John Deere - Thu July 23, 2026
Lay of the Land
Dusty Blomberg, owner of Blomberg Logging, contemplates the vast, rugged landscape surrounding a logging site in Sutherlin, Ore., about an hour south of Eugene. Yarder operations are well suited to Oregon's steep terrain, but the challenges are unending....
Skanska - Mon July 20, 2026
Skanska Breaks Ground On $83M U. of Oregon Behavioral Health Facility
Global construction and development firm Skanska broke ground on the University of Oregon's $83 million Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health on June 11, 2026. The 54,000-sq.-ft....
liftoffeug.com - Mon July 20, 2026
Eugene Community Celebrates Start of Airport's Expansion
Nearly 100 regional leaders met on July 7, 2026, to mark the start of the expansion of the Eugene Airport, according to liftoffeug.com. A funded first phase on Concourse A is under way. The $209 million project includes expanded gate seating, updated restrooms, a replaced jet bridge, a modernized baggage handling system, new TSA screening equipment and additional aircraft parking positions....
eastoregonian.com - Mon July 20, 2026
Sabey Begins Construction On $950M Data Center in Umatilla
Local officials and community members gathered on July 15, 2026, for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $950 million, 714,540-sq.-ft. data center campus being built in Umatilla, Ore., by Sabey Data Centers, according to eastoregonian.com....
forestgrovenewstimes.com - Mon June 22, 2026
DSV Turns Shovels On New Oregon Semiconductor Industry Warehouse
DSV Global Transport and Logistics broke ground on June 17, 2026, on its Oregon Regional Warehouse Hub, a 750,000-sq.-ft. facility in Hillsboro, Ore., that the company will use to serve semiconductor manufacturers across the state, forestgrovenewstimes.com reported....
kptv.com - Mon June 22, 2026
Jefferson High School's $466M Rebuild Breaks Ground in North Portland
Jefferson High School in north Portland, Ore., broke ground on May 29, 2026, on a new $466 million campus, marking the beginning of massive modernization project, kptv.com reported. Procedeo is the primary project management contractor....
Kaiser Permanente - Wed April 29, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Breaks Ground On Hospital Tower at Sunnyside Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente hosted a celebration on April 1, 2026, to mark the start of construction on a new hospital tower at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Oregon. The new facility is scheduled to open in 2029....
Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust - Thu April 02, 2026
WIC Week Features Anna Martin
Anna Martin's journey into the ironworking trade began 16 years ago with a desire to provide a better life for herself. She joined the Iron Workers Local 29 apprenticeship program in Portland, Ore., where she quickly developed a deep respect for the skill, strength and teamwork that define the industry....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 02, 2026
First Phase of $55.5M Oregon I-5 Widening Project Continues
Drivers on Oregon's Interstate 5 south of Salem will soon get a break from a historic bottleneck when a new $55.5 million widening project is completed in the coming year. Oregon Department of Transportation photoPhase one of the project south of the state capital includes widening the southbound stretch of I-5 between milepost 249.5 and 248.9 — Kuebler and Delaney roads — from two lanes to three lanes, replacing and reconstructing two bridges and an on-ramp and adding a roundabout and new sound walls....
CEG - Mon March 02, 2026
Annual Oregon Logging Conference Draws Large Crowd
The 88th Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC), which celebrated the theme of "Responsible Forestry Today, Healthy Forests Tomorrow," took place from Feb. 19-21, 2026, at the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore....
