Category Archives: Daily Journal of Commerce – Oregon

Development: the constant threat to low-income housing

Alondra Ruiz Vazquez and her husband were comfortable in Periwinkle Mobile Home Park for a decade, feeling lucky to own their mobile home and pay about $450 a month for their lot in a city with rising rents. But now the Vazquezes and dozens of other families must leave the Phoenix mobile home park, which […]
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Report: Construction costs inch upward in Portland

Construction costs in Portland grew 4.6 percent in the first fiscal quarter of 2023 — below the national increase of 5 percent — Mortenson reported in its first construction cost index of the year. According to the report, the rise in construction costs was beginning to slow compared to hikes over the last two years; […]
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Oregon ranks in top 10 in nation for green building leadership 

Oregon ranks eighth among the top states for green building leadership, according to the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual Top 10 LEED States. Source: Oregon ranks in top 10 in nation for green building leadership • Daily Journal of Commerce

Evaluate claims under HB 4212 before they are time-barred

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon Legislature passed, and Gov. Kate Brown signed, several pieces of legislation aimed to provide COVID-19 relief across the state. During the first special session of 2020, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 4212 (“HB 4212”) which was signed into law by Gov. Brown on June 30, […]
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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health (Oregon OSHA) • Daily Journal of Commerce

Agency tackles challenge of ensuring workers remain safe amid pandemic. Oregon OSHA is charged with protecting the state’s roughly 2 million workers from workplace injuries and, with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, took on the role of enforcing rules about masking, sanitation and social distancing that were implemented to slow the virus’ spread in […]
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2021 Legislative Session Preview – Daily Journal of Commerce

The Oregon Legislature begins the 2021 session looking much like it did in 2019. Democrats will hold strong majorities in both chambers with Senate President Peter Courtney and Speaker of the House Tina Kotek both returning. Gov. Kate Brown will begin her final long session and will be looking to leave her legacy before being […]
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OP-ED: A call for an overhaul of laws crushing Oregon small businesses 

State Library Ed. Note: This opinion piece will be available in the next couple of business days. State employees can access this Daily Journal of Commerce story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the America’s News database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Employers that intentionally force employees to work […]
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What’s allowed in Oregon’s new COVID-19 risk tier framework

Oregon’s statewide “freeze” concludes Thursday and transitions into a tiered framework designating each county by risk levels with different restrictions for each tier. Counties placed in the “extreme risk” tier face the strictest restrictions. Twenty-five out of Oregon’s 30 counties has been deemed “extreme risk,” including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas. Source: What’s allowed in Oregon’s […]
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ODOT/I-5 Rose Quarter Improvements Project Team

The Oregon Department of Transportation took a new approach to awarding project contracts in July when it announced a notice of intent to award a construction manager/general contractor contract for the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project. Source: ODOT/I-5 Rose Quarter Improvements Project Team • Daily Journal of Commerce

Russell elected Oregon Investment Council chairman

John Russell, president of Russell Development Co., recently was elected chairman of the Oregon Investment Council. Source: Russell elected Oregon Investment Council chairman – Daily Journal of Commerce