The Aroma of Tacoma -- Cold, Hard Cash Investment
A ten-year marketing effort is paying off for civic activists
in downtown Tacoma. What is attracting investors to the city
once identified by the smell of its paper mills© Its beautiful
buildings, a thriving night life and museums and a cultural
life.
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Tacoma Port Hopes to be Peerless When $400 million upgrade complete
Husky Terminal relocated from Terminal 7 to its new location on the Blair Waterway, more than doubling terminal space for "K" Line, Husky's primary customer. Also known as Terminal 4, the new terminal opens as a 74-acre facility, and it will be expanded to 93 acres by March 2006.
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Tacoma Convention Center Part of a Trend
The Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Convention Center, an old train terminal turned Federal Courthouse, the Washington State History Museum and the new Tacoma Art Museum are the civic projects that started the trend that is bringing new life to downtown Tacoma.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Down to the Wire
Ironworkers weaving the suspension wires on the current phase of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge project will be working with more than steel cable.
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Ports Riding a Wave of Construction Activity To be Competitive, Increase Efficiency
The Port of Portland recently opened a Concourse Connector that makes it easier for passengers to access international flights. Hoffman Construction of Oregon, Inc. built the corridor in collaboration with dozens of contractors; Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership provided design and construction support. Collectively, all involved shaved $3.5 million off the project's initial $20.2 million budget.
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Columbia
Dredging Opens Channel and the Way to More Projects
Oregon and Washington ports are deepening berths, bolstering
rail and road routes and improving infrastructure as part
of the Lower Columbia River dredging project.
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Third runway almost Ready for third Phase Major Dirt Hauling Nearly Done
Creating a level playing field to fill the gap between a pristine environment and a landing strip was the goal when the Port of Seattle started construction on the third runway at Sea-Tac International airport in Seattle in 2004.
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Materials
Shortages to Continue into 2006
This year's construction markets in the Pacific Northwest
suffered constant ups and downs in materials pricing and demand.
A similar scenario will ensue in 2006.
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Union split takes toll on AFL-CIO chapters; could disrupt public projects
The recent split between the AFL-CIO and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Service Employees International Union and United Food and Commercial Workers could cause disruptions at public construction projects throughout the Northwest as unions compete for members and jockey for jurisdictional claims. The Teamsters and SEIU announced in July that they were separating from the AFL-CIO because of poor recruiting efforts on the part of with the 50-year-old organization.
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Energy Costs At Record Levels Hints on How to Save
Rising energy costs have businesses looking for good information about how to reduce energy consumption. The Pacific Northwest has been a leader in developing ways to provide incentives for businesses to make good energy choices.
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