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The new year brings a few new laws for employers, including law firms, though the changes are relatively minor compared to past years, according to Christie Totten, an employment law attorney with Davis...

Mattress World's recent closure, due in part to owner Sherri Hines owing nearly $2 million in uncollected Washington sales tax, is a wake-up call for other Oregon companies with similar business dealings to...

William T. Patton, a Lane Powell shareholder, has been appointed to the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. He currently serves as chairman of the board of directors...

Preliminary construction work could begin on Junction City's long-awaited state psychiatric hospital this summer, but a tight state budget may delay the Oregon Legislature from approving the necessary $29 million allocation during the...

When an office space is struggling for natural light, sometimes it's best to leave out the eggshell-white drywall. At least that's what the crew at Richard Brown Architect is planning for a 1,500-square-foot...

If you go:What: International Interior Design Association rally for Capitol Day Where: Fletcher Farr Ayotte offices, 520 S.W. Yamhill St., suite 900, in Portland When: Tuesday, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Agenda: Overview...

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 24, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ClanGistics(TM) announces the launch of their ClanGistics.com website which includes a first time ever e-product called the ClanGistics Planning System(TM). The planning system utilizes secured...

Robert Gray, owner of Robert Gray Partners Inc. in Tualatin, has a bone to pick with the state. Since starting his small commercial construction company nearly 50 years ago, Gray, 81, has seen...

A lot has changed since Wisconsin native Paul C. Wood opened his blacksmith shop at 8065 S.E. 17th Ave. in 1933; but at least one sign of the times remains. "It was a...

OREGON // LEASE // INDUSTRIAL * Function Intensity Training leased 3,375 square feet at Industrial on Pilkington, 17425 S.W. Pilkington Road, suite A, in Lake Oswego, from Judith Stevens. Scott Finney and Rhonda...

Oregon, for years touted as a national leader in green construction, recently slipped out of the list of top 10 states for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design projects. After ranking fifth in...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS US airline Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), announced on Thursday that its flights from Portland in Oregon will be increased to Santa Barbara...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS US airline Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), announced on Thursday that its flights from Portland in Oregon will be increased to Santa Barbara...

The Northeast Coalition of Neighbors recently launched its second round of Solarize Northeast, a project that aims to simplify the solar installation process for local homeowners. Solarize Portland was launched in June 2009...

The Board of Directors of the Oregon Building Congress agrees that the most significant accomplishment of the Oregon Building Congress has been the establishment of the OBC's Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering....

Dick Benner is tired of his big house. "We have to maintain it. We have to heat it. I think I calculated our heating and electricity bills being $3,200 a year," he said....

It might be back to the drawing board for the team designing the Marriott Residence Inn in the Pearl District. SERA Architects, led by Principal Kurt Schultz, presented early designs today of the...

Huynh elected committee chair for Oregon State Bar's Environmental & Natural Resources Section Hong Huynh, a partner of Miller Nash, has been elected chairwoman of the executive committee for the Oregon State Bar's...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced that Mary F. Kaiser, president of California Community Reinvestment Corporation, and Alfred A. Plamann, CEO of Unified Grocers, Inc., were reappointed as...