Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from October 2004

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from October 2004

Mixed-use project proposed on Boise River in Garden City.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service A former Idaho meatpacking plant site on the Boise River in Garden City would become a large mixed-use project under a plan developed by Jim Neill, a lawyer who moved to Boise two years ago. Neill, who has a...

Museum exhibit to showcase stories of America's lawyer-presidents.
October 1, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Twenty-five of America's 43 presidents were lawyers. One argued the famous Amistad case of 1841, another volunteered his legal services to fugitive slaves and the Underground Railroad, and one argued a...

Paralegal career ranks as one of fastest-growing for 2004.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the paralegal profession has been ranked as one of the most stable and fastest-growing careers for 2004. It has also been projected that the number of paralegals...

Retail building planned for McMillan shopping complex in Boise.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service An additional pad retail building is planned for an Albertsons-anchored shopping center in Boise, Idaho. Retail West Properties LLC plans to build a multi-tenant, 7,200-square-foot building on an acre now...

Energy Trust of Oregon releases first annual report.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Energy Trust of Oregon, a nonprofit organization that advocates the use of renewable energy, has issued its first annual report. Upon its inception in 2002, the Energy Trust set a 10-year goal to encourage...

Oregon OSHA offering training, education grants for associations, nonprofits.
October 1, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon OSHA is calling for employers, labor consortiums, associations and nonprofit organizations to apply for education and training grants to fund any program that addresses hazard or occupational...

Oregon State Bar Annual Meeting held Oct. 14-16.
October 1, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Oregon State Bar Annual Meeting and Tradeshow will take place Oct. 14-16 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Registration for the meeting is due Oct. 4. All registrations received...

Oregon adopts International Building Code.
October 1, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services today adopts the 2003 International Building Code with Oregon amendments, but designers and builders unfamiliar with the code have a 90-day phase-in period to get...

City Council approves Park Avenue District urban design vision.
October 1, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Portland City Council has unanimously accepted two resolutions concerning an urban design vision for the midtown park blocks, an area between Burnside and Salmon streets and fronting Park and Ninth...

Preplanning can limit natural disaster effects.
October 1, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce With the recent earthquake activity beneath Mount St. Helens, the U.S. Geological Survey is recommending that Pacific Northwest business owners start thinking about what contingencies are needed to keep...

Lake Oswego begins downtown redevelopment.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The city of Lake Oswego, which earlier in 2004 announced a 25-year downtown redevelopment plan, should see the first of its planned projects break ground before year's end. A property on the corner of Second...

Fire-door company named top small business in Oregon.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl A Warm Springs fire-door manufacturer has been named Oregon Minority Small Business of the Year. Warm Springs Composite Products, a tribally owned enterprise, received the award Friday at the Oregon Convention...

Seminar will tackle challenges of regional seismic design.
October 4, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce From possible volcanic eruptions to the threat of earthquakes rocking the region, the Pacific Northwest building industry faces a growing list of challenges when it comes to designing 21st-century...

Washington State University research-site plan eyed with caution.
October 4, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service Those with interest in Hazel Dell's Highway 99 business strip say they have mixed feelings about the future of 79 acres in the heart of their district. Clark County deeded the 78th Street land parcel,...

Boise may set limits on permitting process turnaround.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service Streamlining Boise's permitting process, a perennial topic championed most recently by Mayor Dave Bieter, is the aim of pilot programs the city may launch this month. A Development Services Advisory...

Formal requests issued for headquarters hotel.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough After a lengthy selection process, the Portland Development Commission has sent formal requests to seven potential developers to build a $150 million headquarters hotel for the expanded Oregon Convention Center. ...

Law alumni honored at university's new student orientation.
October 5, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Honorable Otto R. Skopil and Bruce Williams, Willamette University alumni, were honored at the law school's New Student Orientation on Aug. 25. Skopil and Williams, who are lifelong friends and...

Bar association to hold symposium on jury system.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service Should jurors be allowed to take notes during a trial? Should they be able to ask a witness questions the lawyers didn't ask? Should a jury pool be drawn just from the voting roles, or should jurisdictions be...

UO grad will share global perspective on energy sources.
October 5, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce When Art Green talks about the world's energy outlook for the future, people usually listen. That's because Green, who will give a free public talk at the University of Oregon on Thursday, spent 41...

MARCO Ideas Unlimited founder to speak at WEO meeting.
October 5, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Margaret Custer Ford, founder of MARCO Ideas Unlimited, will share her experiences as a women entrepreneur at the Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon's Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training dinner...

St. Helens activity brings contractors little concern.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Activity inside Mount St. Helens could continue for months, but the contractors whom would be most impacted by future eruptions believe only activity on par with a 1980 eruption that killed 57 people would radically...

