Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland articles from September 2004

Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland archives from September 2004

Renovation treats stormwater management as art.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Portland-based Waterleaf Architecture & Interiors is wrapping up the design of a 30,000-square-foot renovation that uses stormwater management not just to enhance a watershed but to enhance the aesthetic of the...

Exhibit details Portland's urban renewal history.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Ever wonder what once stood on the block where Pioneer Courthouse Square is today or what the city's waterfront looked like when it wasn't a park? An exhibit sponsored by the Portland Development Commission answers...

Bonneville Power Administration to host 'non-wire' transmission symposium.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Bonneville Power Administration will hold a symposium on "non-wire" transmission approaches in Portland in September. "Energizing the Northwest, Today and Tomorrow," the administration's first symposium in...

Trade unions hold fundraiser for Doernbecher Children's Hospital.
September 1, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Local trade unions revved their engines recently for a good cause - the kids who rely on the services of Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. The second annual "Unions for Kids" motorcycle...

AmberGlen Marketplace expected to boost Beaverton retail.
September 1, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce A local business park that bills itself as the largest business park is getting bigger. Birchter Development LLC has announced the start of construction of AmberGlen Marketplace, a $7 million,...

Architects, engineers head speaker list for conference.
September 1, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The U.S. Green Building Council has added a new master speaker track for its 2004 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, to be held Nov. 10-12 in Portland. Scheduled speakers include: *...

Fight against breast cancer comes to Portland.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl With the start today of the "Paint Portland Pink!" campaign, it's time to start keeping an eye out for giant pink bows perched atop downtown buildings and pink displays in storefront windows. The color pink is...

Measure 38 impact on small business debated.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl SAIF supporters and proponents of Measure 38 sparred Wednesday over the proposed ballot measure's impact on Oregon small businesses. J.L. Wilson, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business...

New program brings real-world construction projects into school.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Whether it's about math, history, English or science, every high school teacher has heard the perennial question: "When am I ever going use this?" A handful of teachers from Portland's Benson High School and...

Urban-style, mixed-use project coming to Gresham.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson A project that will soon be under construction in Gresham is being touted by the developer and Metro as something that will look and feel like it doesn't belong in the suburbs at all, but somewhere much more urban....

Housing project opens, meets green building criteria.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The Villa de Mariposas Apartments, a 71-unit affordable housing project, opened Wednesday in Northeast Portland. Located at 5020 N.E. Killingsworth St., the building will serve people with household incomes ranging...

Associated General Contractors event weighs pros, cons of ballot measures.
September 2, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Members of Associated General Contractors' Oregon-Columbia chapter will be provided with an opportunity to compare the pros and cons of three local measures - Ballot Measures 34, 35 and 37 - slated to...

Two school districts ask for $1.3M for energy, lighting upgrades.
September 2, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Two Oregon school districts are asking the state for loans totaling more than $1.3 million to pay for energy and lighting upgrades at 22 schools in Clackamas County. The loan requests, filed by the...

Water-rights lawyer Steve Shropshire joins Oregon Water Trust Board of Directors.
September 2, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Steve Shropshire, a Portland attorney specializing in water rights, has been appointed to the Oregon Water Trust Board of Directors. The water trust, founded in 1993, is the first private, nonprofit...

Wells Fargo appoints business banking position.
September 2, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Hadley Robbins has been appointed as the head of business banking in the Portland metro area for Wells Fargo. Robbins started in the position Sept. 1, replacing Mike Foglia, who retired at the age...

First Tech Credit Union introduces 40-year Fannie Mae mortgage.
September 2, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce In an effort to help more members purchase homes, Beaverton's First Tech Credit Union announces a 40-year mortgage program through Fannie Mae. The new mortgage will provide first-time home buyers...

Oregon OSHA training opportunities in September.
September 2, 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, is offering workplace safety and health training...

Award dinner will honor Oregon entrepreneurs.
September 2, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum will hold its 11th annual Entrepreneurship Awards Sept. 23 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. This year, Rich Bader, chief executive officer of EasyStreet...

James M. Harris receives American Institute of Architects Medal of Honor.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl James M. Harris walked away from architecture almost 20 years ago. But it's his humanitarian work after retirement that has earned him the American Institute of Architects Medal of Honor. Harris, 76, who in 1954...

Urban Land Institute district council forms in Portland.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Portland will soon have its own offshoot of the Urban Land Institute, an international organization that promotes best practices in land use and the real estate industry. Skip Rotticci, director of acquisitions and...

H. Naito Corp. may turn to Land Use Board of Appeals for help with Globe Hotel property.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl H. Naito Corp. has filed an intent to appeal a Portland City Council decision that opened the door for condemnation of the company's Globe Hotel property, located between Northwest Davis and Couch streets and Northwest...

