Very strong local firm for CPA work. Senior partners (Craig especially) don't just know their…read morebusiness, they know Portland-area business as well. They're involved and networked, and they will go out of their way to be helpful. Even as my company has grown to do more business outside of Oregon than in, these guys have been able to accommodate us, so we'll stay with them. (We've actually introduced our Brit counterparts to have TKW prepare their US taxes as well.)

I disagree that TKW is good at representing stakeholders in a non profit association with members…read more Jason Orme opinion was wrong upon proof and refused correction as required by rules of board of accountancy. Two issues are 1. contrary to direct evidence of taxable lobbying expenditures and 2. a contrary opinion to the unanimous US Supreme Court ruling in US v. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS regarding UBTI To be fair i put together an in depth review on you tube here http://youtu.be/Qh1npOEodoE

I bought a "project" house in 2014.  This place was stuck the 70s and every single room needed a…read moremakeover.  I saw this place as an opportunity to to take a "blank" canvas and make it into exactly what I wanted.  I figured it would be fun to develop my handyman skills in the process.  As I started going through the house, I kept getting more (and more ambitious) ideas.  Many of which depended on one another or required a feasibility analysis from an "expert".  That's when I called Bruce to come in and help me get all my ideas organized through one of his "Brainstorm" sessions.   Bruce is awesome!  He came out and took a look at the place, including crawling around in the attic, measuring everything and listening to all my ideas.  I really appreciated the time he took to make additional trips out to the site, and the several phone calls to walk through ideas and clarify priorities.  I felt I could be completely direct and candid without offending him, which is important to me.  In the end, he helped me see what was possible with this place, by providing several sketches detailing some great solutions (that I hadn't even considered) to many of the issues I encountered, and an overall "plan" with a very detailed cost estimate.  I am taking my time working on this house, but I intend to engage Bruce throughout the process whenever I need to call in an expert.

Highly recommend! Frank is efficient, transparent, knowledgeable, and fairly priced. I hired them…read morefor tenant improvements for my professional office and will hire them for all future projects!

I really enjoyed working with Rob and his team. He was extremely thorough and dedicated to making…read moresure that my website went live and everything was done properly -- the first time! At first, I was nervous about the whole process. He was able to explain things to me in a way that I understood them. Then once the site was live, he walked me through how to gauge and measure the results of his actions. One of the biggest things that struck me about working with Rob, was he honestly knew how to do everything. We saw a huge increase in traffic to our website once he was done, and that ultimately lead to sales. I liked working with him so much, that I have now used him for multiple projects and feel silly that I haven't filled out a review for him till now.

As a local business it is important to me to work with local people, who understand the area and…read morethe market. I couldn't believe how much understanding and attention to detail Driving designs offered me. Not only did they listen to my needs, they asked the right questions. My website is more than I could ever ask for and without this company I am sure it wouldn't of been this seamless. I am not super savvy when it comes to "computers" and this process from beginning to end was phenomenal. I really feel like I could count on them for all my technical needs, and they surpassed my expectations. I won't go anywhere else and I highly recommend anyone who needs these services . My business is moving in a whole new direction thanks to "Driving Designs!!!"

Mark is great and everyone in his company are professional with very good customer service. They're…read morealso incredibly responsive - when we need something they answer promptly and handle anything we need quickly. Much appreciated, Mark!

Mark made the changes to my website so quickly and did a great job. He listened to what I needed…read moreand was very responsive. All around a great experience working with him.

We recently used Cida for a job located on the Oregon coast. Curtis was absolutely amazingly…read morehelpful. He promptly designed a retrofit design to use existing footings on a sign that had been demolished by a vehicle. He had the design out in less than a day! I will surely use Cida again!

CIDA is now near Tigard off I-5. I have been doing business with David Welsh for 40 years! Nobody…read moredoes a job better that David and his team at CIDA! From beginning to end, the project(s) turn out as planned!! I give them the highest score in planning, execution and cost control!!

Allied Works is the most accomplished architectural firm in Portland. Fortunately for them, but…read moreunfortunate for you and me, they only work on select high profile and correspondingly big budget projects, most out of town. But you can see some of their work, for free, around Portland, to be inspired. I worked on the architecture committee of one of their small clients who were part of a larger project at the big ad agency, I believe their second commission. The principal is a fearless visionary, not Howard Roark-Frank Lloyd Wright arrogant, and they hire very smart and easy to work with associate architects. We had a limited budget, which they honored. All the surfaces were clean and simple, with a few surprise materials such as a frosted glass wall. Early commissions include the interior of the main Saucebox Bar, Blue Hour, some mysterious landscape structures at the Maryhill Museum in Goldendale and the W+K ad agency offices, converted from a decaying ice storage warehouse to a seismically secure beehive with a soaring atrium. They designed the new Lincoln Hall entry, a few regional homes and are at work on the PNCA 511 building interior. Allied designed the interior of PDX Gallery, and if you make a road trip, you can see their Seattle Art Museum (North Wing) and Camp Caldera in Sisters, Oregon http://www.yelp.com/biz/camp-caldera-sisters. They also did the controversial redesign of the NYC Museum of Arts and Design http://www.yelp.com/biz/museum-of-arts-and-design-new-york-2. In this case, good redesign won out over questionable preservationism. Their signature is a series of clean planes and lines, which either pass over and through one another, or almost meet at 90 degrees, leaving a gap. They have a specialty in designing art museums and galleries where the planes are places to hang art and the gaps to admit illumination. Favored materials are minimalist and honest. For W+K, they hired Louis Kahn's concrete foreman, Richard Garfield, for an exposed, stories high, pristine concrete pour. The front of their Portland office is now a gallery programmed by PNCA's MFA art students, but the shows are never publicized. They have done residences, but rarely. They are a great firm to refer to your grandparent that sits on the building committee of a major art museum looking for a new building. For a sense of Cloepfil you can see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cX4O3x8oQ8. For most Yelp readers, they will be an example to contemplate, over cocktails at Saucebox, Bluehour, or an event at the ad agency, a Portland business that is world renowned.

Very cozy and inviting office the front desk person was very helpful and nice. Got what we needed…read morebut didn't choose a plan yet but got some great options.

Mascord has a great selection of home plans and designs a very nice home. We had no issues through…read morethe design update process. However, after sales customer service and support has been extremely poor. We had several issues raised by the county permit office that required plan corrections. It took four weeks of calls and emails to Mascord to even get a response. Corrections finally came only to find out the response and update was inadequate due to a Mascord oversight. Now I am trying to expedite a response once again with no idea when an acceptable plan and supporting engineering calculations will be returned. Mascord does not do engineering in house. Their subcontractor for this service is a small business (Rowell Engineering) that is apparently quite slow and nonresponsive due to capacity issues. Meanwhile my subs are off to other jobs and my job cost are increasing. A general contractor friend told me he has experienced similar problems. If you use them pray that your plan does not end up in this black hole.