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Consultant helps firms get fit by strengthening their core

By KATIE ZEMTSEFF

BJ Duft opened an event space called Sodo Park by Herban Feast in 2008. It was a rocky time but three years later, the business continues to grow. Duft attributes his success to having what he calls an “authentic” business model.


Juanita Village units to be done next year

By JOURNAL STAFF

The real estate services firm HFF said it arranged a $32 million construction loan for a 196-unit mixed-use complex in the 11.4-acre Juanita Village master-planned development in Kirkland.


Blue Martini opening at The Bravern

By JOURNAL STAFF

The lounge offers more than 40 specialty martinis, and can handle up to 350 people.

Holland tops out First Hill tower

By JOURNAL STAFF

Construction of Holland Partner Group's high-rise apartment tower on First Hill topped out yesterday, 10 months after work began, company officials said.


SkB Architects buys its building

By LYNN PORTER

SkB Architects purchased its headquarters and an adjacent parking lot at 2333 Third Ave. in Seattle yesterday for $3.65 million.


Workers prep bottle plant for new furnace

The $109 million Kalama wine bottle plant was shut down in 2009 shortly after it opened. The plant's furnace failed, causing a massive molten glass leak.


Report: oversight of Alaskan tribal contracts lacking

By RACHEL D'ORO

The GAO report says agencies need to do a better job monitoring the Small Business Administration 8(a) program.


Lawmaker's bill could stymie Oregon LNG pipeline

Rep. Peter DeFazio wants to take away the power of eminent domain for assembling the pipeline right of way.


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SeattleScape:
City of Seattle web portal encourages walking
It includes links to local walks and hikes.

February 9, 2012
New Corps offices near Walla Walla
Tierney to retire as SHA director
Corps set to clear boulders from dam
DSA: Downtown needs playground, school, and Third Avenue upgrade
Neighbors want Mexican highway project rerouted to save ruins of an ancient town
$2.3M to dredge Swinomish Channel
Vigor Industrial buying Alaska ship builder

February 8, 2012
Project of the Month: On Bainbridge, old-school design goes out the window
ESA has purchased Paragon
Bothell Crossroads last phase bidding
Artists wanted for storefronts
Audit: WTC costs have hit $15B
OKA enters AIDS memorial competition
41 Columbia City townhouses are both affordable and green
Casa Latina completing Central District campus
Seattle waterfront meeting tonight
LEED gold for Belfair bank
MIT visits Anchorage schools, pitching engineering to girls
Fee increases would pay for road repairs
Feds find 'unusual' wear at California nuke plant
Yellowstone has development plans
SDA program on legal issues
Landmark building at Jefferson Park?
Venerable's DeMuro gives $2.8M to UO
Vacancies on Kirkland boards
Forum Feb. 17 on waterfront ecology
How to apply for architecture jobs
Landmarks board members sought

February 7, 2012
UW Tacoma building wins LEED platinum
Idaho to remove rotting artwork
Jim Bozich dead at 44
Rush Companies starting to build more affordable homes
Alaska may build library, museum
Officials push for $25M to study getting light rail to Federal Way
Pine Street Group renames project Via6

February 6, 2012
The Rock
Can San Francisco revamp Dogpatch district, but save its history and soul?
Electrician and teacher Thorstensen dies at 81
Pike Station: Seven live-work lofts coming to Madrona neighborhood
Forum in March on Kent East Hill

February 3, 2012
Transportation policy debate is a ‘food fight'
Pioneer Square group seeks Trail to Treasure contractor
New York opens an indoor park to chase away the winter blues
Spain tour to focus on new waterfronts
$40M for forest restoration projects
Pike Place preschool expands in Fairley Building
Goodwill to start $14M building on campus at Rainier, Dearborn
Bellevue may put a zip line in city park
Cherry Point EIS bids due Feb. 14
SPU workshop on upcoming projects
Yoga room opens in SFO airport
Oregon tribes to fire up new broadband system
Abu Dhabi green lights huge airport terminal
Thieves plague Fairbanks clinic construction site
Feds: coal mine safety improved last year

February 2, 2012
Atlantic City turnaround: Bring back Diving Horse?
Tukwila working on strategic plan
Several new theaters popping up in NYC
A long maintenance building for Talgo trains
SDOT gets a lot of interest in seawall RFQ
Factory buildings lift construction in December
Design picked for NYC AIDS memorial

February 1, 2012
Good Samaritan wins award
KCHA improving seven community centers
Pioneer Building tour Feb. 25
UW seeks developer to rehab building near Magnuson Park
Nakano expands its management team
Tumwater Schools to rehab skills center
French firm plans to start $3B Idaho plant in 2013
Costly design flaw adds to Freedom Tower's bill
Taller buildings OK in Roosevelt
7 Cedars Casino may build resort
$100M cheese plant for South Dakota
Umatilla contractor is fined $47,000
Potlatch: struggling construction industry likely to depress demand for materials
Upgrades for NYC area airports
Spanish architect to lecture at UW
SAF open house for volunteers
Henryk Melcer wins research award
Feet First wants ‘walking ambassadors'
Tacoma class on home moisture
Forum explores waterfront project
Brian Cavanaugh wins AIA award
Film looks at new weather station
Seattle Home Show opens Feb. 18

January 31, 2012
Kitsap County gets its first LEED gold office building
Old Faithful cabins will be repurposed
Ecology gets nearly $6M in water grants
UBC's new living building is built with beetle-killed wood
Fairbanks hospital starts $1.7M seismic upgrade
WSU students getting $33M dorm
Want to work on the seawall project?
How effective are Oregon's ‘cool schools'?
Bill proposes $260B for transportation
Alaska hospitals expand to keep up with growth
Longer lifespan for Mont. silver mine
Reward for Idaho wire theft
China's Ex-Im Bank lends $41M for Bahamas project

January 30, 2012
ExOfficio
New scrutiny for design of $1B Anchorage project
Pontoon builders say project gives them a job, and a future
Many Capitol trees set to be removed
Longview port is planning its future
ULI program on neighborhoods
Gates Foundation adds visitor center
Corps designs JBLM facility
Waterfront series starts on Tuesday
Four options to fix Mukilteo ferry dock
Noise maker to keep birds off I-5 bridge
BetterBricks awards coming on Feb. 16

January 27, 2012
OSU's fieldhouse renovation wins award
AIA forecasts 2% growth
Hydro plant planned on irrigation canal
Skanska aims to start building Fairview office/retail next year
Museum displays pipe-cleaning pig
2011 was worst ever for new-home sales
Feds back $235M loan for Oregon biofuel plant
Caterpillar quarterly profit up 60%

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