PSU to host November energy efficiency forum.
October 5, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Portland State University will host three innovators from the energy industry next month at a free public forum. Ralph Cavanagh, Amory Lovins and Art Rosenfeld, the three guest speakers of "Founding Fathers of...

PSU groups host candidate, ballot measure forums.
October 5, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce With the deadline for casting votes in the Nov. 2 election less than one month away, Portland-area voters find themselves faced with a healthy list of weighty issues - from picking a new mayor to lead...

Commentary: Pay attention to the other business-related communication: e-mail.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service As we are reminded every day by our overflowing inboxes, a great deal of business-related communication happens through email. Although email is often thought of as somewhat informal, it is important to keep a...

Seminar offers updates on labor, employment law issues.
October 6, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Portland law firm of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP will hold its 22nd annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar from 7:30 to noon Oct. 19 at the Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom, 921 S.W. Sixth Ave. ...

National Electrical Contractors Assn. chapter re-opens offices, gives back to community.
October 6, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Members of the Oregon-Columbia Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association gave as good as they got when the group celebrated the re-opening of its Portland headquarters last week. ...

Johnstone Supply Inc. president says 2004 was good-growth year.
October 6, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce It's been a busy year for Johnstone Supply Inc., the Portland-headquartered distributor of heating, ventilation, air-conditioner and refrigeration parts and products. During the past 12 months, the...

City of Portland mayoral candidates to debate urban planning and design.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Portland mayoral candidates Jim Francesconi and Tom Potter will argue their plans for Portland's skyline at an Oct. 12 debate hosted by the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Architects. During "Future...

School traffic improvements target student safety.
October 6, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Students at Jackson Middle School started the school year a little safer thanks to the recent completion of a new crosswalk and pedestrian refuge island on Southwest 35th Avenue near the Portland...

Transportation association releases salary, benefits survey.
October 6, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The American Road & Transportation Builders Association has released the Transportation Development Foundation's fifth edition of the "Transportation Contractors Salary & Benefits Survey." The new...

Milwaukie plans McLoughlin Boulevard renovation.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl A $4.1 million reworking of Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard will slow traffic through Milwaukie, but pedestrian safety isn't all that's motivating the city to start the project. There's a need to get drivers...

Construction of Tillamook Forest Center begins.
October 6, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough As proponents and opponents of Measure 34 broadcast over Oregon's airwaves their visions of the future for the Tillamook Forest and other state forests, another piece of the Tillamook Forest's future recently took a...

Bethany Village Centre attracting artistic enterprises.
October 6, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Three artistic enterprises have recently located to Bethany Village Centre, a section of the Bethany Village community in Portland. Forte Music Studio, All Star Dance Academy and Bethany Village...

Firms honored for minority-business efforts.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough O'Neill Electric and Walsh Construction Co. were two of the big construction industry winners last week at the Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards Luncheon. The event, which was held at the Oregon...

Orchards-area site bleak since loss of HomeBase and Albertsons.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service Wooden Indian shopkeeper Gerry Warren says she's had it with her Western apparel store's lackluster Orchards-area site. She's moving the shop and its familiar 8-foot tall, carved Indian statue to a downtown...

Port of Longview rail corridor project completed.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough Carrying a cargo of elected officials, port commissioners and industry representatives, a locomotive sped over newly laid train tracks at the Port of Longview, Wash., on Monday, signaling the completion of the...

'Lunch and Learn' session to focus on stormwater regulations.
October 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The city of Portland Development Services Center's "Lunch and Learn" Brown Bag Session for October will focus on Portland's stormwater regulations. The session, titled "Navigating Portland's...

Robert Frasca: A legacy of public-minded designs.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl In the company of 700 friends, architect Robert J. Frasca was lauded Tuesday night for a variety of public buildings that changed the face - and the attitude, his peers said - of Portland. The site was one of...

Harsch Investment purchases site, plans plaza expansion.
October 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce With the purchase of an 8-acre site at 8585 S.W. Cascade Ave., Harsch Investment Properties plans to expand Cascade Plaza Shopping Center. The planned expansion of Cascade Plaza Shopping Center is...

Peter Kohler, Mark Edlen to discuss South Waterfront plans before City Club.
October 7, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Oregon Health & Science University President Peter Kohler and Gerding/Edlen Development Co. Principal Mark Edlen will discuss plans for future development in Portland's South Waterfront district next week before the...

Multonomah Bar Assn. Dropout Prevention Program seeking volunteers.
October 8, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Multnomah Bar Association's Dropout Prevention Program is seeking volunteers for the 2004-05 school year to visit Multnomah County middle and high schools. Volunteers in the program present...

