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Our staff has voted CIDA as an Oregon Business’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon four of the last five years!  This ranking collects data from surveyed employees across three different company sizes (small, medium and large) with survey questions in the following 5 primary categories: Work Environment Management & Communication Decision-Making & […]

The Center for Equity and Inclusion, a Portland consulting group, is planning to move into a new office in a 107-year-old building now being renovated.

CIDA is honored that the DJC (Daily Journal of Commerce – Portland) and the Architecture, Engineering, Development and Construction community recognized Rich Brooks, Lead Architect as a DJC Icon for 2020. With over 44 years in the industry, Rich joined CIDA in 2002 to help cultivate a strong mentorship atmosphere and help CIDA grow into […]

David Welsh’s interest in architecture began with an art class in college. Rather than drawing objects, the students were asked to draw the space around the objects, an exercise Welsh thoroughly enjoyed. “It was all about this thing I had with space,” said Welsh, who earned his architecture degree from Ohio University. He also studied […]

Tara Lund relishes solving problems, an asset in her 25 years in the construction industry.

The Peterson Machinery project in Hillsboro won 3rd place for the DJC TopProjects 2019 for Industrial/Manufacturing. This project was completed by CIDA, Robert Evans Company, and AAI Engineering. About the Project Peterson had outgrown its old home and wanted to relocate its operations to better meet the company’s programmatic and business needs. Its project team […]

Christopher Walker was named a DJC Phenom in 2018. Chris is an Associate Architect with CIDA Architects & Engineers and has worked with the company since 2004. Below is what everyone had to say about him to lead to his nomination and award. What positive changes has the nominee spearheaded within the company? Chris has […]

When Daimler wanted to test its large commercial trucks, the engineers based in its Portland headquarters had to travel to a facility in South Bend, Indiana. The inconvenience of this arrangement led the company to focus on a smaller facility in Madras, Oregon, near the airport — originally a World War II runway and drag […]

Phase I of the AllCare Health campus in Grants Pass is a new three-story, 46,415-square-foot building that has already become a landmark in the small Southern Oregon town.  The $12 million building serves primarily as a headquarters for AllCare, a major insurance provider. But a goal of CIDA Architects and Engineers’ design for the building […]

Today CIDA is honored to join the DJC (Daily Journal of Commerce – Portland) and the Architecture, Engineering, Development and Construction community in recognizing our Director of Interiors, Mya Paluch, as a DJC Woman of Vision for 2016. Mya has been an integral part of CIDA’s history, growth and success since she first joined CIDA […]

25 years doesn’t seem too long of a time. However, in terms of a small business, 25 years is a lifetime….and a major accomplishment. To outlast so many that tried. To start during on recession then to survive two more. To still hold the same values. To still love what you are doing. That’s a […]

Jennifer M. Beattie has found that communication is the key to success, and that success is empty unless shared. She recognizes the importance of employee development. As president of CIDA, she has placed an emphasis on continuing education, LEED accreditation, intern development and mentorships as integral parts of the firm’s operations.