y’; ’» JOBS Trade Magazine JO BS is a trade magazine published weekly by N orthw est Publishing Company of Portland. Oregon, It was introduced in 1983, and is designed prim arily as a means through w hich governm ental agencies, contractors, and private businesses could advertise bids, sub bids, em ploym ent oppor tunities, and items of interest that are job or trade related Included among its advertisers are federal, state, county, and city agencies soliciting Bids or Requests for Proposals (RFP's); as well as the private sector seeking applicants for position open ings w ith in their firm s JO BS is currently distributed throughout the state of Oregon, and in Tacoma and Seattle, Wash ington, and proposes to expand to Idaho and California in late 1987 JO BS magazine has a readership of over 48,(XX) and is distributed free from newsstands located in neighborhood businesses, supermarkets, shopping centers and o ffice buildings As a speci.il feature for distribution, it is also added as an insert to the Portland Observer, Oregon's seventh largest newspaper and the State's oldest Black owned publication. Response from advertisers has been extrem ely positive as JOBS magazine affords them the opp o rtun ity to advertise at more than com petitive rates There is a likewise response from the com m unity w ho find that JO BS is a valuable tool during job search Advertising rates and additional inform ation concerning the JOBS magazine may be obtained by w riting or phoning: JO B S Trade M a g a zin e 1463 IN E K illingsw orth P ortland. OR 97211 (503» 288-0033 March 25. 1987, JO B S. Page 11 %