SB 426 Webinar Signals a Coming Compliance Headache for Oregon Contractors
Oregon contractors and project owners have a new compliance question to reckon with: whether they could be on the hook
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- Sale of Former Yakima Hospital Campus Completes, Clearing Way for Assisted Living Facility
- RapidRide J Line Construction Passes the Halfway Point in Seattle
- Willamette View to Break Ground on 92-Unit Senior Housing Building Near Milwaukie
- Washington Awards $475,000 to Speed Up Housing Permits, Including $70,000 for Ridgefield
- North Spokane Corridor’s Spokane River Crossing Continues Through the 2026 Season
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Oregon
Oregon Housing Starts Climb 11.3% in First Half of 2026, Bucking National Slowdown
Oregon’s homebuilding sector posted a second consecutive year of growth in the first half of 2026, with housing starts up
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Hillsboro Becomes First Oregon City to Halt New Data Centers
A 120-day moratorium, filed with just 24 hours’ public notice, freezes new data center and battery storage applications while the
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Oregon and Washington Lead the Nation in Residential Construction Employment Concentration — But Rural Counties Are Carrying the Load
New data from the National Association of Home Builders reveals a striking geographic pattern in residential construction employment across the
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Oregon Construction Employment Hits 118,200 — Near Record High for the 24th Consecutive Month
Oregon’s construction industry reached another near-record employment level, with the sector employing 118,200 workers on a seasonally adjusted basis —
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FEMA Approves $7M+ for Oregon and Washington Infrastructure — Roads, Seismic Retrofits, and Disaster Prevention Projects Funded
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved over $7 million in funding for Oregon and Washington to improve critical infrastructure
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Six Months Out — Oregon’s Construction Labor Crackdown Is Almost Here. Is Your Business Ready?
January 1, 2027 is closer than it looks. Here’s a complete update on SB 426, HB 4089, and HB 4012
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The Dream Isn’t Dead — But Nobody’s Coming to Save It For You
A message to the generation that got handed the hardest housing market in American history — and what to do
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New Oregon Workplace Laws Include Immigration Protections for Construction Workers — What Employers Need to Know Now
Oregon’s HB 4111, now in effect, prohibits employers — including construction employers — from discharging, discriminating against, retaliating against, or
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Oregon’s Wave of New Workplace Laws Is Here — 15+ Changes Take Effect in June 2026 and Beyond That Construction Employers Must Know
A comprehensive new analysis from Fisher Phillips LLP rounds up more than 15 new Oregon and Washington workplace laws taking
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