Portland's Broadway Bridge to open with new deck.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson Portland's Broadway Bridge will open a day early, after being closed nearly two months for repairs. The bridge will open on Sunday at 6 a.m. with the south side open, one lane in each direction and one sidewalk....

Columbia Gorge Community College hopes for nurse training facility.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl An $18.5 million bond measure could lead to a new nurse training and health sciences facility in The Dalles and property acquisition in Hood River for Columbia Gorge Community College. College board members have...

National contest held for infrastructure pictures.
September 3, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The American Society of Civil Engineers wants pictures from you. In an effort to alert national and municipal leaders about America's overburdened and aging infrastructure, the ASCE is sponsoring a...

Developers vie for shot at historic Custom House.
September 7, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Local developer Art DeMuro of Venerable Properties and Keith Pochter of the Northbrook, Ill.-based The Pochter Group Limited have very different ideas about the best use for the historic Custom House, located in downtown...

College Inn gets new life through private development.
September 7, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson College Inn, a 40-year-old student apartment building at Oregon State University, is getting a new lease on life with the investment of a private development team and new property manager, College Housing Northwest...

Daily Journal of Commerce welcomes new publisher.
September 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Brian Hunt has joined the Daily Journal of Commerce as publisher. Hunt most recently published the Idaho Business Review, in Boise, Idaho. Prior to the Idaho Business Review, he edited and published...

Redside Equities to redevelop Oregon City building.
September 7, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Less than a month after the completion of Liberty Plaza, a Portland developer has announced the next major change to downtown Oregon City, a $1 million renovation of a former Clackamas County Commissioners office. ...

McLoughlin Boulevard project is subject of open house.
September 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce An open house scheduled for Thursday will provide Milwaukie residents with an opportunity to view the nearly completed construction plans for a new section of McLoughlin Boulevard. The open house...

ARTBA comments on personal protective equipment proposal.
September 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The American Road and Transportation Builders Association, in response to a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration inquiry, told the agency there are limited exceptions to the general...

Wetlands conference coming to Portland.
September 7, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce A two-day conference that will cover a wide variety of issues related to wetlands and development in Oregon will be held in Portland Sept. 23-24. Topics will include wetland identification and...

Port of Portland to consider large industrial land purchase.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The Port of Portland Commission will vote today on whether to purchase 700 acres of industrial land located in eastern Multnomah County for $17.5 million. The land is a Superfund site and home to a former aluminum...

Designers look to beautify Lake Oswego Georgia-Pacific site.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Two landscape architects hope to turn what was once an eyesore along the Willamette River into a Lake Oswego icon. Flanked by Roehr Park and the Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, a former Georgia-Pacific...

Green building meets lifecycle assessment at Portland conference.
September 8, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce "Crossroads," a forum addressing the relationship between green building and lifecycle assessment, will be held Thursday at the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center, 721 N.W. Ninth Ave. in Portland. ...

HDR Engineering acquires Washington firm.
September 8, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce HDR Engineering Inc., an architectural-engineering firm headquartered in Seattle, has acquired Economic and Engineering Services Inc., also based in Washington. Under terms of the acquisition, the...

Association urges leaders to focus on lack of affordable housing in communities.
September 8, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Leaders around the country were urged to focus on the lack of affordable housing and economic development opportunities in their communities by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment...

Woodburn adds 4.2 million gallons of water storage.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Jessica Swanson The city of Woodburn is about halfway through a $19.3 million project to complete three water treatment plants and storage reservoirs in different locations around the city. Woodburn has grown rapidly in the...

Brokers wanted for 'Wishful Putting' charity event.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The first annual "Wishful Putting," a benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon, will be held Sept. 16 on a grassy, second-story terrace adjacent to the Cushman & Wakefield downtown Portland offices at 200 S.W....

Goats eat away at problems in Lake Oswego park.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Thanks to 450 hungry contractors, a seven-acre Lake Oswego park that had been overgrown with weeds no longer looks too baaah-d. Much of Woodmont Natural Park had become a fire hazard due to an infestation of...

Certification boosts La Pine industrial site.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The La Pine Industrial Park, one of 11 sites statewide deemed "shovel ready" for industrial development, is getting increased attention after being put on Gov. Ted Kulongoski's list last spring. Lee Smith, manager...

Clackamas to host review of new park concept.
September 9, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District Advisory Board will host a public meeting to discuss plans for a $2.2 million North Clackamas Park project. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m....

Tour offers up-close look at courthouse renovation.
September 9, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Pioneer Courthouse, the oldest federal building in the Pacific Northwest, is getting a new lease on life, and the Portland chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute is offering those in the...

