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O ctober 2, 1996 • T he P or i land O bserver
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Work begins on new Kaiser
Permanente facility In North
Portland:
Heavy equipment is excavating
for a new three-story parking
structure at Kaiser
Permanente's medical campus
in the 3600 block o f north
Interstate Avenue. The
structure will be topped by an
84,000-square-foot medical
office expected to open in
1998. The facility will provide
Kaiser Permanente's north
and northeast Portland
members with outpatient
surgical services, medical
imaging, and 24 hour
emergency services, plus after­
hour and weekend urgent care
A lb e r ta S tr ee t M a r k e t
Salutes
Minority Business Week
915 N.E. Alberta
281-6388
Owner: Jack Chung
Metro
Selling to the government
Oregon Businesses to navigate the
maze o f government contracts don’ t
have to make the journey alone. The
Government Contract Acquisition Pro­
gram (G C AP), has received notice o f
award o f a federal cooperative agree­
ment to continue counseling and train­
ing businesses interested in marketing
ment contracts. However," Ms. Hurt
continued, “ there are still many com ­
panies that need our assistance, or
don’ t even know we are here to help
their products or services to govern­
ment agencies. Program Manager Jan
Hurt said the funding w ill provide
G C A P w ith the ability to reach out to
a larger number o f small businesses.
“ Since 19 9 1, G C A P has assisted
Oregon’ s small businesses in obtain­
ing more than $46 m illio n in govem-
lars from the Oregon Economic De­
velopm ent Departm ent. C urrently
G C A P is the only receipt o f the funds
Whom to call
Berthé Carroll (503) 797-1714
Metro program advocate for disadvantaged,
minority and women-owned businesses
Regional Contract Opportunity
Hotline (503) 797-1933
24-hour information regarding requests
for bids and proposals at Metro
ment from the Defense Logistics
Agency, G C AP receives lottery dol­
in Oregon and the only non-profit pro­
gram providing comprehensive pro­
curement assistance to Oregon Busi­
nesses.
The Government Contract Acqui-
vides technical assistance in all phases
on contracting, including bid prepara­
tion, proposal review, compliance,
regulations, and payment issues.
In addition, G C A P offers a bid
matching service that provides a busi­
ness w ith bid leads from all federal
agencies including electronic data in­
terchange leads.
Business Finance Programs: to assist Oregon business to
locate and expand
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ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT LO AN FUND
OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND
CAPITAL ACCESS PROGRAM
CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FUND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS
For more inform ation, contact 5 0 3 -9 8 6 -0 6 1 0 or write
BUSINESS FINANCE
OREGON ECONOM IC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
775 Summer St. N.E.
Salem, Oregon 9 7 3 1 0
Fax: 503-581-51 15
Phone: 5 0 3 -9 8 6 -0 1 6 0
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Oregon
E C O N O M li
DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
C ontracting O pportunités
N o w A vailable on the W eb
I lie Portland Development Commission has
historically supported minority and women-owned
business as well as emerging small business. We
know that healthy and growing small businesses are
the backbone of a healthy local economy.
I’DC has a new home page on the World Wide Web
and a section specifically devoted to contracting
opportunities. We in\ ite you to look us up on the
Web «it our new address:
w w w : por tl a n d d e v. co m
If you have a business that may qualify and would
like information on I’DC projects or certification, you
can also contact Chris Steinbrecher at 823-3238 or
Spence Benfield at 823-3209.
I’DC is committed to working with small businesses
because we know what's good for small business is
good tor Portland.
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viding marketing assistance, counsel­
ing, and training in government pro­
curement processes and procedures.
The professional staff o f G C A P pro­
OREGON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Business
If you are a
disadvantaged, minority
or women-owned business,
Metro wants to do
business with you
them.”
In addition tothe cooperative agree­
sition Program prepares businesses for
entry or expansion into the m u lti-b il­
lion dollar government market by pro­
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