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Portland, Oregon
Joined February 2009
The final proposal to move a highway, extend the runway, and perform other improvements at Aurora State Airport is drawing strong opposition.
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is suing regional residential contractor SFW Construction for preventing unhappy customers from posting negative reviews online about the company’s services, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 20.
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A manufactured housing property in Vancouver, Washington, has sold for the first time since it was developed in 1978.
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The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has been awarded $204.8 million through the federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant program.
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Is a drone a helicopter?
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Approximately 500 high school students from around the region descended on Camp Withycombe on Friday to learn about careers in the skilled trades while working apprentices engaged in competition.
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A design team is being sought for two interrelated projects in Portland‘s OMSI District.
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The Elsinore Theatre‘s switch from red to blue is rooted in history, not politics.
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Two projects are coming to downtown Silverton in 2027 that could have one of the biggest impacts on the city’s streets in decades and bookend its major business area.
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A Los Angeles developer is preparing to build a 13-story student housing structure on a vacant lot in downtown Corvallis — a short distance from the Oregon State University campus.
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Raimore Construction to exit I-5 Rose Quarter project in 2027 djcoregon.com/news/2026/10/0…
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A 214,152-square-foot advanced manufacturing campus in Hillsboro has sold for $30.9 million.
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Oregon data centers accounted for nearly a quarter of electricity sold in the state in 2025, a new report from ECOnorthwest found.
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A Eugene man pleaded guilty on Monday to defrauding several Newport property owners via wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Oregon.
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Three design teams have advanced to the second stage of the international competition to redesign a portion of Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
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