Arc’teryx is increasing its Portland office presence to support a growing footwear business unit and product-design hub. The move tightens the city’s pull for footwear talent.

Melvin Mark Investors and Jeff Swickard paid just under $70M for 200 SW Market amid a MetLife foreclosure. New lease deals lift the building toward about 85% occupancy.

A 175-unit affordable housing community in southeast McMinnville opened this week, with units and preferences for Tribal members, farmworkers and people with severe mental illness. Local and state officials attended the ribbon-cutting.

Kaiser Permanente broke ground on a seven‑story, fully electric replacement hospital at Sunnyside in Happy Valley, a $615,000‑SF project slated to open in 2029.

PCRI broke ground Thursday on the Halsey Street Homes in NE Portland, a Pathway 1000 project to move first‑time buyers into ownership in neighborhoods hit by displacement.

Anderson Hay has asked the bankruptcy court to approve a $10.75M sale of its Aurora straw plant as it moves to exit the straw business and reorganize. The move could reshape buyers and payments for Willamette Valley growers.

Rockwool has begun work on a large stone‑wool plant at Wallula Gap that promises jobs and West‑Coast production while raising big questions about power, traffic and supply chains.

Hillsboro’s new $150+ million Hops ballpark opens April 7 with a 6,000-seat bowl for baseball and room for 7,000 concertgoers, financed by private owners and public contributions.

Shobi Dahl is opening her nearly 20,000‑sq‑ft Lake Oswego estate, Palais de Leon, as a short‑term rental managed by iTrip Northwest. Nightly rates will start around $3,000.

Demolition crews have started removing the Governor Building on SW 2nd, a longtime home to local arts groups and a beloved record shop. The teardown follows tenant vacate notices issued late last year.

A 594‑unit, twin‑branded apartment campus opened in Hillsboro with city‑built streets and high‑end amenities that target Silicon Forest workers.

Clackamas County shared photos Tuesday from inside Sauter Timber’s new Estacada plant as the mass‑timber shop moves into production with county support. The facility adds fabrication capacity to the Estacada Industrial Campus near Portland.

Bank of America will occupy roughly 6,000 square feet in a former department‑store storefront downtown, a notable national lease in Portland’s retail core. The move fits BofA’s strategy of smaller, consultative 'financial centers.'