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Walnut Park Stores Find Success
A string o f new businesses, most
ly minority-owned, are finding suc
cess at the Walnut Park Retail Cen
ter.
The once abandoned site o f a
Fred Meyer shopping complex on
Killingsworth and Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd. is now sparkling new
with a variety o f goods and services
in demand by residents o f north and
northeast Portland.
The center was the dream o f the
King Neighborhood and a commit
tee o f residents who wanted to create
mew businesses in northeast Port
land that would build local owner
ship and wealth.
The first retail tenants move in
last December, with a grand opening
for the other stores held during the
Memorial Day weekend last May.
The P o rtland D evelopm ent
Commission helped design the $2.8
million center. Adjacent to the shop
ping complex is the Northeast Com
munity Policing Center, a $5.8 mil
lion project.
NE Portland Jobs Fair, “Workforce Connection”
The NE Job Committee will hold
a JOBS FAIR “Workforce Connec
tion 95 - Path To A Job” on Saturday,
September 30, from 10:00 am . to 2:00
p.m. at the King Neighborhood Facil
ity Cafetorium, 4815 N. E. 7th.
The annual JOBS FAIR offers
opportunities for North and North
east residents to gain information
about new jobs, training, support
services and other types o f assistance
to find and maintain employment.
Anorvia Hardy of Mother Dearest Tasty Pastries helps customer Emmaly Williams at Hardy's new store
at the Walnut Park Retail Center, the former Fred Meyer site on Killingsworth and Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd.
(Photo by Michael Leighton)
“James Sutton is well-qualified
for this important position. Over the
past five years in managing our mi
nority supplier program, his leader
ship has quadrupled the ratio o f mi
nority suppliers and vendors serving
Kodak and has earned Kodak numer
ous industry awards for support of
minority supplier initiatives.”
S utton jo in e d K odak in 1981.
He had p re v io u sly w orked for
F o rd M o to r Co. in fin a n c e , a c
c o u n tin g and p ro c u re m e n t p o si
tio n s. He also serv ed in the U.S.
A ir F o rce, w here he w orked in
In te llig e n c e S ervice O p eratio n s
in Jap an and G reece.
He holds a B.S. degree in Busi
ness A dm inistration from Wayne
State University and did graduate
studies in business at the University
o f Detroit.
Sutton serves on the board o f
directors o f the National Minority
Supplier Development Council, the
Chase Manhattan Metro Advisory
Board, the Institute for American
Business and the Otetiana Council
Boy Scouts o f America. He is imme-
diate past chairman o f the board o f
the Urban League o f Rochester and
recently joined the board o f Geva
Theatre Co.
He is also a m em ber o f the
B usiness P o licy R eview C o uncil
and Sigm a Pi Phi F ratern ity . He
serv es on the a d v iso ry c o m m it
tee o f the F re d e ric k D ouglass
M useum .
Sutton c u rre n tly c h a irs the
W hite H o u se ’s n atio n al c e le b ra
tion o f M inority E n te rp rise D e
velopm ent W eek. E a rlie r this
year, he p a rtic ip a te d in an in itia
tiv e led by U .S. A id and the N a
tio n al M inority S u p p lie r D evel
opm ent C ouncil to teach c o rp tp
ra tio n s in S o u th A fric a te c h
n iques for d e v e lo p in g stro n g er
rela tio n sh ip s w ith b lack- ow ned
b u sinesses.
He has been recognized by Mi
nority Business USA as one o f the
most effective supplier program man
agers in the country and last year,
was named regional minority suppli
er coordinator by the U.S. Small
Business Administration.
A Salute to
Minority Businesses
(from one of Portland's oldest)
Urban League of Portland
celebrating our 50th anniversary
October 11, 1995
Oregon Convention Center
Call 280-2611
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION
as well as a live demonstration o f the
latest in construction technology and
equipment. Vendors with food and
beverage will be available. Admission
to the JOBS FAIR is free.
Primary sponsors o f “ W ork-
Force Connection 95 - Path To A
Job” include the Northeast Work
force Center, Inc., Portland Devel
opment Com m ission-JobN et Pro
gram, and the State o f Oregon Em
ployment Department.
Honoring Diversity
as a
Source of Creativity
Kodak Names Corporate Diversity Head
Eastman Kodak Co. has an
nounced the appointment o f James
C. Sutton as director o f corporate
diversity, reporting to Michael P.
Morley, senior vice president and
director, human resources.
Sutton is currently director o f
minority/women supplier and dealer
programs and oversees K odak’s mi
nority supplier and dealer develop
ment efforts.
In his new position, Sutton will
be responsible for coordination o f
the com pany’s global initiative to
build and manage a diverse culture
and drive linkages through suppliers
and sales channels. A key function
will be to manage the processes for
establishing corporate performance
goals for workforce diversity, mi
nority sales channels and supply base
participation.
“ Diversity is critical to Kodak’s
future,” said George M.C. Fisher,
Kodak CEO. “ If we are to grow, our
workforce must reflect the diversity
o f the markets we serve— not only in
terms o f race and gender, but in
cultural diversity, as well.
Those attending are encouraged to
bring work histories and be prepared
to fill out jo b applications.
Jobseekers will discover a vari
ety o f employers, specialized train
ing programs, and local helping agen
cies to assist them.
The NE JOBS FAIR will focus
on businesses from throughout the met
ropolitan area. More than 75 booths
and displays will feature public and
private employers, service providers,
NEIL
KELLY
D E S IG N E R S /R E M O D E L E R S
804 North Alberta St.
Portland, OR 97217
(503)288-7461
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We need to
hear from you . . .
1. If you are a DBE;
2. And can simply supply goods
or services in the following
catagories:
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Electrical and Electronics Subcontracting
Architectural Design
Engineering
Asphalt Construction
and associated sub-contracting
Teamwork • Involvement • Commitment
The Port of Portland is working with minority enterprises to develop sources which create
opportunities for DBE participation. We're working with the construction industry, the
professional services industry, material supply companies, minority agencies, the Small
Business Administration, financial/bonding organizations, other public agencies and private
enterprises. We want to understand the needs of the DBE community, and meet these needs.
Call us for more information on how you can be part of the Port team.
503/731-7593
PORT OF PORTLAND
Contact: Procurement and Grants Division
P.O. Box 2529
Vancouver, WA 98668-2529