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AT MEALS ON WHEELS CENTER, MERKLEY ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF OLDER AMERICANS CARE ACT TO...

Visiting the downtown Meals on Wheels People dining center, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced the introduction of the Older Americans Community Access Revitalization and Education (CARE) Act in the Senate next week to help older Americans stay in their own homes and communities as they age.

Housing Authority of Portland Receives $3.3 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Finance...

PORTLAND, OR - September 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing Authority of Portland (HAP) has been awarded $3,278,370 in competitive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

HUD Awards $5.4 Million in Recovery Funds to Portland, Vancouver & King County Housing...

WASHINGTON, DC - September 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today competitively awarded a total of $5,397,130 in Recovery Act funds to permit the Portland, Vancouver and King County housing authorities to make improvements that address the needs of seniors and persons with disabilities.

Oregon Receives Almost $15 Million in Recovery Act Homeless & Rapid Re-Housing Funds

PORTLAND, OR - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $14,977,177 to six grantees in Oregon to rapidly re-house families who fall into homelessness, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.

Rep. Blumenauer and U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announce Greenlight for Portland Streetcar

Washington, DC - April 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on a press conference call to announce that the Federal Transportation Administration has issued a project construction grant agreement for the Portland Streetcar Loop.

Eleven Count Federal Indictment Charges Former Portland Loan Officer with Mortgage Fraud

Portland, Ore. - February 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Karin J. Immergut, announced a federal indictment was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon charging Kamau Herndon, 37, of Portland, with six counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, three counts of money laundering, and one count of aggravated identity theft in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.

OREGON’S LARGEST HOME BUILDER ANNOUNCES GROUND BREAKING OF SW PORTLAND’S STERLING CREEK

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - Buena Vista Custom Homes has announced the ground breaking of its newest neighborhood, Sterling Creek, located in Southwest Portland. The forested...

Realtor and Loan Broker Admit Participating in Scheme As Part of Pretrial Diversion Agreements

Portland, Ore. – 04/08/2008 - After considering over three hours of testimony and legal arguments, Judge Michael Mosman today sentenced Ryan Bonneau, 31, of...

OREGON HOME BUILDER ANNOUNCES SECOND HOME AUCTION

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - February 7, 2008 - Buena Vista Custom Homes announced today that it will conduct a second action of the company's...

Greenest Condo in the U.S. Opens in Portland

First LEED Platinum Residential Tower Sets New Standard for Smart Living PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Residents began this week moving into The Casey...

Contracts awarded for designing, building new state psychiatric facilities

A nationally recognized architectural and engineering firm with offices in San Francisco has been awarded a contract to design new state-operated psychiatric facilities in...

Portland Resident Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Real...

Portland, OR, November 14, 2007- Ryan Bonneau, 31, of Portland, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman to...

State approves housing funds generating over $256.6 million in economic activity across Oregon

Salem, November 6, 2007 – Fourteen low-income housing projects throughout Oregon will receive funding through the Oregon Housing and Community Services autumn 2007 funding cycle, OHCS Director Victor Merced announced Tuesday

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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Vietnamese Neighbors and Interfering with...

John Blayne Vangastel, 37, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, pleaded guilty today in the District of Oregon to one count of using threats of force to injure, intimidate and interfere with his neighbors in the enjoyment of their housing rights because they are a family of Vietnamese descent.

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New Coalition Formed to Advance Zero Energy Buildings in Oregon

A group of Oregon-based organizations is announcing the formation of a coalition to advance the rapid adoption of zero energy building standards in the state of Oregon. A zero energy home or commercial building generates as much energy as it consumes over the course of a year through renewable resources. The founding members of the Oregon Zero Energy Buildings Coalition are Earth Advantage, Climate Solutions, New Buildings Institute, NW Energy Coalition, International Living Future Institute, and the Zero Energy Project.