Portland seminar addresses challenges for starting private practice.
October 8, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Professional Liability Fund is sponsoring a practical skills seminar, "Learning the Ropes," for new admittees and lawyers entering private practice. The workshop, scheduled for Nov. 10-12 at...

Legal plans becoming regular part of employee benefits package.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service For most people, a trip to see an attorney ranks right there with a trip to the dentist. According to an American Bar Association survey, the average person needs legal advice between four and six times per...

Seattle Central Library: Project team members hold presentation.
October 8, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Rising like the dawning of a new architectural geometry in the city whose name it carries, the Seattle Central Library has captured national attention since its opening earlier this year. Now the...

Lewis & Clark Law School welcomes eight new Board of Visitors.
October 8, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Brian G. Booth, Thomas W. Brown, Judith A. Johansen, Elizabeth Johnson, Marlene Lawrence, Doreen Margolin, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain and Thomas C. Sand have agreed to join Lewis & Clark Law School's...

U.S. Supreme Court opens October 2004 term by revisiting sentencing guidelines.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service The Supreme Court got straight to business when it opened its October 2004 term by taking the first steps to resolve the confusion over federal sentencing guidelines it ignited with its Blakely v. Washington...

Portland Parks and Recreation to host Red Electric Trail open house.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Portland Parks and Recreation will make its final recommendations on a potential new Red Electric Trail at an Oct. 16 open house in Southwest Portland. The event will be the final open house during the study...

Port of Portland receives two national awards.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough The Port of Portland recently received two awards from the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing for the port's achievements in small business development and the purchasing industry. The first award,...

U.S. House Committee OKs bill extending terrorism insurance.
October 8, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The U.S. House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee approved the Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2004, a measure that would extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002,...

Architecture Week discussions in Portland to center around politics.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl More than a decade old and still going strong, the Portland chapter of American Institute of Architects' annual Architecture Week has grown so large that its myriad events no longer are colored by the unifying theme...

Fairview site open house begins today.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough More than four years after its closure, Salem's Fairview Training Center will open again today and Saturday, only this time for a much different purpose. The former state mental hospital site will be the...

Oregon's Dept. of State Lands announces unclaimed property reports due this month.
October 8, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough The Department of State Lands recently announced it would like to remind businesses, organizations and agencies that reports of unclaimed property and accompanying payment must be sent to the state agency this...

Engineer group backs U.S. House bill to repair public dams.
October 11, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The American Society of Civil Engineers has announced its support of the federal Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2004, a U.S. House of Representatives bill that would create a federal funding...

Portland developers request zoning changes for Cascade Station.
October 12, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough After more than three years without any build-out, a project that was once expected to help redefine Portland's eastside could begin moving forward again with the help of proposed zoning changes. The project...

Portland law firm renews lease at Wells Fargo Center.
October 12, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce After more than two years of negotiations and extensive market review, Davis Wright Tremaine has decided to continue as a tenant at the Wells Fargo Center in Portland. The national law firm has had...

Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference plans taking shape.
October 12, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon OSHA, the state agency that enforces safety and health mandates including those of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, recently announced that planning is underway for the...

Report: More than half low-wage workers lack health benefits, paid leave.
October 12, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The sharp divide in the American workforce between low-wage workers who also lack health benefits and those with higher wages and health benefits affects not only the economic security of millions of...

Public seminar for Portland citizens will cover the basics of groundwater.
October 12, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Turn on the tap and out rushes a stream of cold, clear water. But how does the water get from there to here? That's one of the concepts that will be covered during a half-day community seminar on...

PGE lauds Lewis & Clark College renewable energy program.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Portland General Electric recognized Lewis & Clark College students' support of renewable energy Monday by presenting their university with the utility's second annual Green Power Leadership Award. PGE officials...

David Evans and Associates names new chief executive.
October 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce David Evans is stepping away from his longtime role as chief executive officer of the consulting services firm that carries his name. Evans, one of the founders of David Evans and Associates Inc.,...

Construction Specifications Institute seeks nominees for lifetime achievement award.
October 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Michelangelo Buonarotti may not be a name on the tip of everyone's tongue, but to those involved in building design, the Italian Renaissance-era architect, painter and poet played a major role in...

Portland mayoral candidates debate design.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Portland mayoral candidates Tom Potter and Jim Francesconi offered differing visions of the city's architectural future in a debate Tuesday at Portland State University's Lincoln Hall. The one-and-one-half-hour...

Pendulum isolators being installed at Pioneer Courthouse.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough When Pioneer Courthouse was first completed in 1875, the building was located several blocks away from the city's river-edge business district. Today the courthouse is flanked by light-rail tracks on both its north...

