MILLERSBURG, OR — Timberlab Inc. (Timberlab), a subsidiary of Swinerton Incorporated (Swinerton) and national provider of holistic mass timber systems, has teamed up with Swinerton Builders, Lindgren Development, LEVER Architecture, and other project partners to design and build a 190,000-square-foot cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing facility. This facility …

REDMOND, OR — Skanska announces that it has topped out the new St. Charles Cancer Center in Redmond, Oregon. This milestone marks the completion of the structural framework for the 53,000-square-foot facility, which will substantially expand access to cancer care services throughout Central Oregon. With both the steel and mass …

PORTLAND, OR — Turner Construction Company celebrated the completion of vertical construction with a topping-out ceremony for the Press Blocks project in Portland, Oregon. The milestone marks significant progress on the mixed-use development, which includes a 23-story residential tower and an office building designed with a unique hybrid of heavy …

LAKEWOOD, WA — Clark Construction Group recently joined Governor Jay Inslee and Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Jilma Meneses at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Western State Hospital New Forensic Hospital. Other notable guest speakers included Mark Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of the Gage Center …

OLYMPIA, WA — BNBuilders has broken ground on the historic rehabilitation and expansion of the Joel M. Pritchard Building, a landmark building on the Washington State Capitol Campus. Originally built in 1959 to house the Washington State Library, the Pritchard Building will undergo comprehensive updates to preserve its architectural significance …

SEATAC, WA — Community, industry, and elected leaders joined together in SeaTac, Washington, to celebrate the beginning of construction on the final stage of the State Route 509 Completion Project in south King County.

The project builds 3 miles of new tolled expressway that connects SR 509 to Interstate 5. …

PORTLAND, OR — An important milestone in the effort to replace the Interstate Bridge between Oregon and Washington was recently recognized in Portland, Oregon. Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt joined federal, state, and local officials from both states at an event to celebrate the historic federal grant award for the …

PORTLAND, OR — The Portland Art Museum (PAM), in collaboration with developer and builder, Mortenson, hosted a topping out ceremony to celebrate the completion of the steel structure for the museum's new Mark Rothko Pavilion. Opening fall 2025, the pavilion is the centerpiece of PAM's major $111 million campus …

MISSOULA, MT — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's ongoing Investing in America Tour, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to Western Montana to see progress on transportation and infrastructure projects that are underway thanks to President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. During his time in Montana, Buttigieg …

SEATTLE, WA — The replacement project for Seattle’s Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock, one of the world’s busiest ferry terminals, was recently showcased by local officials and engineers as part of the Engineering and Public Works Roadshow. The Colman Dock serves as an example of how comprehensive infrastructure investment can …

BIG RAPIDS, MI — Rosendin, an employee-owned electrical contracting company, recently challenged college students to come up with solutions to fix a commercial project during an electrical competition. Rosendin congratulates the top three teams as winners of the 2024 Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Regions 6 & 7 Student …

BELLINGHAM, WA — Mortenson, in partnership with Western Washington University (WWU), Perkins&Will, Coughlin Porter Lundeen, and other project partners, topped out the mass timber structure of the region's first carbon net-neutral collegiate facility — the new Kaiser Borsari Hall.

Project team members and the WWU community had …

PORTLAND, OR — Clackamas Progress Partners (CPP) has reached the highest point in construction on the Clackamas County Courthouse Replacement Project, topping off the structure on schedule. The final concrete pour at level six marked the completion of the courthouse structure.

CPP, the Fengate Asset Management-led (Fengate) consortium, was …

PORTLAND, OR — Over 3,000 attendees from 39 countries packed the Oregon Convention Center at the International Mass Timber Conference last March, an increase of 900 from the year before. In preparation for even more attendees in 2024, the event's producers — Trifecta Collective and WoodWorks — announce updates for …

PORTLAND, OR — As part of Portland Sustainable Building Week, Fortis Construction hosted a Low-Carbon Concrete Roundtable to bring together local industry leaders focused on advancing low-carbon concrete in the Oregon market. The session featured a panel of presenters showcasing the latest research, project successes, and design/construction lessons learned in …

UTQIAGVIK, AK — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District conducted a ceremonial signing event recognizing the official agreement between stakeholders for the planned construction of the Barrow Coastal Erosion Project near Utqiagvik. Sen. Dan Sullivan and North Slope Borough representatives attended the event and provided remarks at …

WENATCHEE, WA — The Goodfellow Bros., (GBI) Wenatchee office recently held its fourth annual charity golf classic at the Wenatchee Golf and Country Club. The proceeds of this year’s event benefit SAGE (Safety. Advocacy. Growth. Empowerment.), which aims to help adults, youth, and children impacted by violence to build …

PORTLAND, OR — The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), alongside community leaders and residents, hosted a groundbreaking celebration to share details of the I-205 Improvements Project and how it will benefit the region and Oregon’s economy. The project is kicking off with seismic upgrades to the Abernethy Bridge that spans …

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) recently cut the ribbon on the Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project, completing construction on the $44-million, 2.1-mile-long channel. The intake diversion dam supplies irrigation water to the area, providing a natural source to the …

PORTLAND, OR — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2022 Pacific Northwest Symposium was recently held virtually. The University of British Columbia in Canada virtually hosted events for nearly 200 students including the ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)/ASCE Student Bridge Competition, and the …

ANCHORAGE, AK — Armed with toothpicks and marshmallows, members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District conducted outreach events at four Anchorage schools to mark National Engineers Week. The annual observance is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and …