oswego, at 201 B Ave., Suite 100. The 2,987-square-foot branch will feature a computer station, a flat-screen television for viewing financial broadcasts, shopping modules and...

Oregon Investment Fund's Tuesday breakfast lecture will cover venture capital.
November 3, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff The Oregon Investment Fund will host a breakfast lecture from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Rogue Valley Country Club in Medford. The guest panel includes David Almodovar, vice president with Credit Suisse; Geoff Bland,...

Portland Pacesetters: November 3, 2006.
November 3, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff DESIGN Fletcher Farr Ayotte Inc., a Portland architecture, planning and interior design firm, has hired: Richard Grace, Brinton Riggs, Zach Childs, Laura Roark and Yeosaine Huggins. Grace has joined FFA as a project...

Portland Real Estate Transactions: November 3, 2006.
November 3, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Qwest Corp. has leased 12,040 square feet at US West Garage Facility - SE, 5120 S.E. 80th St., from Johnnie Johnson Properties. David Squire of Grubb & Ellis represented the lessee. *...

Sprint has too many hang-ups.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Malcolm Berko Dear Mr. Berko: In April on the advice of my broker I bought 400 shares of Sprint at $26.75, and since then the stock has gone straight downhill. I've got nearly a 10-point loss including the $310 in commissions it...

Oregon's state fairgrounds may be busy year round.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith People seem to know what a state fair is like, even if they've never been to one. It conjures thoughts of livestock shows by the 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America, pie-eating contests, carnival rides and garden...

ON THE BOARDS: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan "On the boards" is a weekly roundup of Portland projects in the pipeline that will shed light on some of Oregon firms' best-but-below-the-radar design work. Submissions from Oregon and Southwest Washington architectural...

Pacesetters for Nov. 6.(Company overview)
November 6, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff CONSULTING AND PLANNING The Kennedy/Jenks Consultants board of directors has promoted Allen Shewey and Travis Tormanen to vice president. Shewey is a professional engineer with more than 30 years of experience, the last...

Oregon commercial real estate for lease.
November 7, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Especially around the holiday season, shoppers' eyes usually turn to Bridgeport Village, Clackamas Town Center and even Woodburn's factory outlet stores as retail destinations. But with the old Meier & Frank Building...

Portland's office market performance is moderate for third quarter of 2006.
November 7, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Portland's office market performance was moderate in the third quarter of 2006, and vacancy remained unchanged at 11.3 percent, according to Grubb & Ellis's third-quarter office market report. Net absorption was...

Portland businesses announce personnel changes and promotions.
November 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff DESIGN Arbuckle Costic Architects Inc. of Salem has announced that two staff members, associate and senior interior designer Lisa Mance and intern Pete Kanyer, recently received certification as...

Oregon Real Estate Briefs: November 7, 2006.
November 7, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * MOC Products Co. Inc. has leased 6,000 square feet at Columbia Commerce Park, 6763 N.E. 59th Place, in Portland, from LIT Industrial Limited Partnership. Tony Reser, Tom...

Oregon developers create affordable options for workers who want to live/work close to city center.
November 8, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Condominiums and condo conversion projects dominate construction right now, but Oregon developers are taking a closer look at creating quality affordable options for entry-level workers who want to both live and work...

Portland Pacesetters: November 8, 2006.
November 8, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff DESIGN The Portland office of DLR Group has hired Marisa Bear, Ben Burnett, Anne Mead, Levi Patterson, Stephen Read and Scott Thorson. Bear earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics with a minor in dance from the University...

Portland Real Estate Transactions: November 8, 2006.
November 8, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Office * Pacific Life Insurance Co. has leased 1,225 square feet at Kruse Woods 1, 5285 S.W. Meadows Road, in Lake Oswego, from OR-Kruse Way LLC. Brandon O'Leary of GVA Kidder Mathews represented the...

PNGC Power names Paul M. Vickery Award recipient.
November 9, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff PNGC Power has named Margaret Ryan as the fifth annual Paul M. Vickery Award recipient for Outstanding Professional Service. Ryan, manager of real time operations, oversees the real time power scheduling function on...

Two local real estate brokerage firms add to teams.
November 9, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson has hired Brian Sallay to the suburban office brokerage team. D'Ambrosio & Associates Realtors has hired Charles Karl, David Johnson, Suzie Tridente and Lauren Feenstra as brokers in the...

Instrument Sales & Service hires Espy as human resources director.
November 9, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Instrument Sales & Service Inc., a diverse automotive and capital equipment manufacturing, re-manufacturing and distribution company, has hired Christine Espy as human resources director. Espy will be responsible for...

