Publication: Daily Journal of Commerce

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Risks and rewards of joint checks

Joint checks are common in construction. They are checks made out to two payees – most often a subcontractor and the subcontractor’s supplier. An agreement to issue joint checks may come from the top or bottom of the contracting chain. Owners and general ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Construction

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

TIPS lose value because of fudged numbers

Dear Mr. Berko: How can you recommend Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities? The government claims that inflation is 1.8 percent. That is ridiculous. It’s much higher than that. Our homeowners insurance just increased to $7,800 on a home worth $340,000. ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Inflation

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Industrial company relocating from Springfield to Coburg

Executives at APEL Extrusions are based on Calgary, Alberta, and run their West Coast operations out of Springfield. APEL President Mike Flynn said the operation will move to Coburg by July 2 ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Springfield (Illinois, United States), Calgary

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Portland State University

PSU launches Center for Public Interest Design

Portland State University is using an anonymous $1.5 million gift to launch the Center for Public Interest Design, which is intended to provide educators with opportunities to discover and teach ways that architecture can go beyond aesthetics. ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Portland State University, Architecture, Education

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Salem neighborhood, hospital divided over historic building

Salem Health executives demolished all of the buildings that once made up the Oregon School for the Blind … except one. Now they want to demolish Howard Hall too, to accommodate a $20 million expansion of their neighboring campus. ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Howard Hall (racing driver), Oregon School for the Blind

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Church of Scientology

309 S.W. Third Ave.

The 120-year-old Sherlock Building recently received a renovation and now will serve as a Church of Scientology worship and teaching center. ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 23 2013]

Entities: Church of Scientology, Teaching

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

LinkedIn Corp

Social media rule changes anticipated

In today’s world, social media is a way of life; Facebook touts that it has more than 1 billion active accounts, Twitter touts that it has more than 550 million users, and LinkedIn claims it has more than 225 million members. According to a Feb. 14 study ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 23 2013]

Entities: Social Media, Pew Research Center, LinkedIn Corp

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Target readies new downtown Portland store

Work on the new CityTarget store at the Galleria building in downtown Portland is nearing an end as the store’s July 28 opening date approaches. ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 23 2013]

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

OSU-Cascades seeking money for expansion

Officials at Oregon State University-Cascades aren't sure yet what infrastructural form a four-year university will take. They just know that they want $16 million in state capital construction money to either build new buildings or use existing ones ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 23 2013]

Entities: Oregon, Infrastructure, Construction

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Japanese issues have investment potential

Some readers have asked for my opinion on the Japanese stock market, the Japanese economy and the stocks of Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda, Canon, Sumitomo and other large Japanese companies. Well, except for a few electronic gadgets, a 310-year-old samurai ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 22 2013]

Entities: Yokohama, Canon Inc, Honda Motor Co Ltd

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Retainage bill sails through latest committee

After an equally smooth ride in the Senate, a bill addressing retainage received unanimous support from House Consumer Protection and Government Efficiency Committee members on Tuesday. ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 22 2013]

Entities: Consumer Protection

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

TopProjects 2013: Vernonia school is “Best in Show”

The Vernonia K-12 School project was honored as "Best in Show" at the Daily Journal of Commerce's 2013 TopProjects event. The project, which was submitted by the project's general contractor, P&C Construction, also placed first in the public buildings ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 22 2013]

Entities: Vernonia, Daily Journal Corporation, General Contractor

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TIPS lose value because of fudged numbers [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 15 hours ago]
Industrial company relocating from Springfield ... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 15 hours ago]
PSU launches Center for Public Interest Design [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 16 hours ago]
Salem neighborhood, hospital divided over histo... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - 19 hours ago]
309 S.W. Third Ave. [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 23 2013]
Social media rule changes anticipated [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 23 2013]
Target readies new downtown Portland store [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 23 2013]
OSU-Cascades seeking money for expansion [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 23 2013]
Japanese issues have investment potential [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 22 2013]
Retainage bill sails through latest committee [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 22 2013]
TopProjects 2013: Vernonia school is “Best in S... [Published Daily Journal of Commerce - May 22 2013]
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