Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from September 2003

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from September 2003

Portland-based Fred Meyer will replace 50-year-old Interstate store with new, larger one.
September 2, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Fred Meyer will tear down its 50-year-old Interstate store and build a new, larger one in its place.A $20 million, two-level building, expected to be open for the 2004 holiday shopping season, will replace the...

Oregon-Columbia Chapter of Associated General Contractors support Portland's stadium plan.
September 2, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl Bringing Major League Baseball to Portland not only would mean a new team in town, it would be the largest single construction project since the Rose Quarter was built in 1995."It would not only be an economic boost, but...

Habitat for Humanity plans Blitz Build.
September 3, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey A nine-tenths-acre lot, once overrun with weeds, on Northeast Killingsworth Street will sprout a bumper crop of homes this month.Eight new homes will spring up amid a flurry of flying sawdust and swinging hammers during...

Brewery Blocks taps traditional tenants.
September 3, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl International law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP was looking for the perfect spot to open its first Portland office.A team from the firm descended on the city to consider the usual suspects like Fox Tower and...

Searching for a center for the Lloyd District.
September 4, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl Portland's historic Lloyd District, though teeming with development potential, has long lacked a natural center - a fact local business owners, along with the Portland Development Commission, are working to change.Last...

Exhibit illustrates hidden side of Portland architect.
September 4, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel The name Craig Holmes is familiar to many in the architectural community.Holmes' architectural illustrations have given a form to unbuilt projects, including the Villebois urban village in Wilsonville and the...

Portland Design Festival recognizes local talent.
September 4, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Design will get its due during the inaugural Portland Design Festival Sept. 10 through Sept. 21.The DNA PDX 2003 Portland Design Festival will recognize the work of Portland-area designers in architecture; fashion;...

Portland-based Tualatin Sherwood Industrial Park to welcome indoor soccer facility.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl Mike Marsden had a warehouse full of artificial turf and a dream of having an indoor soccer field in the suburbs south of Portland. All he needed was to find a big, empty building. Sounds easy enough, but Marsden and his...

Portland Community College invests in Sylvania campus.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Students returning to classes this month at Portland Community College's Sylvania campus will find they have company.This fall they will share the Southwest Portland campus with hard-hatted construction workers making...

Portland contractor helps Vancouver rejuvenate its downtown.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey It has been a year of big projects for Portland contractor R&H Construction Co.The firm just finished its biggest project, building the $100 million adidas Village headquarters for adidas America, and is continuing...

Oregon Airport's land use planning the focus of award-winning effort.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl The Oregon chapter of the American Planning Association has selected the Oregon Airport Land Use Compatibility Guidebook as a recipient of this year's Professional Achievement in Planning Award.The guidebook, which first...

Portland's Race for the Cure organizers looking for sponsors.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl It may be too late to hang a giant, pink ribbon from your building this year, but it's never too early to start thinking about next year.The organizers of the Race for the Cure, a benefit for the Susan G. Komen Breast...

Portland marketing consultants to make U.K. presentation.
September 8, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Two Portland marketing consultants will outline a new business development workshop they created at the Marketing Partner's Forum in London Sept. 25.David Mastroieni, a principal of DDM Consulting LLC, and Karleen...

Portland Development Commission study finds shortage of industrial land.
September 9, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl After a four-month study of Portland's industrial land supply, Portland Development Commission's Economic Development Director Marty Harris can describe the situation in one word - crisis."Clearly, the supply of...

Family opens home for green building tour.
September 9, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Company's coming. A lot of company. Hundreds of visitors are expected to pass through the front door of the Sabin-area home of Matt and Kristin Bacon-Brenes during the Build it Green! Home Tour and Information Fair Sept....

Portland Center Stage optimistic about Armory.
September 10, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl After pounding the pavement feverishly for two months, Portland Center Stage is hopeful it can raise the $2 million necessary to secure the Armory as its new home."We're making progress," said Greg Ness, chairman of the...

Portland architect takes coast-to-coast bike journey.
September 10, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey When he decided to take some time off this summer, Jeff Reaves, president of Group Mackenzie, went for a bike ride - a 4,430-mile bike ride that carried him from the West Coast to the East Coast in 60 days.Reaves started...

Oregon Nat'l Electrical Contractors Assn. offices recover from arson.
September 11, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Employees and members of the Oregon-Columbia chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association worked this week to restore order at the chapter's Portland headquarters, which were damaged by an arson fire last...

Two bids expected on first request for proposals for aerial tram.
September 11, 2003... Byline: Aimee Curl Two international companies are expected to submit proposals for design and construction of the mechanical equipment on the aerial tram that will run from Oregon Health & Science University to the South Waterfront...

Portland State Univ. goes green with new Epler Hall housing.
September 12, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Portland State University looks a little greener this fall.The downtown university last month opened its newest residence hall, Stephen E. Epler Hall, as a showcase for green building.The new residence hall, named for...

Clean Water Services' facility leads by example.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Clean Water Services' new $7.8 million field office facility in Beaverton serves a two-fold purpose. In addition to its role as an administration building, it doubles as a showcase for managing stormwater.The stormwater...

