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The nonprofit Latino Network’s vision for its first-ever all-encompassing home, La Plaza Esperanza, translated as “a place of hope,” looked to bring programming and people together at the east Portland site.

ENR West’s Northwest Best Projects competition honors an array of work from across Washington, Oregon and Alaska that displays dynamic and innovative design and construction methods.

Whether it’s smooth or choppy waters ahead, five years of shifting conditions have made West Coast specialty contractors more adept at navigating whatever comes next.

Sacramento International Airport is advancing its $1.4-billion SMForward program, highlighted by the recent topping out of a $140-million, glass-enclosed pedestrian walkway.

The California Transportation Commission has approved $700 million for repairs and critical upgrades needed for the Vincent Thomas Bridge, a 60-year-old span in the Port of Los Angeles that will soon undergo a major deck refurbishment.

Updates about construction professionals in California, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon and Washington.

Reno’s construction market continues to demonstrate broad-based resilience across industrial, multifamily and commercial sectors, supported by steady population growth, ongoing business relocation and sustained public-infrastructure investment, Clutts says.

The outlook for the San Diego AEC industry has remained upbeat over the past several years, and that view looks set to continue over the near term, Betz says.

The grade separation project in Montebello, Calif., aims to eliminate conflicts between roadway and rail traffic by lowering Montebello Boulevard beneath the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.