An additional role for Portland architects and designers: developer.
November 9, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan The three small row homes stand out on the leafy corner of Southeast Lincoln Street and 12th Avenue. Slate and corrugated metal exteriors are punctuated by windows - some traditionally shaped, some extra-long and slim -...

Oregon limits on eminent domain approved.
November 9, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff With 75 percent of the vote counted Wednesday, Oregon's Measure 39 passed by a margin of 67 percent yes to 33 percent no. Inspired by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded eminent domain powers, the measure bars state...

Wash., Calif. voters reject property rights measure.
November 9, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Voters in Washington state and California on Tuesday rejected initiatives modeled in part on Oregon's Measure 37, which gives property owners the right to a waiver of land-use restrictions if the restrictions were imposed...

The Wyatt rises on tail end of Portland's condo boom.
November 9, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Although it's still under construction, the newest condominium tower in the community north of Lovejoy Street has already seen steady sales. The Wyatt - which will stand 15 stories tall with 245 condo units and retail...

Pacesetters for Nov. 9.
November 9, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff ENERGY PNGC Power has named Margaret Ryan as the fifth annual Paul M. Vickery Award recipient for Outstanding Professional Service. Ryan, manager of real time operations, oversees the real time power scheduling function...

A conversation with Kate Brown, Oregon Senate majority leader.(Interview)
November 10, 2006... Byline: Justin Stranzl Kate Brown got more than she asked for Tuesday. With the Democrats' reclamation of the Oregon House, highway builders may have, too. Brown, a Portland Democrat and the Oregon Senate majority leader, hoped for and...

Oregon voters pass $40B in transportation bonds Tuesday.
November 10, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Transportation contractors across the nation won big Tuesday, when voters approved 23 ballot measures across the nation that will generate almost $40 billion in new revenue for transportation infrastructure work,...

Portland Development Commission chairman defends Third and Oak deal.
November 10, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Portland Development Commission Chairman Mark Rosenbaum took the pulpit Wednesday during the opening of the agency's regular meeting, criticizing some media outlets' coverage of the former police station at Southwest...

Portland Real Estate Transactions: November 10, 2006.
November 10, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Factory Motor Parts has leased 16,250 square feet at 158th Commerce Park, 15929 N.E. Cameron Blvd., in Portland, from RREEF Management. Tony Reser, Tom Talbot and Sean McCarthy of GVA Kidder...

Portland Pacesetters: November 10, 2006.
November 10, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff ENERGY PNGC Power has promoted John Prescott to president and chief executive officer. Prescott replaces CEO Patrick Reiten who left the company in mid-September to accept the position of president for Pacific Power....

Resort-style facility planned for Eagle Point.
November 10, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Ausland Builders, an Oregon construction management firm, has submitted plans to the city of Eagle Point on behalf of Inn at Eagle Point LLC for a resort-style facility to complement the Eagle Point Golf Community. ...

Birtcher Development to build Class A office building in Tualatin, Oregon.
November 10, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Birtcher Development and Investments LLC will construct a 98,796-square-foot Class A office building in Tualatin. The four-story Birtcher Tualatin 99 Building, which will be named formally at a later date, will be built...

Small Portland lot contaminated, but hardly worthless.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith In the Portland neighborhood of St. Johns, there's a parcel of land, a vacant lot, at 8735 N. Lombard Blvd., cordoned off by concrete blocks, where little grows save some weeds and a few patches of dry grass. Yet this...

NuMark Office Interiors hires chief strategy officer.
November 13, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff NuMark Office Interiors has hired long-time commercial real estate executive and local business entrepreneur Kip Spencer as chief strategy officer. Spencer, co-founder of online office-inventory tracking site...

Portland Construction Briefs: November 13, 2006.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan "On the boards" is a weekly roundup of Portland projects in the pipeline that will shed light on some of Oregon firms' best-but-below-the-radar design work. Submissions from Oregon and Southwest Washington architectural...

Builders oppose PDC prevailing wage program.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Applying a proposed prevailing wage standard to all city projects funded in-part by the Portland Development Commission would kill projects, developers and contractors say. Testifying before the PDC's construction...

U.S. Trust hires VP and portfolio manager.
November 13, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff U.S. Trust has hired David M. Gewant as a vice president and portfolio manager and promoted Timothy P. Chapman to senior vice president. Gewant will work closely with the firm's affluent clients to customize U.S. Trust's...

N.E. neighborhood forms retail advisory board.
November 13, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Citizens of neighborhoods in the Northeast Broadway area of Portland have created the Community Market on Broadway, a group designed to help shape retail offerings in the Irvington, Sullivan's Gulch and Lloyd District...

