August 21,2002
Page A6
Ken Berry Named Principal
at Meek Elementary School
K en B e rry , w ho has
served as an assistant prin
cipal at W hitaker Middle
School, has been appointed
the principal at Meek El
em entary School for the up
com ing school year.
He will replace Jam es
Brannon, who has agreed to
serv e as the p rin c ip a l at
Boise-Eliot school along with
Eileen Isham.
Berry is an experienced and
successful educator having
served as the assistant princi
pal at W hitaker and as both
vice principal and interim
principal at Jefferson High
School
These assignm ents, along
with his classroom teaching
experience equip him to be
the principal at Meek, school
district officials said.
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Megan Twilegar (far left), directs activities inside her new Pistils Plant Nursery at 2811 N.
Mississippi while the crews in front of her start construction on a building for the business. The
venture is made possible in part with financing from the Portland Development Commission.
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A frican A m ericans arc dying
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smoking related diseases.
The former Oregon Food Bank warehouse at 3808 N. Williams Ave. will become the future home
o f Kinesis, a manufacturer o f bicycles parts. The Portland Development Commission provided
financing to the business, which is moving from northwest Portland and expects to employ 40
people by the end o f the year.
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PDC Financing Supports
Businesses for Inner City
45,000
A frican
A m ericans
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Bicycle parts builder and nursery earn support
m e n ta lly frie n d ly a g ric u ltu re and
K in e s is , a m a n u fa ctu re r o f b i
We want to
grow businesses
locally, which is
especially
important in a
time o f recession.
business practices.
— Fred Atiemo, PDC Business
F inance Manager,
,
p a rtn e r w ith o th e r fu n d in g re
o f n o rth and northeast P ortla nd
sources.
P is tils c o n trib u te d th e ir o w n
w ith
c y c le parts, w ill go in to fu ll-s c a le
b ic y c le p ro d u c tio n and m ove to
new fa c ilitie s in north Portland w ith
lo a n assistance fro m the P ortla nd
D e ve lo p m e n t C o m m issio n .
H e adquartered in T a iw a n . K i
nesis hus been o p e ra tin g on N o rth
w est N ic o la i fo r lO y e u rs a n d w illb e
m o v in g to 3808 N . W illia m s , the
fo rm e r O rego n F ood B an k w a re
h o u se .
T h e n e w lo c a tio n is w ith in
P o rtla n d 's E nterprise Zone, an area
nursery is designed to lo o k s im ila r
to a p u b lic park, and the c o m p a n y's
presence w ill h e lp re v ita liz e the
n e ig h b o rh o o d . P is tils c h o ice to
P D C s Business F ina nce P rog ram
ob je ctive s: to he lp increase c o m
m u n ity d e ve lo p m e n t a c tiv ity and
w id e m ix o f business types and
sizes.”
o f the lo t. o b ta in e d u g ra n , fr o m
p e o p le and, w ith the expansion,
g ro w in g business that eum e to
S u s ta in a b le
PD C fo r some fin a n cin g assistance.
th e ir re ta il b u ild in g , a lo u n fr o m
P is tils P la n, N u rse ry is another
e m p lo ye e s by the end o f the year.
Started a year ago by tw o sisters
the C ity o f P o rtla n d O ff ic e o f
D e v e lo p m e n t f o r
the C a sca d ia R e v o lv in g
Fund
Jo b cre a tio n and business re
w ith ba ckgro und s in h o rtic u ltu re .
te n tio n arc the m a in o b je c tiv e s o f
P is tils ' ow n e rs bo ug ht u s m a ll un
u n d o n e fr o m P D C .
"P is tils is a p e rfe ct e xa m ple o f u
P D C 's B usiness Finance Program .
im p ro v e d lo t at 3 8 1 1 N. M is s is
fu n d in g p a rtn e rs h ip ." said Peter
“ W e w u n t to g ro w businesses
sip pi as the site fo r th e ir c h e m ic a l-
Englander. P D C B usiness Finance
free re ta il p la n , nursery.
o ffic e r. "W e w a nt to help b u ild
lo c a lly , w h ic h is e sp e cia lly im p o r
ta n t in a tim e o f re ce ssio n ," said
T h is is the firs t urban plan , nu rs
c o m m u n ity w e a lth and have the
Fred A tie m o , P D C Business F i
e ry in P o rtla n d and the ow ne rs,
a b ility to lin k businesses w ith n u
w o rk
M eg an and A m y T w ile g a r, p la n to
m erous resources - not ju s t those
th ro u g h o u t the c it y assisting a
educate the p u b lic about e n v iro n
that P D C o ffe rs ."
nance
M a n a g e r.
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House Splits on Kitzhaber Vetoes
( A P I — T he House on T uesday
sure means a $50 m illio n cut in state
S im m o n s, R -E lg in . ad jo u rn e d the
s p lit on O o v . John K itz h a b e r's
school sup po rt, unless la w m a ke rs
session b e fore the House c o u ld
vetoes o f tw o school fu n d in g b ills ,
fin d a w a y to p lu g th e h o le .
re co nsider that b ill,
o v e rrid in g one and u p h o ld in g the
K itz h a b e r plans to c a ll a f if t h spe
ve to o f a second b ill.
c ia l session soon, p o s s ib ly w ith in
special session to he lp e lim in a te
T h e ch a m b e r o ve rro d e the ve to
tw o w eeks, because an A u g . 29
an $8 60 m illio n b u dg et s h o rtfa ll.
o f a m easure that a llo w s school
b u d g e t fo re ca st is e x p e c te d to
K itz h a b e r opposes the a cco u n t
d is tric ts to b o rro w ugainst $267
p ro je ct u n o th c r d ro p in state re v
in g and b o r r o w in g ta c tic s and
m illio n in fu tu re state school aid
w a nts la w m a ke rs to raise taxes in
pa ym en ts, b u t u p h e ld K itz h a b e r's
enue.
T he votes w ere the fin a l actio n
re je c tio n o f a b ill to use bond b o r
on the b ills . T h e Senate o ve rro d e
stead.
T h e spe cia l session was the
ro w in g to raise $50 m illio n fo r state
the pu ym en t s h ift ve to on a 2 2 -6
fo u rth one th is year, se ttin g a
sch o o l aid.
cou nt on F rid a y and d o e s n 't act on
record, and K itz h u b c r says he p ro b
the b o n d in g b ill because the House
ab ly w ill c a ll a f if th session b y ea rly
refused to repass it.
Septem ber.
K il zhaber aides have said a fo re
It re q u ire d 4 0 votes fo r a veto
o v e rrid e . T he ta llie s w ere 4 3 - 16 to
o v e rrid e the scho ol d is tric t b o r
O n F rid a y , the H ouse fe ll one
v o te
th e
cast to be released A u g . 29 is lik e ly
rid e the b o n d in g b ill.
g o v e rn o r's ve to o f the b o n d in g
to sho w a d e c lin e o f as m uch as
m easure. H ouse S peaker M a rk
$2(X)m illion.
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B o th b ills w ere passed in a June
ro w in g m easure and 3 8 - 2 1 to o v e r-
T h e death o f the b o n d in g m ea
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m ove in to an u n d e ru tiliz e d n e ig h
b o rho od p e rfe c tly f it tw o o th e r
b u sin e sse s.
K in e s is c u rre n tly e m p lo ys 32
e xp e cts to increase in size to 40
smoking related
diseases.
P istils w ill b e ne fit the urea as the
fu n d s to w a rd the d e v e lo p m e n t
in v e s tm e n t in c e n tiv e s fo r
year about
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