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B usiness
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S ta ff M em b ers from Tualatin Valley Treatm ent
C enter enjoy th e culinary delig h ts o f Cool
R unnings, a n ew Caribbean a n d Cajun
restaurant. Try a b ite a t 4 1 1 0 NE F rem ont St.
Nonprofit Names New Development Director
provider o f affordable
dio advertising sales,
home ownership op
e n tre p re n e u rs h ip ,
portunities in the Port
and 17 years o f busi
land area. He also su
n ess to b u sin e ss
pervises HOST’S new
sales experience. This
program. Good Deeds -
work experience has
Sharing the Dream of
given him a solid un
Homeownership, and
derstanding o f how
reports to the executive
to build relationships
director. Salter most re
and how to create
HOST Development has ap cently comes from St.
w in/w in situations
pointed Ted Salter as its new devel VincentdePaul staffing
for businesses. New
opment director. Salter is respon services where he con-
e u •=3dnt;'
to the home owner
sible for planning, managing, and suited with local employers to help ship arena, Salter believes in the
implementing all development and solve their staffing issues.
American dream, and believes that
fundraising activities for HOST, a
Salter’s background includes ra- everyone deserves the counseling,
Ted Salter’s
credentials stem
from a long
background of
nonprofit service
education and assistance to own
a home.
HOST Development, Inc. is a
Portland-based non-profit orga
nization that creates home own
e rsh ip
o p p o rtu n itie s
to
strengthen communities. HOST
believes home ownership creates
individual, family and community
prosperity and vitality, targeting
underserved buyers, those earn
ing below median family income,
“single heads o f households”
and p eo p le o f c o lo r. For
m o re
in fo rm a tio n ,
v isit
www.hostdevelopment.coni.
TriMet Internal Auditor Department Restructured
TriMet General Manager Fred
H ansen has re stru c tu re d the
agency’s Internal Auditor Depart
ment to make it independent from
other departments and elevated it
to report directly to the general
manager.
Internal Audit Manager, Devon
Pearce o f North Portland, will start
reporting directly to the general
Directory
Assistance
Changes
Rejected
(AP) — The Oregon
Public Utility Commission
refused to give Q w est
Communications the au
thority to set new prices
for directory assistance
calls.
The com m ission de
cided to retain its regula
tory oversight o f the ser
vice, saying prices would
havealmost certainly gone
up without benefiting cus
tomers.
Q w est custom ers get
two in-state directory as
sistance calls per month
for free and then pay 50
cents per call. The com
m ission found that in
states where Q w est has
been allow ed to deregu
late directory assistance
services, Q w est elim i
nated the free call allow
ance and raised the price
to $ 1.25 per call.
Qwest said the service
should be deregulated be
cause the public has alter
natives to find phone num
bers, such as print and
wireless directories and the
Internet.
TriMet
Auditor
D evon
Pearce
manager on July 1. Hansen said the “The change ensures recommen
restructuring wi II ensure appropri dations by the internal auditor are
ate and timely attention is given to fully addressed.”
the auditor’s recommendations for
In addition to raising the pro
improved efficiency and manage- file o f the au d ito r’s departm ent,
mentexcellence.
TriM et developed more com pre
“The revisions aim at strength hensive procedures for d ep art
ening our commitment to ongoing m e n ts to r e s p o n d to th e
improvement and sustained man au d ito r’s recom m endations and
agement excellence,” Hansen said. implement them.
Upgrade for Union Station Coming
Portland has been awarded a $ 1
million grant from the Oregon De
partm ent o f Transportation to
make significant improvements at
Union Station in downtown Port
land.
Union Station has been in con
tinuous service as a passenger rail
terminal since its completion in
1896. It plays an important role in
passenger rail service, connecting
rail travelers to downtown Portland
and to the Tri-met and Greyhound
bus systems.
“ Even as the area around it un
dergoes major transition, Union Sta
tion will continue to play a key role
in our transportation system well
into the future. This grant will help
us make great strides toward pre-
.serving it as the historic facility that
it is, maintaining its beauty and
reminding us o f the progress w e've
made,” said Mayor Vera Katz.
