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F iv e P S U S t u d e n t s
C o m p a n y S c h o la r s h ip s
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BETA/US West
Scholarships (left to right):
Mark Jackson; Ed Washing­
ton, PSU community relations
officer; Maggie Ward, U S
West Communications & BETA
member; Elaine Pation-
Harrison; Barbara Pilot, US
West Communications & BETA
member; Kimberly Robinson;
Jerry Garner
Black Business
“Fronts” Undermining
The Economic Fabric
Of The Community
Meier & Frank/May Co.
Scholorship (left to right):
Helen Williams director of
compensation, benefets,
association and labor relations
for Meier & Frank; Kimberly
Robinson; Fred Lucero; Corey
Du Browa, manager of
executive traing and recruiting,
Meier & Frank
Newly Renovated
Broadway Building
Opens To Meet Needs
Of Downtown Low
Income Residents
Special Spring Break
Activities
At The Children’s
Museum
Each day, a different hands-on
activity will be offered. Children can
be “ King for a Day”-c ra ftin g Afri-
can-style O b a ’s (or ru ler’s) hats.
T hey ’ll make m ini-banners featuring
traditional designs, and create rub­
bings from Nigerian wood carvings.
(Call to find out which special activ­
ity aw aits you that day!).
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Drug Using
Probations/Paroles
Face New Sanctions,
Jail Beds Increase
M ultnomah County officials an ­
nounced the opening o f the Drug
Return O ffender Program (DROP)
which will make jail space available
to em m ediately incarcerate paroles
and probationers who test positive for
drug use.
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Furse Honors
Portland Police Chief
Moose
Furse paid tribute to the bureau’s
first African American police chief
for serving as a role model and leader
for young African American men.
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1 IVE PORTLAND STATE
( UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS
ARE RECENT RECIPIENTS OF $1,000
SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE BLACK
EMPLOYEES’ TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATION (BETA) OF US WEST
COMMUNICATIONS AND THE MEIER &
FRANK/MAY COMPANY.
T h e f o u r B E T A /U S W e s t s c h o l a r ­
s h ip s w e r e a w a r d e d to P S U A f r ic a n -
A m e r ic a n u n d e r g r a d u a te s b a s e d o n
a c a d e m ic p e r f o r m a n c e , c o m m u n ity
s e r v ic e a n d f in a n c ia l n e e d . R e c ip ie n ts
a re : J e r r y G a m e r , A s e n io r m a jo r in g
in a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f j u s t i c e ; M a r k
J a c k s o n , a s e n i o r s o c io lo g y m a jo r ;
E la in e P a tto n - H a r r is o n , a j u n i o r m a ­
j o r in g in g e n e r a l s tu d ie s /e d u c a tio n ,
a n d K im b e r ly R o b in s o n , a s e n io r m a ­
j o r in g in a c c o u n tin g /m a n a g e m e n t.
T h e tw o M e ie r & F r a n k /M a y C o m ­
p a n y s c h o la r s h ip s w e re a w a r d e d to
m in o r ity b u s in e s s o r lib e r a l a r ts s t u ­
d e n ts o n th e b a s is o f m e r it. R e c ip ie n ts
a re R o b in s o n a n d F re d L u c e r o , a N a ­
tiv e A m e r ic a n o f th e I s le ta P u e b lo
tr ib e o f N e w M e x ic o . L u c e r o is a s e c ­
o n d - y e a r P S U s tu d e n t m a jo r in g in s o ­
c io lo g y . T h e tw o s c h o la r s h ip s a re r e ­
n e w a b le e a c h y e a r u n til th e r e c ip ie n ts
g r a d u a te , p r o v id in g th e r e c ip ie n ts r e ­
m a in in g o o d s ta n d in g .
“ T h e s e r e c ip ie n ts a re r e a lly r e p r e ­
s e n ta tiv e o f m a n y P S U s tu d e n ts w h o
ju g g le m u ltip le r e s p o n s ib ilitie s in c lu d ­
in g f a m ily , w o rk a n d u n iv e r s ity s t u d ­
i e s ,” s a id P a u le tte W a ta n a b e , d i r e c t o r
o f E d u c a tio n E q u ity P r o g r a m s a n d
S e r v ic e s a t P S U .
F o r m a n y s tu d e n ts , a s c h o la r s h ip
c a n m a k e th e d if f e r e n c e b e tw e e n p u r ­
c h a s in g e s s e n tia l b o o k s a n d m a k in g
e n d s m e e t.
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21 Disadvantaged Businesses To Participate In MAX Construction
M
orrison K nudsen, the apparent
low bidder for the W estside MAX
Beaverton contract, will use the
services o f 19 disadvantaged business enter­
prises - representing 16.67% o f the Idaho
construction com pany’s $27.3 m illion bid.
Contractors were required to meet a 16%
goal for DBE participation.
