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Sound Transit issues RFQ for final design of North Link

By MARC STILES

Sound Transit preparing to hire engineers and architects for final design of the nearly 4.3-mile North Link light-rail line from Husky Stadium to Northgate.

Bigger down payments threaten housing market, says FHA head

The head of the Federal Housing Administration is warning that boosting the minimum down payment borrowers must provide to qualify for home loans backed by the agency could threaten the housing market.


Homebuilders survey: Confidence slipping

By ALEX VEIGA

Experts forecast home sales will pick up in the near term, but weaken after tax credits expire.


Tacoma engineer Skip Bush dies

By Journal Staff

Longtime structural engineer L.F. “Skip” Bush, a former president of the Structural Engineers Association of Washington, died on March 11.


Mercer Island station drawings are released

By Journal Staff

Sound Transit officials released preliminary drawings of the Mercer Island light-rail station.


China to build high-speed rail projects in the U.S.?

China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official said Saturday.


Portland iPhone app proves popular

Portland's new iPhone application has given city workers a lengthy to-do list.


Council OKs waiver for Brightwater job

By Journal Staff

The Metropolitan King County Council agreed on Monday to extend a waiver of the county's procurement rules in order to prevent delays on the Brightwater Treatment Plant project.


New Tukwila building for Continental Mills

By MARC STILES

Officials from Continental Mills said yesterday they have signed a long-term lease for a 57,800-square-foot, build-to-suit corporate office building at Segale Business Park in Tukwila.


Ebey Slough to get $47M bridge

By Journal Staff

Work will get under way this summer on a $47 million project to replace the 80-year-old Ebey Slough Bridge.


Camp Murray to get $3.2M entrance

By Journal Staff

The state Department of General Administration is seeking an architect to design a new primary gate entrance to Camp Murray.


Kennewick firm finalist for award

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce named Meier Architecture • Engineering of Kennewick a finalist for its Dream Big Small Business of the Year.



Previous Stories


March 15, 2010
Chile reconstruction estimate now $30B
Snoqualmie City Hall
Contractor plan liens against CityCenter JV
Miller/Hull designs $9M Moses Lake civic center
WSDOT studies buildings on route of bored tunnel
County changes procurement rules
Employers sought for UW career fair
Black & Decker, Stanley deal OK'd

March 12, 2010
Old Costco becomes PUD warehouse
Scary times for contractors: 5 tips to keep firms going
Puyallup road extension draws $6M retail project
‘Everybody and their uncle' going after new FAA project
Blueacre Seafood to open downtown
Plans for $20M chapel shelved
Panel looks at connecting SR 520 to Seattle streets
$35M federal building upgrade goes to HSW
Groups release U.S. green building code
Interpretive center for Port of Kalama
Tokyo opens its third international airport
Bremerton firm wants to ship logs from Astoria
NJ Nets building new $1B arena
South Korea to fund road at Angkor temple complex

March 11, 2010
Seattle changes MUP billing procedure
AGC: Construction has yet to hit bottom
Prices cut up to 35% at two condo projects
Bank takes back land for $10.8M
Imperium plant restarts production
One Main Street condos completed in Old Bellevue
OSU engineer leads effort to make reactors smaller, simpler
Contractor sought for medical center
Stimulus grants help Oregon schools, housing
$45M plant OK'd in Coos Bay, Ore.
Comments due on design guidelines
$75M airport planned for the Aleutians

March 10, 2010
Space Needle owners update plan for Chihuly at the Needle
Feds want to sell Eugene's art deco post office
Tetra Tech team is picked for $18M seawall contract
Ritchie Bros. seeks larger auction site
Office lofts leased in Wards Cove
Army Corps slowly filling Hanson Dam
Construction workers rally for WTC rebuild
Walmart store in Renton expanding
Tacoma considering new historic district
PNNL installs 850 radiation detectors at border crossings
Medford Walmart hearing May 18
Architect needed for Alaska library
Deep space antenna getting $1.25M repair
Hanford tours are filling up fast

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