Jui36 18, 1986, Portland Observer. Page 5
S «il M i I .n I. m i. ,i \i.«n niem hrr of Ih r ( om m illc« on Cun trillions trade und
spr< lulnr fu tilitie s . h-uliired sprukrr ul Ih r N o rth - Northeast Buxinexx Huus
i n » meeting hiet week.
Photo by Richard J. Brown
Convention and Trade Center
to Bring Benefits
to Northeast Portland
./>» Hub I i ‘ilih iii
N eil M i I allane, a publie lac'illtiex
analyst w ith M etro and a statt member
o f the ( oinnultee on Consentions.
I 'ade and Spectator fa c ilitie s , was the
lealured sfieaker at the N inth Northeast
Uusine- s Boosters meeting last week
\ new convention .uni (lade centci
planned lo t N tu tlxa si Portland w ill at
n.ict nearly $140 m illio n in new hu.i
lies» Io the region hv 1994 accoiiling Io
an ol tu i l l in cole ed hi I lie planning* pro
centum and trade show industry. he
said The industry is growing at the rate
o f I 1*3 per sear, according to M cFar
lane.
" I f you compare (hat w ith other sec
tors o f the economy, that'» outstand
in g ." he said
»
By 1994, he said, a projected
I Ut.IMM) delegates per year w ill be
using the facility T fu t w ill add up to a
direct econom ic impact o f $59 m illio n ,
plus another $78 m illio n in indirect he
nefits. for a total o f $137 m illio n in
new business to the re g io n ." M cF ar
lane said
" C le a r ly , the N o rth N ortheast
com m unity has a lot to gain by i t . " he
said
McFarlane projected 3 ,4 « ) new jobs
related to the center, and increased
hotel. restaurant and retail business
" l i has a tremendous impact tot
m inority business and particularly
black owned business." said Sam
B rooks, president ot the N o ith
Northeast Business B<x»sier\ " I be po
tential w ill be great "
According to McFarlane, construe
lion txt (lie $85 m illio n contention and
trade center w ill begin in 1988. pending
voter approval o f a bond levy, and
o jx m n g is scheduled lo r late 1990 It
w ill be located on Northeast Union A v
enue. between Holladay Street on the
noith and (be 1-5 freeway tam p Io (lie
vouth. and the 1-5 freeway to the west
"T h e project is an investment in the
com m unity, more than any o ilie r I'v e
experienced," McFarlane said " I t 'v a
way to build ihe regional economy
Ih e new center w ill fx able Io attract
" m id sized" conventions and trade
shows so that Portland can reap the* tx
nefits o t nationwide growth in Ihe eon
Many o l the new employees w ill
come Irom North Northeast. Hiooks
said
" I l makes sense lo u tilizi
employees who are relalivelv close tu
where the business is ”
B nxikv advised m inority business
owners to gel in on t lx ground tlix>r
"T h e y need to make sure that they re
involved in things at the polis v stage oi
th e y 'll tx le tl o u t." he vani D o n I
wait until decisions have been made
and c s jx e l to he in on it "
M i I -arlane said that h e a lth xr busi
ness h i t lx aiea would piohubly mean
" l e " social pro blem s" like prostitu
non Hedescnlxd the center as a sen
ous »'Usiixss oriented facility
The
image ot convention delegates as
guys in parly hats" is a stereotype
Iroui the past, he said
'Because ot th.it, I think the social
problems that |xo p le have in m ind are
less likely to occur. McFarlane said
V x jx x ia l attraction o l Ihe site is its
lixation along Ihe light rail line, he
said A light rail station built near the
v enter on Holladay Street w ill provide a
"dirxxt link w ilhdownlown Portland."
said Me f arlane
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3ixi'lI learn self reliance, disciplin e
and lx- in the best physxal shape ot
vxxit lift- Acxi'II also get the chance to
travel atxl meet tx w people
If vcxid like to learn n xxe about
ihe ( i I B ill Plus the A rm y College
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ARMY
BE ALL YOU CAN BE.
