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11/13/2009	Audit shows mangled management of Oregon Zoo projects The Oregonian Nov. 13--The Oregon Zoo's construction projects in the past five years have been plagued by cost overruns, delays and disjointed management, an audit shows, calling into question the zoo's ability to handle multiple projects funded by a $125 million construction bond voters approved last year.
10/31/2009	Stimulus spending adds nearly 10,000 jobs in Oregon The Oregonian Oct. 31--After noticing similarities between the brains of meth users and stroke victims, Portland researchers Marilyn Huckans and Jennifer Loftis theorized they could devise a more effective treatment for addicts.
11/15/2009	School District Sues over Puyallup City Hall Location The News Tribune Nov. 15--Puyallup School District officials say the City of Puyallup owes them money for building Puyallup's new City Hall over a public alleyway that used to border district property.
11/01/2009	$300M Solar Project Planned Near Cle Elum Yakima Herald-Republic Nov. 1--CLE ELUM -- Coal -- one of the dirtiest sources of energy around -- was once king in this Upper Kittitas County town.
11/15/2009	Post-recession Employment Growth Will Be in Green Jobs Los Angeles Times Although the recession has emptied shopping malls and filled jobless centers, the call has only gotten louder for renewable energy, environmentally gentle products and eco-friendly practices -- and for people to make all of that happen.
11/06/2009	Anxiety Ebbs Over Green River Flooding Potential The Seattle Times Nov. 6--Green River Valley residents began settling into a new reality Thursday: The odds of severe flooding have dropped substantially due to repairs on the Howard Hanson Dam, but a serious threat may exist for years.
10/29/2009	Cascade Natural Gas To Build Kennewick Office Tri-City Herald Oct. 29--KENNEWICK -- Cascade Natural Gas Corp. said Wednesday that it picked a site in Kennewick for the location of its new general office.
11/03/2009	Sewer Rates May Rise to Pay for The Spokesman-Review Nov. 3--Flushing your toilet in the city of Spokane may cost $5 a month more in 2010.
10/31/2009	Downsized Opus Hopes to Survive Star Tribune, Minneapolis Oct. 31--There's an empty, state-of-the art office building next to Opus headquarters that's a vivid reminder of the economic meltdown that has pummeled the Minnetonka developer and other players in commercial real estate.
11/08/2009	Lightcatcher Building about to Open in Bellingham The Bellingham Herald, Wash. Nov. 8--BELLINGHAM -- The genesis for Whatcom Museum's Lightcatcher Building grew out of community discussions that stretched over 12 years about how to revitalize downtown Bellingham.
10/27/2009	Boeing Poised for South Carolina Move The Seattle Times SEATTLE _ The Boeing board of directors met Monday in Chicago without reaching a decision on siting a second 787 production line, as efforts continued to resolve an impasse in the high-stakes talks between the Machinists union and the company.
11/02/2009	DOT Seeks Bids Second Phase of Massive I-90 Project The Seattle Times Nov. 2--The state Department of Transportation is seeking bids on the second construction contract to rebuild sections of Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass.
11/02/2009	Tacoma Vies for Housing Funds The News Tribune Nov. 2--The Tacoma Housing Authority is making a bid for a second major federal housing redevelopment grant, and a chance to further revitalize the Hilltop.
11/10/2009	GBS Partners with California Firm Business Wire Evergreen Development Company (Evergreen), a Glendale, Calif.-based full service real estate development firm, and Green Building Services (GBS), a Portland, Ore.-based sustainable development consulting firm, today announced the companies have formed a strategic alliance designed to provide clients fully integrated green building services.
10/29/2009	Big Pink, Other High-Rises, Go Green to Compete The Oregonian Oct. 29--The U.S. Bancorp Tower, better known as the Portland skyline's Big Pink, removed about 500 toilets last year, replacing them with modern, low-flow commodes.
11/01/2009	Luzon Building Comes Down Bit Reports Conflicting The News Tribune Nov. 1--The beginning of the end for the Luzon Building came June 10 when Tacoma Public Works Director Dick McKinley received a letter.
10/22/2009	Concrete Work Almost Done at UO Arena The Register Guard Oct. 22--Down with the cranes, up with the steel.
10/29/2009	I-90 Road Work Ends Between Lake Easton, Cle Elum The Seattle Times Oct. 29--Motorists driving on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass will face an easier trip as the Washington State Department of Transportation and contractors finish construction on the first phase of a project between Lake Easton and Cle Elum.
10/23/2009	Portland Streetcar Extension Receives $75M The Oregonian Oct. 23--The nation's top mass transit official today dedicated $75 million in federal money for the Portland Streetcar eastside extension, a move that could boost the chances for more lines across the area and local jobs building cars.
10/28/2009	Boeing Talks Fall Apart; S.C. Likely to Get 787 Line The Seattle Times Oct. 28--Discussions between the Machinists union and Boeing over the second 787 production line for Everett are effectively dead, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
10/24/2009	Engineering Unit Returns from Iraq The News Tribune Oct. 24--Members of a Fort Lewis engineer brigade who returned last month from a yearlong deployment in which they oversaw construction projects across Iraq were officially welcomed home at a ceremony Friday morning.
10/24/2009	Economy Hits Yakima Area Suppliers Hard Yakima Herald-Republic Oct. 24--YAKIMA, Wash. -- Metal Benders is looking into government contracts in Guam.
10/25/2009	Banks Foreclosing on Whatcom County's Condos The Bellingham Herald, Wash. Oct. 25--Despite some signs of improvement in the Whatcom County real estate market, condo properties are still in distress because of ongoing financing problems and a glut in supply.