S eptember 28, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver P age C 12 NTERPRiSE D evelopment INORITY Julia s, The Ultimate Collection Julia’s is all about hand-crafted, beautiful and unique gilts. And the unusual and well-priced are this store’s specialty. Julia Gail Pollock has been in business seven years at 1016 S.W. Morrison in Downtown Portland. She owned her own antique busi ness for 13 years before opening up her own store. Julia makes every effort to make her store a positive experience for shoppers and those w ho just want to browse. '“Come in and enjoy yourself, she said. “I try to make it like a home?' Many of her arts and crafts rep resent ethnic cultures from all over the world. Everything from Chinese porcelain tojewelry to Peruvian icons on canvas “I’m doing this isout of love, it’s just fun,” she said. There’s only one Julia’s, it s a Trade Career Classes Open Many Oregon Tradeswomen Network members got their start in the trades through B-FIT (Building Futures in Industry and Trades). This is a pre-apprenticeship training program for women who want to have careers in the building and construction trades. The six-month program provides hands-on experience in many basic- skills, as well as trade math, job search and interviewing skills. Classes are held at the Rock Creek Campus of Portland Commu nity College. Fall term classes started Sept. 19. Some scholarships are available. Call 244-6 111, extension 7432, if you have any questions or to sched ule an information session. As the B- FIT motto says, “We can do it!” Julia Gail Pollock store w ith individual touches, a wel come departure from chain stores. "I look for things that are inter esting and if it makes me smile I know it’s right for the store,” she said. .. Ainsworth Drug 3002 NE Ainsworth Portland OR 97211 503*282*0787 Is Your New N.E. Portland Agent For Western Union LEON D. MCKENZIE INSURANCE AGENCY Life Insurance & Financial Planning The McKenzie Ins. Agency have been serving the North/ Northeast Community Insurance needs for the past 26 years and we look forward to serving your Insurance needs in the future. Our office provides a wide array of Financial Services and Investments, along with Individual and Group Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Annuities and (etc.) Give us a call for your personal and family planning (503) 233*9588. Ask about our '‘Private Pension Plan”. The Fastest Way • To Send Money Store Hours: Monday-Friday 9AM to 6PM Saturday 10AM to 6PM S.G. Minor, Inc. Mechanical Contracting: Plumbing & HVAC C ertified T echnical C onsultant S ervices , I nc . CONSULTING ENCIJ^EERlMGA-lMSEEdOBS Quality Assurance C ontrol: ISO 9000, CFR Compliance / Shirley Minor President 300 N. E. Multnomah St. Suite 12 Portland, OR 97232 Testing Inspections: ICBO / UBC ACI, AWS, ASTM, NDE i Civil/Structural Design & Drafting Construction Estimating Mechanical /Piping Design & Drafting Siesmic Analysis 1 S" ■ '] Ç. ” V.*. U 4829 NE MLK Jr. Blvd • (503)288-9717 • FAX 288-4521 Mailing Address: PO Box 2786, Portland, Oregon 97208-2786 r Greg Farmer, U S. Department of Commerce under Secretary for the U S. Travel and Tourism Agency meets with Roy Jay of Portland, Or egon to voice his support for more minority economic empowerment in the multi billion dollar convention and tourism industry. “1 am very impressed with cities such as Portland and New Orleans which has established separate fund ing for minority marketing efforts", said Farmer. Farmer, a Clinton administra tion appointee was a speaker at the African American Travel and Tour ism Association convention held in New Orleans in September. Jay, a native Oregonian, heads the Oregon Convention and Visitor Services Network, was recently elected na tional vice president of ATTA. Over 600 attended the event including mayors, government offi cials, representatives from conven tion and visitor bureaus, hotels, air lines and other tourism related in- Greg Farmer (left) meets with Roy Jay of Portland dustries. Black conventions and tour ism represent nearly $30 billion an nually and growing, according to industry experts. Oregon convention and Visitor Services, a minority owned firm, is contracted by MERC/METRO to enhance minority convention and tourism marketing efforts in conjunc tion with the Portland Oregon Visi tors Association and various Port land area hotels. Commercial Broadcast Ownership The percentage of commercial broadcast stations owned by minori ties rose in 1994 - but only to a slightly higher level than it was in 1992, according to the National Tele communication and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Minority Telecommunications Development Program survey, 1994 Analysis and Compilation by State of Minority- Owned Commercial Broadcast Sta tions. The annual survey, shows that while the percentage of stations owned by minorities increased by - - .2% from 2.7 % in 1993 to 2.9% in 1994 - that slight increase repre sents only a .1% increase over the J 992 level of 2.8%. ' The total number of commercial broadcast stations owned by African Americans declined by 7, from 200 stations in 1993 to 193 stations in 1994. An increase in Hispanic own ership of stations from 94 in 1993 to 120 in 1994 accounted for most of the .2% overall gain. Asian-Ameri can ownership increased by 2 sta tions, from 3 in 1993 to 5 in 1994. Native American ownership re mained steady at 5 stations, the same level it has been since 1992. "While the modest increase re flected in this year's survey is good news, it is troubling that minority ownership of broadcast stations has not increased significantly during the last decade,” said Larry Irving, assis tant secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Admin istrator. “This trend continues de- spite the fact that minorities now comprise more than 24 percent of the U.S. population and are becoming an increasingly significant part ot the nation’s demographic and economic profile.” “As we continue to deploy a national information infrastructure (Nil) we must also seek to ensure equal opportunity at the most funda mental levels of the nation's infor mation superhighways, including broadcast station ownership,” Mr. Irving said. NTIA will continue to monitor and review minority ownership to determine what regulatory and eco- , nomic reforms may be appropriate to help increase levels of minority own ership. Phone (503) 235-9655 Fax (503) 235-9661 Powell Valley Iron & Equipment, Inc. 4644 S.E. 17th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 PM I M B E /E S B /D B E C.C.B. #78635 INC. • . ’** « Clinton Administration Official Impressed With Portland’s New Efforts In Minority Convention And Tourism Marketing GENERAL CONTRACTOR (Subsidiary o f C. T. C., Inc.) (503) 288-9717 FAX 288-4521 Phone (503) 231-0313 FAX (503) 231-0028 Custom Metal Fabrication ‘Uniquely responsive to our customer's needs. Your Full Service Contractor Residential & Commercial ‘WE-D0-IT -î ! 325 NE Wygant St. Mailing Address: 4829 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97211 A minority owned metal fabrication and manufacturing company. SBA 8(a) certified. Oregon • Washington - certified MBE. 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