It w as in tro d u c e d in 1983, and is designed p rim a rily as a m eans th ro u g h w h ic h g o ve rn m e n ta l agencies, c o n tra c to rs , and p rivate businesses co u ld advertise bids, sub bids, e m p lo ym e n t oppor tum ties, and item s o f interest th a t are jo b or trade related Included am o n g its advertisers are federal, state, c o u n ty , and c ity agencies s o licitin g Hid-, or Requests fo r Proposals IRFP s); as w ell as the p rivate sector seeking a p p lica n ts for p o sitio n open ings w ith in th e ir firm s. JO B S is c u rre n tly d is trib u te d th ro u g h o u t the state o f O regon, and in T acom a and S eattle W ash in g to n , and proposes to expand to Idaho and C alifornia in late 1987 JO B S m agazine has a readership o f over 48.000 and is d is trib u te d free fro m n ew sstand s located in n e ig h b o rh o o d businesses, superm arkets, sh o p p in g centers and o ffic e b u ild in g s As a spei ial fe a tu re fo r d is trib u tio n , it is also added as an insert to th e P ortland O bserver. O regon s e v e n th largest new spaper and the S ta te 's oldest Black o w n e d p u b lica tio n R esponse fro m advertisers has been e x tre m e ly po sitive as J O B S m ag.izm e a ffo rd s them the o p p o rtu n ity to advertise at m ore than c o m p e titiv e rates There is a likew ise response fro m the c o m m u n ity w h o fin d th a t J O B S is a valuable to o l d u rin g jo b search A d v e rtis in g rates and a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n co n c e rn in g the JO B S m agazine m ay be o b ta in e d by w ritin g or p h o n in g : JOBS Trade M agazine 1463 N E K illingsw orth P ortland. OR 97211 (503) 288-0033 A p r ils . 1987, JOR*', P. i i i - 13 • » «5 ' a ' f • * I. *.»' *. ».*■*■ » fs * • "» ' j' ’ • • * 7 /•» . . . «V, * J?**'- .. C -i- • • L