Polygon Northwest plans Beaverton development.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough Polygon Northwest, a regional homebuilder, has proposed to develop about 1,300 homes, commercial areas and parks on more than 100 acres of the Teufel Nursery site in a recently annexed area of Beaverton. The...

Port of Portland reviews agreement with Honda.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough The Port Commission of the Port of Portland reviewed a new 10-year lease of a Terminal 6 auto import facility to American Honda Motor Co. during a commission meeting yesterday. Honda currently uses the import...

Conference offers look at emerging environmental issues.
October 14, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Pacific Northwest International Section of the Air & Waste Management Association will hold its 44th annual technical conference Nov. 2-5 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Portland's downtown historic...

Corporations restructuring long-term executive pay.
October 14, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Without waiting for the federal Financial Accounting Standards Board to finalize its proposal that requires companies to count options as an expense against profits, many of the nation's top companies...

Building activity continues on Clark County's Southeast 192nd Avenue.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service Brad Root believes his Camas restaurant sits at the crossroads of Clark County's future destination hotspot. "The whole area is just booming," said Root, executive chef and owner of Roots Restaurant & Bar,...

Oregon's RiverBend Youth Center gives at-risk kids a place to live, work, and learn.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl For Keith, Mike and Emmanuel, three teenagers at the RiverBend Youth Center in Oregon City, construction is a release. The steady pounding of their hammers relaxes them; the rhythmic, consistent beat is a pleasant...

Portland Development Comm. and Hispanic Chamber help local Hispanic-owned businesses.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough With the help of the Portland Development Commission and the Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce several Portland-area Hispanic-owned businesses have found it a littler easier to expand their operations. ...

Wash. State Univ. and Clark County halt Vancouver land use study.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Clark County and Washington State University officials have suspended a joint effort to plan for new uses of property on Northeast 78th Street near Vancouver, Wash. The property at 1919 N.E. 78th St. in...

ODOT program seeks public/private partnerships.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough Even with the Oregon Department of Transportation's $1.3 billion Oregon Transportation Investment Act III bridge program in full swing, there are still a number of transportation construction projects around the...

Portland Development Commission board OKS urban renewal area.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Portland Development Commission's Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 Wednesday to create a new urban renewal area in an industrial sector of Northwest Portland, the first major step toward creation of Portland's...

Canyons Ranch sets aside Central Oregon land for wildlife.
October 15, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Canyons Ranch, a residential preservation ranch bordering Smith Rock State Park in Central Oregon, has transferred the development rights of 550 of its 1,700 acres to the Deschutes Basin Land Trust...

Culvert replacement, wetland work highlight slough project.
October 15, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Columbia Slough is getting a 7-mile-long facelift courtesy of the city of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Multnomah County Drainage District....

Oregon Women Lawyers seeking nominations for annual awards.
October 15, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Oregon Women Lawyers is seeking nominations for the 13th Annual Justice Betty Roberts and Judge Mercedes Deiz awards. The awards recognize accomplishments of individuals in promoting women and...

U.S. Supreme Court term ends, but some questions remain.
October 15, 2004... Byline: Dolan News Service The most remarkable thing about the most recent U.S. Supreme Court term was how many unanswered questions were left open, according to University of Southern California Law School Professor Charles Whitebread,...

Washington County sets weight limit on Phillip Harris Bridge.
October 18, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Spurred by concerns about deterioration of the Phillip Harris Bridge, Washington County officials have placed a weight limit on the structure. The restriction prohibits trucks weighing more than...

Camas plant will survive facility consolidation by C-Tech Industries.
October 18, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce C-Tech Industries, a manufacturer of industrial pressure washers, has decided to consolidate its five North American factories into three locations. The locations will include two new facilities,...

Washington AGC chapter plans November green building seminar.
October 18, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Inland Northwest chapter of Associated General Contractors, working through its Construction and Industrial Workforce Development Center, will host a Nov. 4 seminar on "The Why, What and How of...

Monopoly playoff to raise money for charity.
October 18, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce What do Monopoly and notable Portland landmarks have in common? They are all part of a benefit to raise money for the Bradley-Angle House and Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism Nov. 13. Commercial...

Contractors hope to ride Measure 35 bandwagon.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl With ballots on their way to mailboxes all across Oregon in advance of the Nov. 2 election, advocates and opponents of the eight statewide ballot measures are doing all they can to impact public opinion. In the...

Interior design awards ceremony honors design savvy projects.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Cody McCullough For the first time in 12 years, interior design professionals gathered for their annual design competition over hors d'oeuvres and cocktails instead of eggs and coffee. The 12th annual Interior Design Awards...

Oregon planners group to hold community celebration.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association next month will host a one-day event aimed at celebrating both the state's planning history and the technology that will drive growth in the future. Dubbed...