Portable Portland.
November 14, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Green thinkers from across the world will descend this week on Denver for Greenbuild 2006, the nation's biggest celebration of sustainable building practices, and Portland's sustainable set is hoping a lounge space...

New building industry lobby in OR will tackle training.
November 14, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Members of the Oregon Construction Industry Council may never reach a consensus on prevailing wage. But the new bipartisan lobby group representing the state's diverse construction industry - from open-shop to union...

Central Oregon credit union joins larger Portland-based group.
November 14, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Ochoco Federal Credit Union in Prineville will merge into the Oregonians Federal Credit Union, based in Portland. Ochoco Federal has about 2,350 members and $10.5 million in assets. The branch is located at 110 N.E. Fifth...

Ethics programs are stepped up nationally.
November 14, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff More corporate boards are becoming actively involved in providing oversight into their companies' ethics and compliance programs, according to a recent report by The Conference Board. The group reported board involvement...

Portland Pacesetters: November 14, 2006.
November 14, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff LAW Lane Powell has hired Sharon Bolesky as an associate in the firm's labor and employment practice group. Bolesky, prior to joining Lane Powell, worked as a law clerk at the Oregon Department of Justice. Before working...

Real Estate Transactions for Nov. 14.
November 14, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff OREGON LEASE // Industrial * Activate Inc. has leased 6,852 square feet at Nimbus Oaks Industrial Park, 9520 S.W. Nimbus Ave., in Beaverton, from IPERS Nimbus Oaks-Oregon Inc. Brock Switzer, David Demers and Les Binkley...

-member advisory group to decide fate of Sellwood Bridge project.
November 15, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker The meeting officially began at noon, but only a handful of the region's policymakers arrived on time for a Sellwood Bridge project policy advisory group session last week. Multnomah County Commissioner Maria Rojo de...

Vancouver wood recycling firm to end operations.
November 15, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff H&H Wood Recyclers Inc., a Vancouver construction, land and organic waste recycling facility, announced last week it will close Dec. 31. In 2005, H&H had 146,700 visits by self-haul customers, averaging 402 vehicles each...

Firm's auction nets $45K for legal clinic.
November 15, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff The law firm of Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf held a wine tasting and auction Oct. 17, netting more than $45,000 to benefit St. Andrew Legal Clinic, a law firm that supports low-income families in Multnomah,...

Positions available on Multnomah Co. Circuit Court.
November 15, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Gov. Ted Kulongoski is accepting applications for two positions on the Multnomah County Circuit Court, made available due to the retirement of judges Elizabeth Welch and Douglas G. Beckman. Welch, who is the chief family...

Law firm rewarded by Oregon Women Lawyers for advancing opportunities.
November 15, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) recognized the law firm Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf as the recipient of the first OWLS Workplace Leader Award. OWLS created the award to recognize legal employers who maximize...

Portland Pacesetters: November 15, 2006.
November 15, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff FINANCE Wells Fargo has hired Christopher Solomon as manager of its Beaverton Town Square branch. Solomon manages the customer service, sales, professional development and community involvement efforts of 19 team members....

Name that neighborhood.
November 15, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith by Kennedy Smith kennedy.smith@djcOregon.com It started out as a half-joke, recalls Seth Longaker, co-owner of Oddball Shoe Co. He and his brother, Zac, were trying to find a way to market their new shoe store on...

Tigard chamber will play host to speaking seminar.
November 16, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff The Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce will play host to "Public Speaking: The Fundamentals of Putting on a Wining Presentation," from 7:30 to 9:30 am. Friday at the Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce, 12345 S.W. Main St. The...

Portland neighborhoods receive some new nicknames.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith It started out as a half-joke, recalls Seth Longaker, co-owner of Oddball Shoe Co. He and his brother, Zac, were trying to find a way to market their new shoe store on the 1600 block Northwest Marshall Street, so they...

Portland office building first to reach recycling designation.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Since the city of Portland began its BlueWorks recycling program for businesses in 2003, hundreds of local organizations have become certified by putting in place waste-reduction practices. But for the first time in...

Institute of Real Estate Management panel to forecast 2007 real estate market.
November 16, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff The Institute of Real Estate Management will hold its 19th annual forecast breakfast from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Dec. 7 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, 1401 S.W. Naito Parkway. Experts will speak on the 2007...

REACH Community Development receives $25,000 award for affordable housing.
November 16, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff REACH Community Development has received a $25,000 award of excellence for affordable housing from the Home Depot Foundation. The award is in response to REACH's 14-story Station Place Tower, a 176-apartment building on a...

