Bend, Ore. – (May 16, 2014) An increase in construction activity has lured mid-valley based White Oak Construction to expand their business in Bend. The company has worked closely with Salem based Lenity Architecture, who recently opened an office in Central Oregon. Compass Commercial brokers, Dan Kemp and Bruce Kemp, CCIM represented White Oak Construction in its lease of its industrial space at 1117 SE Centennial, suite 130 in the same building as Belfor Property Restoration. “Commercial construction is on the rise again in…

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Salem, Ore – (May 4, 2014) White Oak Construction helped young entrepreneurs at the Salem-Keizer Lemonade Day on May 4. Lemonade Day is a free, fun, experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – a lemonade stand.  Each child that registers receives a backpack with an Entrepreneur Workbook that teaches them the 14 lessons of Lemonade Day like creating budgets, setting profit-making goals, serving customers, repaying investors, and giving back to the community. Along the way, they…

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In late June 2013, the Oregon Department of Human Services signed a lease to occupy a vacant Salem building with no working systems. By Sept. 9 – nine days ahead of schedule – Salem-based White Oak Construction brought the 20,000-square-foot building up to state standards. White Oak senior project manager Dan Wellert said that when the company was hired, there was no design for the building, no permits and no schedules. White Oak called a meeting with the city of Salem and presented preliminary…

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Dan Wellert, of White Oak Construction (WOC) has been elected president of the Salem Contractors Exchange (SCE). Wellert joined WOC in 2010 and serves as a project manager and estimator. The SCE is a not-for-profit membership organization that provides plans and specs for commercial construction projects throughout the entire state of Oregon and Southern Washington. Says Wellert, “I am very pleased to have been elected to lead this great group. We have a lot of plans for the upcoming year. Right now we’re preparing…

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Lenity Architecture, a full-service architecture firm located in both Bend and Salem and White Oak Construction, a full-service general contractor, have announced they will collaborate to grow their presence in the Bend market. Lenity Architecture recently expanded its team for the downtown Bend office. The two firms have worked side-by- side for several years in the commercial construction market and feel that their shared approach to the design and build process elevates the experience for their clients and the community. White Oak Construction is…

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Statesman Journal Young Professional Peter Shanks Age: 27 Residence: Aumsville, Oregon What I do at work:  I am a Project Engineer and am involved in the day to day work that goes on at White Oak Construction.  I help with all the estimates and budgets, project schedules, procurements, contacts and construction document closeouts.  Being involved from the start of a project through the end of the projects makes my job at White Oak fulfilling.  It is a great feeling watching new tenants move into a facility…

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