The goal o f the project is to
stop w ater infiltration in order to
preserve the historic character o f
the building. The money will go
to various tasks throughout the
facility.
E N JO Y ONE OF THE H IG H E ST FOR MS OF E N T E R T A IN M E N T
THE “ WORLD FAMOUS”
L ipizzaner S tallions
Tfo Lipizzaner S ta tion s are Horses o f nobility - the uitimate
expression o f an art form which dates baehjo the 16th century.
These magnificent stations
perform acrobatic maneuvers
that no other breed o f horse
can eguaL
A n d now, they are here
fo r a ti to appreciate.
SATURDAY
JULY 19 • 2 pm & 7:30 pm
teiAPDEN
Constructing Communities
Vernell W est o f
VWESTCO c h e c k s th e
level o f a b a ck porch
th a t h a s b eg u n leaning
over tim e, a co m m o n
problem in m a n y older
h o m e s w here p o rch es
w ere c o n v e rte d to living
quarters.
Local entrepreneur/ business
man, Vemell West, is extending
services to include construction
and remodeling. For the past 9 years
he has run a successful small busi
ness consulting firm specializing in
minority businesses and workforce
diversity for the construction in
dustry. Mr. West, who lives and
maintains an office in northeast,
says that upon buying and remod
eling a house to serve as his office
he received numerous inquiries from
homeowners regarding repairs and
improvements. “ I decided if the
need is there, why not provide the
service," he says. Mr. W estandhis
wife obtained the required construc
tion contractors license and began
off ering home repair and remodel
ing services through VWESTCO,
INC. The firm is licensed, bonded,
insured, and a member o f the Better
Business Bureau serving Oregon
and Southwest Washington.
VWESTCO, established in Oc
tober 2002, is slowly building its
clientele. The com pany’s clients
have included in addition to indi
vidual homeowners, one property
B Y D A V ID R E E D E R
management firm (Leigh Properties)
and PDC (Portland Development
Commission). Services todate have
included porch remodeling, instal
lation o f doors and windows, fram
ing, sheet rocking, bath and kitchen
remodeling, painting and fencing.
Mr. West says that his company
will focus on doing work in areas
near his home and office. "1 would
like the majority o f our clients to be
the neighbor up the street. We want
to earn and keep the trust o f clients
by providing a good product and
service free o f any problems.”
VWESTCO is endeavoring to not
o n ly m eet th e n eed s o f
homeowners, but would like to get
enough work on the books to start
an employee-training program. Mr.
West says that his company can
help make a small difference by
employing and training interested
individuals. "I figure that given our
b ac k g ro u n d in c o n s tru c tio n
w orkforce diversity consulting
coupled with the right kinds of
projects, we can certainly help pre
pare someone for beginning a ca
reer in construction.”
CORNER
Information
Required for a
Car Loan
monthly rent or mortgage payments
are. A phone or utility bill can be
used to verify your address.
■ Personal references with ad
dresses and phone numbers may
be required. Usually two to five will
be sufficient.
■Your driver's license and full cov
erage insurance information will
also be required. In addition, you'll
need your company’s name, ad
dress and phone number.
In addition, bad credit auto loans
can be a great way for borrowers
with a checkered past to improve
their credit.
Making timely payments on a
credit account is about the single
best way to improve your credit.
Bad credit auto loans are best
secured on moderately priced used
cars. These vehicles deliver the
most bang for your buck, and you
w on’t be paying a premium just for
credit-repairwork.
Applying for any financial prod
uct is a hassle, car loans included.
You can make the whole process
easier by applying before you go
and you can speed it up even more
by havingall o f your required infor
mation with you.
■ Most lenders will want about five
years o f employment and residence
information.
■ You’ll need to be able to verify
your income with pay stubs, tax
returns, or other legal documenta
tion. Sei f-employed appi ieants need
the same. If you're applying for a
joint loan, you’ll need this informa
tion from both parties.
■ Residence information refers to
your housing costs. Lenders sim
ply want to know if you own your
You can reach David Reeder by
home or rent it, and what your e-mail at reederdavidlvahoo.com.
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