Metamorphosis
Downtown ‘butterfly’ Eugene parking lot may sprout housing
A piece of vacant downtown Eugene land — a scrap left over from city government’s nearly two decades of dithering over where to put City … Continue reading
Bricks and Mortar
Growth on Chad
Oregon State Police lab and more in the works for Chad Drive
A wave of development is headed for Chad Drive off Coburg Road in northeast Eugene. Three entities — the Oregon State Police, Eugene-based Slocum Orthopedics … Continue reading
Homes on the High Plateau
The real estate market looks tight in 2025
This holiday season brings scant cheer for Lane County residents trying to buy a home. Home prices are on a plateau — a frighteningly high … Continue reading
Royally Empty
Deal on horizon for Springfield’s empty Royal Caribbean call center?
Five years ago, Royal Caribbean turned out the lights and locked the doors at its Springfield call center, after laying off all the facility’s hundreds … Continue reading
Toxic Lawsuit
Feds file criminal charges against J.H. Baxter and its owner
The federal government has filed criminal charges against J.H. Baxter Co. and its owner, Georgia Baxter-Krause, alleging that throughout 2019 the company illegally boiled off … Continue reading
15 Stories on 13th
Latest proposed UO-area student housing project may hit a record 15 stories
Construction of the seven-story Flock 13 student apartment building on 13th Avenue immediately west of the University of Oregon has barely been completed, yet out-of-state … Continue reading
Demolition Nears for Former LCC Building Downtown
A $34 million apartment building of rent-controlled and market-rate units is slated for the spot
After repeated delays, a Eugene developer appears on track by January to tear down the former Lane Community College center on downtown Willamette Street and … Continue reading
From EV factory to … RV storage?
Arcimoto’s Whiteaker factory, once touted as part of a climate solution, might store gas guzzlers
In early 2020, Arcimoto executives gushed that their newly acquired factory on Chambers Street in Eugene would crank out tens of thousands of electric vehicles … Continue reading