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November 3, 2004 Clu |Jn rtían b © beeruer Page A7 B usiness T i n a n c e Free Business Fair Aspiring and established small business owners are invited to learn how local organizations can help with loans and technical assistance and hear tips on topics critical to small businesses, during a free small business fair on Saturday, Nov. 13 from 1-4 p.m. at the Midland Li brary, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave. The following organizations will be represented at the fair to answer questions: City of Portland Bureau of Li censes; Portland Saturday Market; The Corporation Division of the Oregon Secretary of State; Mercy Corps Northwest; Small Business Administration; Service Corps of Retired Executives; Neighborhood Pride Team; Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associa tions; Oregon Department of Rev enue Business Division Payroll Tax Program; Oregon Construction Con tractors Board; the Philippine Ameri can Chamber o f Commerce of Or egon; Oregon Association of Mi nority Entrepreneurs; the Oregon Small Business Development Cen ters at Portland Community Col lege, Mt. Hood Community College and Clackamas Community College; Cascadia Revolving Fund; the Port land Development Commission; the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce; the Portland State Uni versity Small Business Outreach Program; the Small Business Ad ministration; Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon; the Gateway Area Busi ness Association; the Mid County Business Association and Metro Childcare Resource & Referral. F or m ore in fo rm a tio n , v isit www.multcolib.org/events/ or call 503-988-5392. GM Executive Retires after 28 Years Hitting the Mark P hoto by M ark W ashington / T he P ortland O bse rver Local artist Sunshine Dixon (from left) displays her work during the National Forum for Black Public Administrators conference at the Lloyd Center Double Tree Hotel. She is joined by the group's president Deena Pierott and Debora Leapold Hutchins o f Les Femmes. Deena Pierott, Oregon chapter president o f the National Forum for Black Public Administrators presents a Marks of Excel lence award to Vicki Nakashima for her contribu tions in community service as the former director of the Department of Multicultural Health. Jim Farmer, GM AC vice president of communi cations and public affairs, will retire at year’send after a 28-year career with General Motors. Farmer began his career at the former Delco Products Division in Dayton, Ohio, in 1976 after nearly a decade in sales and marketing at the tormerChryslerCorp. Airtemp Division. He joined G M 'scorporate public relations staff in 1980, and held positions in St. Louis, Kansas City, Mo., W ashington, D.C., and Detroit. He is a graduate o f Central State University in Jim Farmer ^ ’ ^Jortlanb (Dbseruer W ilberforce, Ohio, with a bachelor o f science degree in marketing, and completed the executive education program at Duke U niversity’s Fuqua School o f Busi ness. \dvcnise with diversify in Farmer also is a member o f several professional organizations, including The Arthur W. Page Society, The Executive Leadership Council, Pubic Relations Society o f America, National Association of Black Journalists and the Capital and National Press Clubs. He received a lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Newspaper Publishers in 2002. Call 5Û3-288-OO33 >) M tp V w w w |H > ,lla n d o t]ir,v e ,c t> m , E* E« ï» w •PBacy |¿ on'Web w w w .p o r t l a n d o h s e r v e r .c o m As it quickly becomes more and more an electronic F avortes tW > ¿Search Favor»», J J J U £ J J Velum. XXXII, Numbei U index Top Stories Top Stories | * x" Metro Adam* High Awaits Wrecking Ball ■--»at The Portland School District has proclaimed that «M* there will be a new Whitaker Middle School to replace the empty arid former Adams High School at 5700 N E 39th Ave Of course the new building will look very different and will bnng new housing with it — something that makes nearby existing neighbors a little nervous Sports Opinion Polke/Vanrouver Observador General News (Dir IjJorthuiò (JiXwnnx reach more people with banner ads call 503 288 0033 5O3.2XX.OO33 Keeping a Close Eye On Crime Oespile program cul3 and budget shortfalls, returning Northeast Police Precinct Commander Bruce Prunk is positive the Observer now reaches a broader audience, and thus community he calls home will continue to make strides _ - “ Spraying Makes Progress In Mosquito Fight Take a sigh of relief Multnomah County health officials ere reporting success in the light to nd your backyard of mosquitoes ODhseruer reach more people with banner ads call 503.288.0033 Links 1 June IS, 2002 With the capability o f the Internet, the Portland c <VQo (Ctje ^Jortlattb ©bseruer CÖAyi needs of our readers and advertisers by going online. sets your business in front of a new generation. andob servt r.coin f« p //w w w podierxiotw iv« com Religion world, The Portland Observer endeavors to meet the .als(p port M x ia s o tt Im e ,n i l lap io . lo d i J j a al!‘ Partlanò ©bsrrucr TUTWtEi n rtrrrn r From border to border, from coast to coast here are some of ,0 P news across the United States and from RhVlhn around ,he *°rid <0 Kernel