Trammell Crow VP earns certified commercial investment member designation.
November 16, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Lana M. Baldock, vice president of Trammell Crow Co. was awarded the certified commercial investment member designation by the CCIM Institute. Baldock was among the 393 commercial real estate professionals this year who...

PBS Engineering and Environmental adds to ownership team.
November 16, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff PBS Engineering and Environmental has added Rick Thrall to the ownership team. Thrall has more than 25 years of geo-technical engineering experience primarily in the Pacific Northwest. Thrall earned his bachelor's...

Fix-it Fair slated for Saturday.
November 16, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff The city of Portland will kick off a series of free Fix-it Fairs, events that connect residents with money-saving and environmentally friendly resources, workshops and information, in November. Fairs will take place...

Port of Portland names new public affairs director.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Daily Journal of Commerce Staff The Port of Portland has promoted Tom Imeson, a Port of Portland commissioner and a principal of consulting firm Imeson & Carter, to the position of public affairs director at the port. Imeson will be...

A conversation with Fred Hansen: General manager of TriMet.(Interview)
November 17, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Fred Hansen likes to think of himself as just a regular rider. The Pearl District resident and general manager of TriMet takes the No. 17 bus to and from the Portland-area public transit agency's eastside headquarters...

Port of Portland approves rail projects to lure first-call carriers.
November 17, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker The Port of Portland this week approved a $2 million intermodal rail construction contract as part of a strategy to boost container shipping and convince carriers to make Portland their first port of call. The...

Portland security firm named one of top 100 systems integrators.
November 17, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Selectron Inc., a Portland electronic security firm, was rated one of the top 100 U.S. systems integrators by Security Distributing & Marketing, a magazine directed toward the electronic security industry, in its October...

Portland Pacesetters: November 17, 2006.
November 17, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff CONSULTING AND PLANNING Waldron & Co., a Seattle-based human resources consulting firm, has promoted Lara Cunningham to managing director of its Portland office. Cunningham, prior to her promotion, was the vice president...

Portland wants improvements to outdated garage.
November 18, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith A 30-year-old parking garage at Southwest 10th Avenue and Yamhill Street is primed for change, and three development teams are competing to improve it. When the Portland Office of Management & Finance (OMF) issued a...

On the boards for Nov. 20.
November 18, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Myhre Group Architects has designed the clubhouse at Sandpines Golf Links, a 7,190-yard golf course and resort on the Oregon Coast in Florence. The 9,000-square-foot clubhouse, completed this spring, serves as the...

Umpqua bringing 'neighborhood banks' to Portland.
November 20, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Umpqua Bank is bringing "neighborhood stores" to 4335 N.E. Fremont St. and 1241 S.W. 10th Ave. The Fremont location is expected to open today. The second store will open by the end of the year, Umpqua said. The stores...

Portland wants improvements to outdated garage.
November 20, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith A 30-year-old parking garage at Southwest 10th Avenue and Yamhill Street is primed for change, and three development teams are competing to improve it. When the Portland Office of Management & Finance (OMF) issued a...

Portland Construction Briefs: November 20, 2006.
November 20, 2006... Byline: Alison Ryan Myhre Group Architects Myhre Group has designed the clubhouse at Sandpines Golf Links, a 7,190-yard golf course and resort on the Oregon Coast in Florence. The 9,000-square-foot clubhouse, completed this spring, serves...

Portland Pacesetters Briefs: November 20, 2006.
November 20, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff DESIGN WRG Design Inc. has announced its recent hires, from June 2006 through the present: Robert Bennion, designer; Michelle Bernard, design technician; Loretta Bishoff, billing specialist; Erin Engman, planner; Scott...

Portland Development Commission? Under the union influence?
November 21, 2006... Byline: Libby Tucker Until recently, Portland's construction labor unions have been content to remain backdoor developers, investing more than $250 million in pension funds and donating labor and materials that have quietly left a union...

Otak Inc. to work on Washington County concept plan.
November 21, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Otak Inc. will begin work on the next phase of development in Portland's urban growth boundary as officials begin development of the North Bethany Concept Plan in Washington County. The goal for the 800-acre area is to...

Hillsboro-based Henningsen Cold Storage Co. expands in Forest Grove.
November 21, 2006... Byline: DJC Staff Hillsboro-based Henningsen Cold Storage Co. has purchased a multi-use industrial property adjacent to its cold storage operation in Forest Grove. The property is situated on nine acres and has a 70,000-square-foot...

Blackstone buys Equity Office for $36 billion.
November 21, 2006... Byline: Kennedy Smith Equity Office Properties Trust, headquartered in Chicago, signed a definitive agreement Monday to be bought out by Blackstone Real Estate Partners of Chicago in a transaction valued at approximately $36 billion....