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HVAC system. The barreled
roof design of the grocery store
has posed some unique chal
lenges that our crew has risen to
with a positive, innovative atti
tude.”
The 2 9 ,0 0 0 -sq u are-fo o t
Public Services Education
Building is a renovation of the
former Renaissance Market
site on North Killingsworth
Street and Mississippi Av
enue. The two-block site will
house several PCC public ser-
have a long history of working
with PCC in our family. And
w e’ll be bidding on more
projects at the college in the
future.”
With the Minority, Women
and Emerging Small Business
initiative, the college has allo
cated $8.7 million to date in
c o n tra c t m oney tow ard
women, minority or emerging
small businesses for the con
struction projects.
In addition, minority and fe
males make up nearly one-
third of all apprentices on the
PCC construction project sites.
As of July 2004, more than
1,900 MWESB contracts have
been allocated.
chanical engineering technol
ogy instructor and former de
partment chair of that pro
gram. Her three children also
attended the college.
“We are committed to this
c o m m u n ity ,” said John
Crymes. “Our employees and
office staffare the foundation
of this company and they have
made the commitment to make
this company a success.”
Sharon Crym es d o e sn ’t
want to grow into a huge cor
poration, but does want to sat
isfy the basic needs of its busi-
We have a long history o f
working with PCC in our
family. And we 7/ he bidding on
more projects at the college in
the future.
- Sharon Crymes
vice training programs, includ
ing fire science, emergency
medical services, 9-1-1 dis
patch training and criminal jus
tice.
The project is part of the
$57 million in bond projects
earmarked for urban Cascade
Campus.
Crymes is a former student
and graduate of PCC and her
husband John is a retired me-
ness and employees.
I t’s no w onder Sharon,
whose company is also work
ing with Emerick Construc
tion on the Technology Class
room Building at the Sylvania
Campus, takes pride in PCC
projects.
“It is exciting to work on
PCC projects, especially with
my many connections to the
college,” Sharon said. “We
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Sharon Crymes and her
company Mechanical, Inc.
installed the ventilation
system at several new
Portland Community Col
lege facilities, including
the new Public Services
Education building on the
PCC Cascade Campus in
north Portland.
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In a press release. Rainbow
Push singled out Ford for termi
percent of the autom otive nating deals with or seeking res
dealerships in the United States ignations from 49 minority deal
controlled by minorities, instead ers last year.
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Thacker acknow ledged the
number of m inority-owned
dealerships fell slightly last year,
but she said nearly all of the
closures were based on deci
sions made by the owners them
selves or mutually with Ford.
“We remain committed to in
creasing ourminoritydealercount
and providing capital for sound
and successful minority dealer
development,” Thacker said.
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