Portland port wins award for environmental work.
September 9, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The American Association of Port Authorities has given the Port of Portland an environmental award for its Environmental Objects and Targets Program. The program allows port staff to set annual...

Ross Island Sand and Gravel wins U.S. Army Corps dredging project.
September 9, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Ross Island Sand and Gravel Co. of Portland has been awarded a $523,700 contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge of a navigation channel connecting the Chinnok Boat Basin to the Columbia...

John Fryer, pioneer of fish research at Oregon State University, dies at age 75.
September 9, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce John Fryer, a distinguished professor emeritus of microbiology at Oregon State University who was known to his graduate and doctoral students as simply "Doc," died Aug. 31 at his home. He was 75. ...

PSU to host light-rail transit facility design course.
September 9, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Portland State University's Center for Transportation Studies is hosting an entry-level course for those interested in light-rail transit facility design. Scheduled for Sept. 13-15 on the PSU...

New urban renewal area possible for NW Portland.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The Portland Development Commission is considering creating a new urban renewal area in the industrial part of Northwest Portland. The 696-acre area would encompass land on both sides of the Willamette River,...

Design team at peace with Holocaust memorial.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Almost two weeks after an Aug. 29 formal unveiling has passed, the crowds have thinned at the Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Portland's Washington Park. There's less noise, less commotion and fewer people. And that...

Company cited for safety violations at OHSU site.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Oregon OSHA has issued a citation to Vancouver, Wash.-based Dewitt Construction Inc. for two serious violations that contributed to the death of a construction worker March 11 on a job site at Oregon Health & Science...

Port approves purchase of Alcoa industrial site.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The Port of Portland Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the purchase of a 700-acre parcel of property in eastern Multnomah County from Alcoa Inc. The property, a Superfund site that's in the process of...

AIA/Portland opens 2004 Design Awards competition.
September 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce AIA/Portland is now accepting submissions for its 2004 Design Awards. Awards, including a new Sustainable Design Award, will be handed out in four juried categories. Architecture, planning, urban...

New Web site helps contractors find liability insurance.
September 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce A new Web site developed by the Oregon Construction Contractors Board and the Insurance Division of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services as part of a market assistance plan is...

Professional estimators' meeting will weigh SAIF pros, cons.
September 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce With one eye cast overhead to track the debate over SAIF Corp., and another eye directed toward the Nov. 2 election when Oregon voters will decide whether to abolish the state-owned workers'...

Young Lawyers Section employment law series to begin Sept. 20.
September 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Multnomah Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section will present a nine-part continuing legal education series on employment law starting Sept. 20. The one-hour seminars are designed to provide...

Broadreach Capital Partners buys U.S. Bancorp Tower.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Broadreach Capital Partners LLC has acquired a majority ownership in the U.S. Bancorp Tower, a 1,069,650-square-foot office building located in downtown Portland. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based firm made a $37.2 million...

Program will offer information for capital project owners.
September 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Northwest Construction Consumer Council will offer a half-day program focusing on issues in the delivery of capital projects. "Effective Capital Project Strategies for Owners" will be held...

Washington workers' comp could increase 3.7 percent.
September 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Washington workers' compensation premiums will rise 3.7 percent in 2005 if a proposed rate increase by the state's Department of Labor and Industries takes effect. The 3.7 percent increase is an...

Michael Taylor assumes role as workers' compensation ombudsman in Oregon.
September 10, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has named Michael A. Taylor as the state's small-business ombudsman for worker's compensation. In his role as ombudsman, he will serve as an...

Builders find Clark County Parade of Homes an easy sell.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Home sales aren't exactly an afterthought, but organizers of the Clark County Parade of Homes don't dispute that their show's main purpose is to promote new technologies and design ideas that visitors can try in...

Engineering group calls for increased safe driving in road work zones.
September 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce With roadway crashes continuing to be the No. 1 cause of on-the-job deaths, the American Society of Safety Engineers president is asking its more than 30,000 occupational safety, health and...

Get involved with National Public Lands Day.
September 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Thousands of volunteers will clear trails, build bridges, plant trees and take part in other activities on the 11th Annual National Public Lands Day Sept. 18. One of every three acres of land in...

New projects enliven Astoria's east end.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The eastern edge of Astoria is experiencing a growing renaissance with the construction of an industrial business park, the redevelopment of a 130-year-old cannery and talk of more projects on the horizon. "We're...

Michael Taylor assumes role as workers' compensation ombudsman in Oregon.
September 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has named Michael A. Taylor as the state's small-business ombudsman for worker's compensation. In his role as ombudsman, he will serve as an...

Gray Purcell finishes Friendsview community in Newberg.
September 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Commercial general contractor Gray Purcell Inc. has announced it is nearing the completion of a $17.6 million expansion and remodel project at Friendsview Retirement Community in Newberg. The work...

