OLC - Tue April 05, 2022
Industry Returns for 84th Oregon Logging Conference
The 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was held at the Lane Event Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., from Feb. 24 to 26, 2022. The event brought industry professionals back together for an in-person gathering after a scaled-down version of the event was held in 2021 due to the pandemic....
Dan Shell, Timber Harvesting Magazine - Thu March 31, 2022
Oregon Loggers Working to Find, Develop New Employees
Throughout three days of the Oregon Logging Conference (OLC), the effort to reach young people and find new employees from all walks of life was a focus of the show. Of course, everyone loves to prop the little kids in an operator's cab, but the OLC has refined its show's outreach to focus primarily on high-school aged students who are soon to be making decisions on work and career choices....
OLC - Wed March 23, 2022
Oregon Logging Conference Returns for 84th Edition
The 84th Annual Oregon Logging Conference was held at the Lane Event Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., from Feb. 24 to 26, 2022. After celebrating the OLC in a scaled-down version in 2021, many positive comments were made this year about being able to gather in-person....
Modern Machinery - Tue March 08, 2022
Third-Generation Family Business Celebrates 25 Years Back in Oregon
Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Dancer Logging Inc.'s reincarnation in Oregon. "Like a lot of loggers in this area, the presence of the spotted owl took its toll on us in the late 1980s," Pete Dancer Sr....
Newsbreak - Wed February 09, 2022
Willamette Water Supply Program Project Commences
Residents along Highway 217 on Scholls Ferry Road will notice an increase in construction activity as the crew begins work on a new pipeline for the Willamette Water Supply Program project. The Willamet Water Supply Program is a joint project of the Tualatin Valley Water District, Hillsboro and Beaverton....
ODOT - Tue February 08, 2022
Army Engineers Allocate $146M for Crucial Oregon Investments
Army Engineers and planners will receive $146 million for various infrastructure projects at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) sites around Oregon. Funding for these projects originates from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act....
ODOT - Tue February 08, 2022
ODOT Crews Set to Begin I-205 Improvement Project
The Oregon Department of Transportation is set to begin construction on Phase 1 of the I-205 Improvements Project, marking a significant milestone in one of the first of ODOT's efforts to update the state's transportation system in the greater Portland metro area....
ODOT - Tue February 08, 2022
K&E Excavating Starts $17M U.S. 20 Construction Project in Oregon
ODOT kicked off a $17 million highway construction project that will deliver significant transportation and safety improvements along 3rd Street (U.S. 20) from Mervin Sampels south to Greenwood Avenue....
CEG - Tue December 14, 2021
Coos Bay, Feenaughty Answer Weyerhaeuser Call
Infrastructure leading to timber harvesting sites can be challenging, especially during the dry season when low humidity makes wildfire an almost daily threat. In Oregon, difficult terrain is often an issue as well....
ODOT - Tue November 16, 2021
Oregon to Receive Big Funding for Future Construction Projects
The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive more than $1 billion dollars in additional transportation funding as part of the federal infrastructure package. The money will go toward projects around the state that will benefit drivers, transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians, help maintain roads and bridges and address climate change....
