EUGENE, OR-The locally-based department store chain is under construction on two new Oregon stores, one in Molalla, which is east of Woodburn, and a second in the Central Oregon city Prineville.

VANCOUVER, WA-The 70,000-sf Park Tower Two office building here is the latest project in the Pietz Family's Mill Plain One, an 80-acre mixed-use development with 200,00 sf already built and room for another 175,000-sf.

WASHOUGAL, WA-To make the deal happen, the 218-acre parcel must be worth as much as the 45-acre parcel or more because state law forbids the state from selling a property for less than its appraised value, which is $1.85 million.

ASTORIA, OR-The property has been sitting vacant for as long as most can remember. Failed proposals for the site have included a motel, a supermarket and a manufactured home park for seniors.

PORTLAND-After a state-mandated 45-day waiting period, the City Council here will hold a hearing to decide whether to implement the moratorium on such facilities that would last approximately four months and be extended for an additional four months.

VANCOUVER, WA-Martin Hash, owner of Hash Inc., a 13-year-old maker of 3-D character animation software, is buying an early 20th-century church that the city converted into an arts center and then gave up on after two theater companies folded.

BEND, OR-A Deschutes County Judge issued a temporary restraining order this week to prevent the certification of a referendum on a city-approved plan to open the west side of the city to new development.

PORTLAND-The current proposal would allow developers to double the area's existing 75-foot cap in exchange for public amenities such as day-care centers, rooftop gardens or water features. The City Council will have its say on Dec. 13.