Camp to Promote Multicultural
Understanding
/•v J e m ( ii in m
In ail ellort to plum ule laeial aware
ness, the 3 MG A ol Colum bia 3k il
latnettc and Ihe Ic iin x m e a l M inistries
•I ( Itvgoii announced the John W Gai
linglon. Ji 3 M t 3 Race Relations and
M ulticultu ra l leadership Camp Ihe
NI olt ten 11 in a I Camp w ill take place lor
one week each summer at C am pC olltns
oi Gresham. Oregon G arhngton. who
•cas the pastor o f Maian.itha Church
and a member ot ihe M etropolitan
3 M C A Bo.ud. was killed along with
his w ile hi a tragic automobile accident
u January
Ihe Camp w ill unite some 5t) high
school students from P oitland's lour
county aiea who w ill lx sc lei ted by
th e ir le a d e rs h ip a b ilit y , e th n ic
bac'kgiound and a coim m lm enf to be
com ing mote aware ot then vital roles
m a m u lti, u llu i.il six u ly
(ia iy Meddaugh. I xccutivc Director
ot cam ping, s.nd. out mam intent is to
cieale an envttonm enl that encourages
Portland aiea youths to esaim iu then
altitudes low aid memtx-is o l othei laces
old s u lluie
lic iu d ic e usually steins
Irom ignorance and misunderstanding
A m eaningful, positive interaction by
young people o l diverse racial and
ethnic o rig in should he a p o w e ilu l lorcc
in establishing h u m aix and accepting
altitudes
said Meddaugh
Besides the Y M C A Camp Branch
Board ot Management, the new M ul
tieu llu ral Camp Program was designed
w ith t lx h e lp o l Nick Barnett Director
o l Evening Operations at Portland
Com m unity College. Rodney Page.
Executive D irector ot Ecum enical
M inistries o l Oregon, and John Gar
linglon III
B a rix tt. who is a member ot the
3 \ | ( A t amping Branch Advisory
( o n u m tte e . said t lx M ultis ultural
Camp is something that has been
needed lo r a long lim e '' I here has long
been a need to provide a six nil and
ie ciealion.il opportunity lo r ,xrienti.il
young Black and W hile leaders, in a
setting thal has t lx dual purpose ol
fix u s in g on leadership skills develop
ment atxl sharing ot m u llie u llu r.il ex
pericnee "
Meddaugh said he hopes t lx c amp
experience w ill prepare youngsters to
assume strong leadership roles hack in
their ow n com m unities " T h is theme is
central, not only to the (u riin g to n
( amp. but to tlx- whole n .w d iie clio n
we are taking in the 3 . century old
program "
A Fashion and
Hair Show
A h Excursion
Into the W orld of
Fantasy and Pleasure
Featuring
The I NX M odeling
T roupe
Learn First Aid Problems Associated
with Summer Fun
Summertime is here, schixil s out
.uxl a young man's l.mcy may turn to
clover patches W alking thniugh them
sounds like tun II can also result in a
bee sting
W alking through closer patches,
c'oing fishing, camping and hiking are
ill Inn activities lo i you and youi tarn
ilc
P iocnleixe Medical ( enter call
show you how to handle com m on lust
aid pioblen assix laled w ith sumilief
lu n in a lux* iw o houi presentation cal
led. ' Summertime firs t Aid ” It w ill
he held on I hutsday . June 26. from 7 to
9 p m and Kathleen Me A u liffe . M D .
I.m iily p ra e titio ix i. w ill he the speaker
"S u in m c n im c l ust A id " isopen for
everyone interested in preventing and
treating insect bites, hex* stings, cuts
and sunburn Dr M e A u litte w ill also
prepare you to make the decision on
when to use home rem edxs and when
Io seek medical attention
Other topics w ill include fractures,
water sately. poison and burns
Suinm cnim c fir s t A id
w ill he
presented at Providence's health eon
ference venter, amphitheater Ihe am
philheater iv hx.ite d on the B level o f
Providence H a ll, which is hxated di
reetly across Irom the hospital parking
s in k lute
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Sat., June 28th
Pre-Shuw Reception
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9:00-10:00 PM
Show and Dance
Begin 10:00 PM
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