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Category Archives: Construction Surveying

Governor Tina Kotek Signs Landmark Middle Housing Legislation at Century Commons

On July 28, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek visited Century Commons, a new 18-unit affordable housing development in Hillsboro built by Habitat for Humanity-Portland Region, to sign into law five bills aimed at boosting Oregon’s supply of “middle housing.” These new laws are designed to accelerate the construction of housing types such as duplexes, triplexes, townhomes, ... Continue Reading

Celebrating a Year of Achievements and Community

It was a lot of fun looking back at all we accomplished last year.  We donated to important causes, we celebrated professional development milestones, we said goodbye to colleagues, and we welcomed new ones. Our core values of teamwork, a passion for excellence, technological innovations, and life-work balance were on display throughout the year.  Westlake ... Continue Reading

National Surveyors Week 2023

This week, March 19-25, 2023, is National Surveyors Week! The work of land surveyors is essential, and the goal of this week is to explain their contributions to the public, while promoting the profession to young people considering career paths. Why Surveying? Survey is a great industry to get into if you enjoy working in ... Continue Reading

Bettering the Environment by Partnering with LKE Corporation

Westlake is proud to continue to partner with LKE Corporation on a number of projects focusing on environmental work including wildlife and watershed restoration. As a subconsultant to LKE, Westlake is providing surveying services for the Steigerwald Reconnection Project. The $25 million dollar effort will reconfigure the existing Columbia River levee system and reduce flood ... Continue Reading

Farewell to Our Summer Interns

Fall is here and that means our summer interns are now heading back to school. We would like to give a special shout out to our four outstanding student interns; Jakob Wanaka, Caprial Farrington, Cameron Perry, and Carson Hull. Although they were only here for a short time, they quickly became part of the Westlake ... Continue Reading

Professional Development at Westlake

We want our employees to know they’re working for a company that is invested in their future and committed to their professional development. When each person succeeds, the whole team succeeds. Here at Westlake, we routinely schedule Lunch & Learn presentations to discuss interesting, relevant, and necessary topics to ensure the quality of our work ... Continue Reading

Westlake’s Survey Team Continues Work at the Oregon Zoo

Westlake’s surveying and 3D laser scanning team continues to support the Oregon Zoo’s extensive animal habitat and infrastructure improvements. We have been fortunate to have worked on these improvements since 2011. Westlake has provided surveying to support the design and construction for the Veterinary Medical Center, Penguin habitat upgrades, Condors of the Columbia, the Education ... Continue Reading

Watch the Construction Progress at the Oregon State Hospital in Junction City

Watch a great fly-over video of the construction progress of the Oregon State Hospital in Junction City. Westlake is the Civil Engineer of Record for the project. We also provided surveying and land use planning services for the 90-acre hospital campus, uniquely co-located with two Department of Corrections facilities. When completed, the hospital will have ... Continue Reading