Category Archives: Daily Journal of Commerce – Oregon

OSHA fines companies after 2 killed at Oregon festival

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined two companies for safety violations that led to the deaths of two workers at a Portland area music festival. Source: OSHA fines companies after 2 killed at Oregon festival – Daily Journal of Commerce

Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Feasibility Study

When it comes to earthquakes, Portland is on shaky ground. Experts predict there’s a one-in-three chance that an 8-plus magnitude quake will hit the region sometime in the next 50 years. Metro has designated Burnside Street – which runs from Washington County to Gresham – as an emergency lifeline route. In the event of a […]
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OP-ED: Contract provisions that require arbitration in another state 

State employees can access this Portland Daily Journal of Commerce OP-ED story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the America’s News database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access.  library.help@state.or.us or 503-378-8800. Some common provisions in construction contracts pose a significant risk to unwary subcontractors. However, with knowledge of these provisions and their interaction with federal law, a […]
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Worker dies after suffering fall on project site

A man who died last week after an incident at a construction site in Hillsboro was only 15 minutes into his first construction shift when he fell, his employer said. Source: Worker dies after suffering fall on project site – Daily Journal of Commerce

Revised Residential Infill Project elicits hopes and fears

After a first draft of rezoning rules meant to expand Portland’s housing stock was criticized by the Planning and Sustainability Commission for not going far enough, an updated proposal goes further. The revised draft of the Residential Infill Project has emerged. It doubles down on city officials’ drive to allow more so-called “middle housing” – duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and […]
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Oregon toxic air rules taking final shape

Senate Bill 1541 raised thresholds, but risk assessments of facilities will still need to be conducted. Although Oregon is on its way to finally establishing a set of toxic air rules, the final result won’t look quite like what many people had originally expected. Prior to the Oregon Legislature’s session earlier this year, the Department […]
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OSU shares plan for harnessing wave energy

Oregon State University and its Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center recently announced submission to the federal government of a plan outlining construction and operation of a wave energy test site off of the Oregon coastline. The facility would be built seven miles west of Seal Rock in Lincoln County, and when complete it would […]
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Driving toward new transportation funding

From a technical standpoint, Oregon’s long-awaited road usage charge program is ready for prime time. But the program, which is intended eventually to supplant the state’s gasoline tax as a primary source of funding for transportation projects, remains in a limbo of sorts Source: Driving toward new transportation funding – Daily Journal of Commerce

Urbanism Next examining future of city planning 

Urbanism Next, a University of Oregon initiative, is using a $1 million grant to establish a new center, expanding on work to examine the changes that could come with growth of autonomous vehicles,… Source: Urbanism Next examining future of city planning – Daily Journal of Commerce

State legislation would fast-track contractor licensing process

A proposed bill that would waive an array of contracting licensing fees for construction professionals looking to start their own businesses appears to be on the fast track to passage by the Oregon… Source: State legislation would fast-track contractor licensing process