PSU students to move into newest dormitory this week.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The Broadway, Portland State University's newest dormitory, will open to students Saturday. The 10-story, mixed-use development includes 383 residential units on the top eight floors, classrooms, conference rooms and...

Broadreach Capital Partners buys U.S. Bancorp Tower.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Broadreach Capital Partners LLC has acquired a majority ownership in the U.S. Bancorp Tower, a 1,069,650-square-foot office building located in downtown Portland. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based firm made a $37.2 million...

Program will offer information for capital project owners.
September 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Northwest Construction Consumer Council will offer a half-day program focusing on issues in the delivery of capital projects. "Effective Capital Project Strategies for Owners" will be held...

Washington workers' comp could increase 3.7 percent.
September 13, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Washington workers' compensation premiums will rise 3.7 percent in 2005 if a proposed rate increase by the state's Department of Labor and Industries takes effect. The 3.7 percent increase is an...

Mosier school gets new solar array for teaching tool.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Mosier Community School believes its students are already pretty smart, but it hopes they grow even brighter thanks to a new solar array. The solar installation, a Fronius 4.3-kilowatt solar array, is funded in...

Portland companies acquire Nevada office building.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Capstone Partners LLC and Norris Beggs & Simpson Real Estate Capital have purchased 100 West Liberty Street, a 12-story, 150,000-square-foot office building in downtown Reno, Nev., for $20 million. The purchase of...

Oregon nonprofit joins campaign to oppose gutting Community Reinvestment Act.
September 14, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce Organizations from Oregon and across the United States are helping to create a national coalition to stop federal bank regulators from gutting key provisions of the federal Community Reinvestment Act....

Demolition could be denied under proposal.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl The Portland City Council next week will consider a proposal that would give the city the power to deny requests to demolish historic structures. Currently, a demolition delay period of between 120 and 300 days is...

Hoffman Construction serves as construction mgr./general contractor for new forensics lab.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Having outgrown their current homes, Oregon State Police forensic workers and medical examiners have teamed to move into a new one. The $8.09 million Oregon State Police Forensic Lab and Medical Examiner...

Ballot Measure 37 to be highlighted at event.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Ballot Measure 37 will be the topic of discussion at the Westside Economic Alliance's September Breakfast Forum. The event will be held Sept. 23 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Kingstad Meeting Center, 15450 S.W. Millikan...

Utility contractors' meeting offers a look at workers' comp. debate.
September 15, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce A Sept. 21 meeting of the Oregon and Southwest Washington chapter of the National Utility Contractors Association will feature a panel discussion of issues surrounding SAIF Corp., a state-owned workers'...

West Linn, home builders duel over system charges.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The city of West Linn charges developers the highest system fees in the state, and last month raised them even higher. Home builders say they can't cope with the high cost of doing business. But West Linn officials...

Candidates court commercial real estate industry.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Six candidates for local and regional government offices made their pitches to the commercial real estate community at an event held Monday night. The forum, which allotted each speaker 10 minutes to state his case,...

Officials planning next move after Bandon log truck crash.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl Oregon Department of Transportation, Coos County and city of Bandon officials will meet today to decide the fate of the Fahy Avenue overpass, which was struck by the towing unit of a log yarder Thursday. The overpass...

Streets of Tanasbourne mall to open next month.
September 16, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce After nearly five years of planning and one year of construction, The Streets of Tanasbourne will open Oct. 6. The $60 million, 386,000-square-foot mall has an open-air design with native...

Stormwater 2004 conference held tomorrow in Portland.
September 16, 2004... Byline: The Daily Journal of Commerce The Environmental Law Education Center is presenting Stormwater 2004, a day-long conference slated for tomorrow that will feature information from Clean Water Act permitting, to sediment and erosion...

PGE's first female linesman remembers beginnings.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Suni Miani grimaced at the thunderstorm warning that went out over the radio Monday afternoon. "That better blow over," she said, almost daring a sky that was still bright with sun. Miani, who oversees the dispatch...

Construction summit seeks to find answers to workforce questions.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Basaylga A summit being held in Portland next week will focus on the same old song in the construction industry but with a new refrain. Faced with the pending retirement of its main workforce contingent - males from...

Port of Portland, terminal operator penalized for spill.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Justin Stranzl The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has penalized the Port of Portland $24,068 and Marine Terminals Corp. $31,200 in connection with a 2003 spill of about 2,700 gallons of diesel fuel into the Columbia...

Portland-based New Seasons Market to open store at Cedar Hills Crossing in 2006.
September 17, 2004... Byline: Aimee Curl Portland-based New Seasons Market announced earlier this week it will open a store at Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton in 2006. The opening of the grocery store will create approximately 140 new jobs. The New...