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Old School
Barbershop
A frican-Am erican
business, boon to
community
Reggie Brown
(right) greets a
former employee at
Reggie's Barber
Shop on Martin
Luther King
Boulevard.
Clients tend to notice Reggie’s Barbershop on Martin
Luther King Boulevard, between Cook and Fargo streets,
by it's colorful mural of the owner and his son.
Reggie Brown, owner and barber, says that while his
shop has only been open since September of 2003, they
have the clientele of a much more established shop.
Reggie and his team ot barbers, Tarrance Atkins, Herman
Owens and Jamaal Lane, cut all hair types and use classic
and modem straight razor techniques for shaves and
eyebrow styling.
Brown says his customers enjoy the original barber
shop atmosphere without the smell and buzz of chemicals
and treatments of beauty salons.
Reggie’s Barbershop, 3213 N.E. Martin Luther King
Blvd., is open from Tuesdays through Saturdays and
accepts appointments and walk-ins. For more information,
call 503-280-0222.
Meeting for Small Business Success
Small businesses are in the
spotlight with the region’s larg
est trade show for minority- and
wom en-ow ned small businesses.
The Oregon Association o f M i
nority Entrepreneurs presents the
16,h annual Entrepreneurship Lun
cheon and Trade Show on May 6
at the O regon Convention C en
ter.
M ayor Vera Katz
is th e
k e y n o te
speaker at the show,
w h ic h is h o stin g
more than 150 busi
nesses and governm ent agen
cies.
A workshop on "Insure Your
B usiness Future!”
is from 10:30a.m. to
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11:30a.m.
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OAME
Trade Show is a per
sonal, face-to-face
forum to make sales, network
and obtain resources am ong
businesses large and small, new
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said Sam Brooks, OAM E found
and president.
Trade show admission is free
and exhibitor booth space is still
available. For more information,
visit www.oam e.org or call 503-
249-7744.
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Year-Round Jobs Lead to H igher E arnings
Income varies
greatly by labor
industry
A recent analysis of Oregon’s
labor market recently revealed that
seasonal and part-time workers are
earning less than full-time year-
round workers.
The report is available on-line in
the “ W hat’s N ew ” section of
www.QualityInfo.org. The study
■found that the degree of labor force
attachment, and consequently earn
ings, also varies by industry. The
study suggests that regardless of
the industry, a full-time, year-round
employment is key to obtaining a
higher-wage job.
According to the study, two-
thirds of Oregon’s workforce earned
wages in all four quarters o f2002. Of
these 1.3 million workers, less than
one-third were employed an average
of 35 hours or more per week in all
four quarters. Twenty-one percent
of all workers were employed full
time, year-round.
For all workers employed in Or
egon at some time during 2002, the
average annual wage was $26,250.
For those working all four quarters,
the average wage was nearly $36,000.
For those working full time (an aver
age of 35 hours or more per week)
all four quarters, average wages
were nearly $50,000.
Hourly wages also vary by de-
gree of labor force attachment. For
all jobs, the average hourly wage
in 2002 was $ 17.56. For those em
ployed all four quarters, the aver
age hourly wage was nearly $21
and forthose employed full time in
all fourquarters, the average wage
was a little more than $22 per hour.
Nearly two-thirds of all jobs in
manufacturing lasted all fourquar
ters compared with less than one-
in-three in the natural resources
and mining industry. Manufac
turing also had the largest fraction
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of full time, year-round jobs at about
30 percent. While 38 percent of all
jobs in the leisure and hospitality
industry lasted all four quarters,
only six percent worked full time,
year-round.
Forthose working full time, year-
round, average annual wages var
ied from a high of close to $60,000
in the information industry to a low
of a little more than $32,000 in lei
sure and hospitality. For the latter,
the average annual wage of those
working full time, year-round was
nearly double the average for all
those working year-round, but not
necessarily full time.
Diversity Highlighted at Business Forum
The Oregon Economic and Busi emment leaders will interact with top to face with government and cor
A highlighted event at the con
ness Forum, with a focus on diver c o m p an ies from te c h n o lo g y , porate decision makers on a mas
ference is a lecture called. The Mi
sity, is on May 4 and 5 at the Oregon healthcare, financial services, manu sive scale with thousands of busi
nority Diversity Conference, Op
Convention Center.
facturing, professional services and ness leaders expected to attend portunities for a Growing Market
Business executives and gov- nonprofit. Exhibitors will come face the forum.
on Tuesday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m.
Help for Homebuyers
Record low rates benefit local buyers
The Oregon Housing and Com
munity Services announced some
good news for homebuyers.
The organization increased the
county purchase price and house
hold income limits for its Residen
tial Loan program. The state-spon
sored home loan program, also
known as the Oregon Bond Loan
program , is offering qualified
homebuyers a record low interest
rat of 4.5 percent for a thirty year
fixed rate loan.
“More homes and households
than ever before qualify for our
program’s record low rate putting
home ownership within reach for
more low and moderate income
households," said Bob Repine, di
rector of the Oregon Housing and
Community Services.
The Residential Loan program
helps eligible homebuyers increase
their purchasing power by offering
below-market interest rates and
closing cost assistance when fi
nancing a home purchase.
To qualify, the price of the home
must be below the program’s appli
cable purchase price limits. Recently,
the program’s existing home pur
chase price limits were increased dra
matically in every county. The in
creases were made possible by new
limits published by the Internal Rev
enue Service. The IRS alsosimplified
the purchase price limits by no longer
The increases
were made
possible by new
limits published
by the Internal
Revenue Service^
requiring separate limits for newly
constructed and existing homes.
New maximum income limits were
also adopted by the housing orga
nization. In Multnomah county, as
well as other surrounding counties,
the household income limit in
creased by $2,100 toa new maximum
of $67,900.
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Liquor Licenses Expire
A pproxim ately half of all li
quor licenses in the city o f Port
land are up for expiration on July
1. For b u sin e sse s S outh o f
Burnside, ow ners are asked to
review licenses. As a part o f the
renew al process, the C ity o f
Portland reviews current licens
ees to make a recom m endation
to the Oregon Liquor Control
Com m ission (OLCC). The role
o f neighbors, N eighborhood
A s s o c ia tio n s and B u sin e ss
Associations is very important
in the licensing process.
The annual renewal provides
an opportunity for neighborhoods
and community members to iden
tify problem locations before the
City makes its recommendation to
the OLCC.
If there are concerns regarding
any liquor location but neighbors
do not wish to formally oppose
the outlet's renewal, this is the
time to bring the issues to the
C ity’s attention. Letters of oppo
sition should be mailed to Liquor
License Program, 1900 S.W. 4'h
Ave., #40, Liquor Renewal, Port
land, OR 97201 or fax to 503-823-
7961.
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