April 10, 2002
Page A3
B usiness
Diana's Fashion
Boutique to
Remain Open
D iana M cK night, o w n er o f
D ia n a 's F ashion B outique lo ­
cated at 2808 N.E. Martin Luther
King, Jr. BI vd. in Portland says
th at she w ill rem ain o p en
through the sum m er due to
p o p u la r d em an d . A lth o u g h
M cK night intended to close
her doors at the end o f M arch
because o f p o o r sales, she says
that the econom y has picked
up and she is now getting strong
support from the com m unity.
"T he last few m onths w ere
really difficu lt due to 9 /l l,b u t
people are reg ain in g c o n fi­
dence in the econom y and are
celebrating the turnaround with
new clothing,” said M cK night.
A lthough her boutique w ill
rem ain open, M cK night e x ­
plained that she is still looking
for a new buyer. “I ’ve been in
business fo r o v er 8 years an d 1
need a break. M y husband and
I intend to d o som e traveling
during the next few years, so
I ’ m looking for som eone to take
o v e r. W e ’v e su rv iv e d th e
w orst, so this is a great o p p o r­
tunity fo r anyone w anting to
ow n a successful bu sin ess,”
she explained.
F or m ore inform ation on
D ian a's Fashion B outique, call
503-249-3790.
Through Jobs Plus, Unemployed and Employers Gain
by J oy R amos
T he P ortland O bserver
Since the start o f the recession,
it’s been a tough m arket out there
for jo b seekers. On the flipside,
em ployers have to choose am ong
a glut o f applicants for every jo b
m ade available. By design, the
Jobs Plus program offers a win-
w in solution for both sides. It has
been an alm ost untapped resource
that w ill rem ain available through
the O regon E m ploym ent depart­
m ent for another year and a half.
T he Jobs P lus pro g ram has
helped thousands o f O regon resi­
dents on unem ploym ent insur­
ance gain m eaningful jo b experi­
ence and pay through com panies
affiliated w ith it. M any find that
th ere’s lessco m p etitio n fo rav ail-
able jo b s through the program .
M oney is even set aside for the
Jobs Plus em ployee through an
educational fund if m ore school­
ing is needed. The average amount
is usually $500.
O ne success story involves a
w om an w ho w as hired as a kitchen
helper through Jobs P lus last year.
Gerry Coleman is
a Jobs Plus
representative that
works as a liaison
between individuals
on unemployment
and companies
hiring through the
Oregon Employment
Department.
A fter com pleting her Jobs Plus
training, she was hired for regular
em ploym ent with the sam e co m ­
pany. She used her scholarship
m onies from the program to at­
tend night classes at Portland C om ­
m unity C ollege, learning how to
use the program s Excel and Quick
book. By getting advanced office
education, she w as prom oted to
O ffice M anager with a significant
come.
T he m onthly reim bursem ent
from the Jobs Plus program helps
em p loyers by reducing their fi­
nancial burden when they are hir­
ing a new em ployee. T he most
qu alified candidate receives full­
tim e or part-tim e, paid training for
a trial period o f thirteen weeks.
B usinesses participating receive
E m ploym ent Specialist G arry
B. C olem an does extensive o u t­
reach w ork prom oting Jobs Plus
to com panies w ho may be inter­
ested in saving labor costs. U p to
10% o f a com pany’s regular staff
can be Jobs Plus w orkers. T his in
turn helps the unem ployed choose
from many o f the job opportuni­
ties available from different in­
dustries.
“W e are able to potentially
save the em ployer time and money
by pre-screening the jo b appli­
cants and verifying their work his­
tory. Jobs Plus tries to effectively
refer the candidates w hose skills
best m atch the em ployer's needs,”
explained C olem an.
E veryone benefits. C olem an
added that the Jobs Plus program
has been a good m atch-up b e­
cause the unem ployed can go back
to work; the em ployer saves tim e
and m oney; and the econom y gets
a boost.
For m ore inform ation on the
Jobs Plus program , call G arry
C olem an o f the O regon E m ploy­
ment Department a t503-731 -3044.
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THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
FOR SMALL TALK.
Itirbine
Maker
Moves to
Rivergate
( A P) - O ne o f the w o rld ’s lead­
ing w ind turbine m anufacturers
w ill shift its headquarters to the
R ivergate D istrict o f north P o rt­
land, a m ove that w ill create about
1,200jo b s and at least $150 million
in local investm ent, city officials
said last w eek.
M ayor Vera Katz said Denmark-
based V estas W ind System s n e­
gotiated w ith the city for a y ear
before seal ing the deal to m ove its
facilities to P ortland from Palm
Springs, Calif.
V estas plans to break ground
im m ediately and start production
by July.
“T o dig o u r way out o f this
recession, w e needed to becom e
one o f the m ost econom ically in ­
novating places on earth ,” Katz
said. “V estas will serve as the
vanguard o f a new , clean-energy
industry, putting Portland clearly
on the m ap.”
V e s ta s w a s m o tiv a te d to
ch o o se P o rtla n d b ecau se o f th e
g ro w in g p o p u la r ity o f w in d
p o w e r in the P acific N o rth w est,
p a rtic u la rly in th e C o lu m b ia
R iv e rG o rg e .
T h e re g io n saw th e seco n d -
la rg e st g ro w th in w in d p o w e r
last year, after T ex as, and at least
15 w ind farm s are p la n n e d in
O reg o n and W ash in g to n in th e
n ex t few y ears. T h e A m erican
W ind E n erg y A sso c ia tio n w ill
h o ld its a n n u al c o n fe re n c e on
w ind te c h n o lo g y in P o rtla n d in
June.
M any o f the wind turbines p ro ­
duced in P ortland w ill be shipped
to sites throughout the Pacific
N orthw est for use on w ind farm s.
The facility in Portland wi 11 cre­
ate up to 4(X) adm inistrative jo b s,
200 science and engineering p osi­
tions and num erous jo b s in w eld ­
ing and skilled manufacturing. The
state will provide $750,(XX)for train­
ing new em ployees.
T he com pan y w ould not have
m oved ahead with the deal w ith ­
out a tw o-year extension o f the
federal energy tax credit, w hich
w as included in the econom ic
stim ulus package signed by Presi­
dent B ush last m onth.
The tax credit benefits companies
involved in developing alternative
technologies, such as wind power.
“The ripple effect from this wind
energy tax credit is trem en d o u s,”
said Sen. G ordon Sm ith. R-O re.
increase in responsibility and in­
a subsidy: the w ages are reim ­
bursed at $5 per hour for the first
30 days and then reduced to $4 per
hour for the balance o f the 13 week
contract. T his also allow s the
em ployer to fully screen the Jobs
Plus em ployee before m aking a
hiring decision.
A large steel distribution and
processing shop recently moved
into a larger facility on Swan Is­
land. T hey needed to fill new
positions and requested the help
o f Jobs Plus for prospective em ­
ployees. The com pany was w ill­
ing to offer one-on-one special­
ized training to the new hirees in
the operation o f their m achinery.
For the ow ner o f the com pany, the
w age reim bursem ent program
through Jobs Plus had signifi­
cantly helped offset the cost of
the training. The com pany cur­
rently has six Jobs Plus em ploy­
ees - tw o o f which will be complet­
ing their training opportunity and
will be hired on as perm anent
em ployees. The other four are
doing well and will also be offered
perm anent positions.
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