Oregon Logging Conference - Tue July 27, 2021
Oregon Logging Conference Returns With In-Person Event
The Oregon Logging Conference will return for an in-person gathering after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled last year's live event. The 2022 conference will take place on Feb. 24 to 26, 2022, at the Lane County Convention Center and Fairgrounds, in Eugene, Ore....
Associated Press - Mon July 26, 2021
Oregon Adopts Rules to Protect Construction Workers
SALEM, Ore. (AP) Oregon recently adopted an emergency rule that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to shade and cool water in what advocates called the nation's most protective heat rules following deadly record-high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest....
Associated Press - Tue June 29, 2021
Plan to Raze Four Dams Clears Next Legal Hurdle
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A proposal to bring down four hydroelectric dams near the California-Oregon border cleared a major regulatory hurdle, setting the stage for the largest dam demolition project in U.S....
OregonState. edu - Tue June 29, 2021
Board Approves $70 Million for Arts, Education Complex at Oregon State
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees unanimously approved construction of a new $70 million arts and education complex that will serve as a center for performing arts classes, programs and performances on the Corvallis campus....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Work to Stabilize U.S. 101 After Dangerous Collapse
A much traveled piece of the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway is open to travel again after a potentially tragic accident closed it in February. Repairs are expected to continue through spring. Oregon's historic oceanfront highway is a much-loved travel route along the state's coast, but it's also vulnerable to numerous instabilities, such as the collapse at a wayside known as Bray's Point....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 09, 2021
Rescue Mission — Crews Come to Aid of Construction Worker, Drill Rig
Angela Beers-Seydel was enjoying some well-deserved downtime on Feb. 5 when she learned of the collapsed U.S. 101 Oregon coast highway that sent a drill rig and its operator plummeting from the 150-ft....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 12, 2021
R&L Excavating Assists in Wildfire Recovery
Robert Leininger, president of R&L Excavating Inc. of Sweet Home, Ore., bought his first piece of equipment — a front end loader — from Feenaughty Machinery Co. in Eugene about two years ago....
Associated Press - Wed December 02, 2020
Largest Dam Demolition in U.S. History Gets Revival
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) An agreement announced recently paves the way for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history, a project that promises to reopen hundreds of miles of waterway along the Oregon-California border to salmon that are critical to tribes but have dwindled to almost nothing in recent years....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 17, 2020
Leaving a Legacy: Crews Replace Astoria's Waterfront Bridges
Construction crews from Legacy Contracting Inc. have completed the city of Astoria, Ore.'s $10 million Waterfront Bridges project. Crews completed the remaining elements of the complex initiative that replaced aging bridge infrastructure going back more than 100 years....
Sarah Larson — HITACHI - Tue October 20, 2020
Hitachi Excavators: Way of Life for Vanderwieles
For Casey Vanderwiele, a typical Sunday morning includes hopping in one of his Hitachi excavators with a hot cup of coffee. What may seem like work to others is therapy for Casey. "You can deal with the public and customers, but we refer to our Hitachis as therapy because when you're in the excavator, it's just like therapy," Casey said....