All but three o f the com panies are O r­
egon businesses. Tw o are from W ashington,
and the only firm from outside the Northw est
is based in G eorgia, toial value o f the 19 DBE
subcontracts is $4,550,794 In addition, tw o
other subcontracts valued at $48,000 will be
established under setaside provisions, bring­
ing the total num ber o f DBE firm s on this job
to 21.
“ W c a rc e x tre m e ly p le a se d w ith the
d e p th a n d b r e a d th o f th e M o r r is o n
K n u d sen D B E p ro g ra m ,” sa id B ob P o st,
T ri-M c t D e p u ty G e n e ra l M an ag er. H e
c re d ite d both M o rriso n K n u d sen fo r its
c o n c e rte d re c ru itm e n t e ffo rts and L in a
G a rc ia S e a b o ld , the W e stsid e p ro je c t’s
m a n a g e r fo r o u tre a c h to O re g o n w o rk e rs
and b u sin e sse s.
“Lina and her consultants were thorough
and effective in making sure prime contrac­
“W e worked very, very closely with
tors learned about available subcontractors,
and in helping Oregon small businesses pre­ Morrison K nudsen,” explained Ms. Castillo.
“There was always a n ’open door’ to com m u­
pare their bids” he said.
nication, and they dem onstrated a real w ill­
ingness to work with local firms. W e are very
pleased with the results,” she said.
She noted that Morrison Knudsen in­
vited local DBE com panies to a reception the
morning of the Jan. 27 prebid conference for
the Beaverton contract. O ver 100 firms at­
tended.
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES INCLUDED IN MORRISON
KNUDSEN BID
• B enge C o n stu c tio n .; A sp h alt paving;
Sherwood, OR.
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Brother’s Concrete; Sawculting; Albany,
T h re e c o n su lta n ts p ro v id e d th is a s ­
OR.
sista n c e . K eith C raw fo rd and A sso c ia te s
help ed d isa d v a n ta g e d b u sin e sse s p rep are • Capital Concrete, Concrete, Salem , OR
b id e stim a te s. G ise la E th e rid g e o f the • Don P. Schoncrt Co.; Unit pavers; Port­
land, OR
O r e g o n A s s o c i a t i o n o f M in o r ity
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Kline Masonry, M asonry, Portland, OR
E n tre p re n e u r’s w orked w ith both p rim e
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Pen-Nor,
Inc.; Mech./H VAC; Portland,O R
c o n tra c to rs and su b c o n tra c to rs to in tro ­
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Powell
Valley
Iron; Metal fabrication; Port­
d u c e them to each o th e r. G ale C a s tillo o f
land, OR
Im p a c t, In c ., w o rk e d w ith in d iv id u a l
sm all b u sin e ss to m atch them w ith p rim e • Rebar International; Rebar (furnish and
install), Auburn, WA
c o n tra c to rs and p ro v id e fin a n c in g in f o r ­
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Lanier
Steel Products; Track material (sup­
m a tio n .
Many black neighborhoods flourished
and at one time even surpassed in
grandeur, their white contemporaries
One of the biggest obstacles people face
in purchasing a home is saving up for the
down payment.
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HOUSING
RELIGION
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ENTERTAINMENT
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In order fo r man to dominate another
human, he must first reduce from being a
man, for man was not given dominion
over God’s creation, man.
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SPORTS
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CLASSIFIEDS
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Alternatives: Man Created,
Born To Lead; But Must
Become Leader: By M. Isaacs
The Minority Affairs Program at
the Mac lare n School for Boys
presented it’s 5th Annual Black
History Month assembly on
February 25, 1994.
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METRO
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Religion
Knowledge Of Self
New Loan Opens Door For
Thousands Of Potential
Homebuyers
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ply) Commerce, GA
Cantel o f Medford, Inc.; Traffic control,
Medford, OR
Salt & Pepper; Trucking, Portland, Oregon
Tepa Jalisco; Catenary foundations;W ilbur,
Oregon
Bill Suell; Painting; Portland, Oregon
Joe Building Maintenance, Inc.; Final clean­
ing; Portland, Oregon
McDowell Electric; Poles & luminaries;
Pordand, Oregon
W estline Construction; Striping; O lym pia,
W ashington
Harbor Security; Security; Pordand, O r­
egon
T.F. Harm on, Ltd.; Trucking; G resham ,
Oregon
G onzales Boring & Tunneling; Pipework;
North Plains, Oregon
THE TWO SETASIDE CONTRACTORS
ARE:
My Kind o f Face, Photography, Portland,
Oregon
Azuri Construction, Plant protection barries,
Pordand, O regon
Black History Month
Housing
The Breakup Of Neighborhoods
(Phase 1)
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By James Posey- This is the first
in a scries o f articles intended to
inform the community about the na­
ture o f “fronts” and how they are
destroying the black business com ­
munity
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The historic Broadway/S windells
building will officially open at cer­
em onies on Tuesday M arch 1st, 1994.
The rehabilitated building, renam ed
in honor of its long time ow ners, will
provide 105 units o f housing for low
income citizens.
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