Architects transform plant into Linfield College library, theater.
September 15, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel For students this fall, McMinnville's Linfield College campus has a different look.The opening of a new 72,000-square-foot library and theater building will more than double the size of the school's former library and...

Portland group helps projects make major progress.
September 16, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey The Portland Bureau of Development Services has created a special Major Projects Group to speed up huge construction projects such as the $19 billion South Waterfront development.The new program, which went into effect...

Daylighting workshop set for Central Oregon.
September 16, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel A half-day workshop featuring the BetterBricks Daylighting Laboratory is set for Oct. 9 at the Shilo Inn in Bend.The event is co-sponsored by BBT Architects of Bend, Kirby Nagelhout Construction Co. of Bend,...

Contractors have problem getting materials to biomedical research building in Portland.
September 17, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel In the world of commercial construction, working in the urban environment can present obvious challenges, with tight restraints in and around city blocks and businesses. A common problem, for example, is getting...

Auction will benefit Bosco-Milligan historic preservation efforts.
September 17, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Portland's Bosco-Milligan Foundation hopes to raise more than $50,000 for historic preservation programs during its eighth annual "Riches of a City" Heritage Auction, to be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 18, at the historic...

Interstate MAX on track for early opening.
September 18, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Running under a full head of steam, TriMet's 5.8 mile Interstate MAX light rail project is on track to open May 1 - four months early. "We're opening early because we were innovative and broke the mold on how we built...

Portland building code appeals go online.
September 18, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey The Portland Bureau of Development Services is now taking building code appeals over the Internet.City officials say the online service, which started last week, will especially help customers who frequently submit...

Policy advisory committee studies how to ease traffic congestion Oregon Highway 217 corridor.
September 19, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Oregon Highway 217, which rolls through Washington County, has seen faster times. The county's key north-south route, overtaken by booming population growth and increased traffic, has turned into a road that goes nowhere...

Emerick Construction earns high marks for Estacada school projects.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel It's a solid one-two punch for Emerick Construction Co.The Portland-based general contractor recently completed finishing touches at the new Clackamas River Elementary School in Estacada. Right next door, Emerick also...

Ethos Inc. hires Portland firm to design new Multicultural Music Center.
September 22, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey The Ethos Inc. musical education foundation has hired Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership of Portland to design its new Multicultural Music Center.The music foundation will make its new home in the former Mount Hood Masonic...

Family legacy flourishes at Seven Dees Landscaping.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey From the time he was a little kid, David Snodgrass, president of Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping Inc., knew he would go green.Growing up in his family, it was hard to avoid. His grandfather, Bernard Esch, planted the...

Interior designer takes lead on Pearl project.
September 23, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel In the building industry, taking the lead role in a project is usually the job of an architect, engineer or construction contractor. Rarely is the lead project manager post handled by the interior designer.But Andrea...

Chemeketa Community College toasts opening of new center.
September 24, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel Growing grapes and making wine - it's already a big business in Oregon, and it's continuing to blossom.Oregon State University offers winemaking as an elective course in its food science program, but Chemeketa Community...

History buffs cast aside clothes to save house.
September 24, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Historic Forest Grove could have no better friends.For the sake of historic preservation, members of the Friends of Historic Forest Grove shed their reservations - and their clothes. They shucked the shirts off their...

$1M donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities to fund expansion of Portland facilities.
September 25, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Ronald McDonald House Charities plans to expand one of its Portland Ronald McDonald House properties and replace another with a larger structure.The growth spurt has been fueled by a $1 million gift to the Ronald...

Oregon Highway 217 flyover ramp to close this weekend for maintenance.
September 25, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey The Oregon Highway 217 flyover ramp from northbound Interstate 5 is scheduled to close for maintenance Saturday and Sunday.The ramp will be closed from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days. However, the closure on the second...

Fred Meyer East Vancouver stores under renovation.
September 26, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Fred Meyer is spending nearly $20 million to remodel its stores at Fisher's Landing and Orchards in East Vancouver, Wash., this fall.The remodel work continues upgrades last year to the home departments at both stores....

Portland's Renaissance Homes takes Earth Advantage pledge.
September 26, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Portland's Renaissance Homes has agreed to build all of its new homes for the next two years - nearly 300 residences - to Portland General Electric Earth Advantage standards.The PGE program certifies homes and buildings...

Eugene retirement community plans $10M expansion.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel Cascade Manor, Eugene's only continuing-care retirement community, recently awarded a $10 million expansion and renovation contract to Chambers Construction Co. of Eugene.The project includes building 50 new...

Hillsboro-based Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve opens new Regional Education and Resource Center.
September 29, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey The Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve in Hillsboro has opened its windows on the wilds even wider with its new education center.The preserve's new Regional Education and Resource Center's generous windows and...

D.R. Horton paves the way for new developments.
September 30, 2003... Byline: Rich Riegel Infrastructure construction is under way on D.R. Horton's $42 million Kensington Bluff, a 107-home neighborhood on 48.5 acres above the former Top o' Scott golf course on Mount Scott in Happy Valley, southeast of...

ODOT highway projects continue as paving season winds down.
September 30, 2003... Byline: Ray Hughey Oregon highway crews are getting in their last licks at big paving projects as the summer paving season draws to a close. "The paving season typically closes at the end of September, early October," said Shawn Uhlman, a...