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State of the construction industry
BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ
Batten down the hatches. Keep afloat. These are challenging times.
These types of phrases pepper recent conversations with contractors and developers, with the general consensus being that things could be worse, but they could be a whole lot better and that nothing is going to change very fast.
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Following the money
BY SHANNON BARNETT Southwest Washington Contractors Association
As the Southwest Washington Contractors Association enters its 63rd year of service in Southwest Washington, like most of our members, we are tightening our budgetary belt and looking forward to brighter economic times.
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Crossing the Great Divide
BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ
You can get there from here - but it isn't easy. That's the experience of pedestrians moving between downtown Vancouver and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
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Giving old buildings a new life
BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ
With the cost of development at an all time high, and with property values falling precipitously, some commercial construction companies are steering their clients away from ground-up construction.
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Getting the most from mediation
BY BRADLEY ANDERSON Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
The days of settling disputes between builders, clients and investors with a handshake in Clark County may be over, but there are still ways of negotiating settlements without paying thousands of dollars in legal costs and taking one's chances with judge or jury.
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Breaking down a barrier to development - and jobs
BY J. MAURY HARRIS for the VBJ
Most construction projects come with their fair share of challenges - and the city of Vancouver's Waterfront Access Project is no exception.
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A victim of the recession?
BY BRAD ERIKSEN Jordan Schrader Ramis
In the "green" Pacific Northwest, the general consensus has been that our society has encountered a paradigm shift and that sustainable commercial development is here to stay, regardless of changes in the underlying economic environment.
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Design & Construction Briefs
BY VBJ STAFF
Vancouver-based LSW to design Clark College complex
Clark College announced a new classroom complex to be located on the college's main campus in Vancouver's Central Park in the Winter 2010 issue of Clark College Collections magazine.
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Better roadways by design
BY J. MAURY HARRIS for the VBJ
An almost-completed construction project has transformed the once-familiar interchange at Mill Plain Boulevard and Interstate 205 in East Vancouver into a towering runway that seems for many like a more expensive version of its former self.
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Following the transportation money
BY PAUL LEONARD of the VBJ
In the midst of an unprecedented boom in construction only a few years ago, it seemed like everyday brought news of more cost overruns on another publicly-funded project.
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