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BLACK HISTORY M ONTH and the American Experience
B usiness
Insurance Agency Opens
A llstate Insurance Co. has o p en ed
a new office at 2808 N.E. Martin Luther
K ing Jr. B lvd., o w n ed and o p erated
by A gent A nthony P. A rm strong.
"M y s ta ff and I are e x c ite d ab o u t
o p e n in g o u r n ew o f f ic e ," s a id
A rm stro n g . "T h is w ill be a fu ll s e r ­
v ic e a g e n c y o ffe rin g a c o m p le te
lin e o f in su ra n c e p ro d u c ts an d s e r ­
v ic e s ."
A rm stro n g com es to A llstate from
T o sco M ark etin g , w here he spent 22
y ea rs as a b u sin e ss d ev e lo p m e n t
m anager. A graduate o f Portland State
U n iv ersity , he d ev o tes his spare tim e
serv in g on the board for the Passin
Anthony Armstrong
Art T h eatre.
T he A rm stro n g agency w ill sell
auto, p ro p erty , co m m ercial and life
insurance. In ad dition, ag en cy sta ff
will o ffe r g u id an ce and co u n selin g
about those p roducts, ed u catin g c u s ­
tom ers so that they can m ake the best
ch oice on w hat co v erag e m eets th eir
fam ily in su ran ce needs.
"W e are com m itted to helping P ort­
land resid en ts p rotect the things that
are im p o rtan t to them , w h eth er it’s
th eir car, life, hom e or b u sin e ss,”
said A rm strong.
For m ore inform ation, call 503-284-
4228.
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Markets Can Sell Beer, Wine
Check cashing stores are big business throughout Portland.
Payday Loan Rules Proposed
Targets predatory
lending businesses
A City Council hearing at 6 p.m. W ednesday at
the Mt Hood C om m unity C enter, 5530 S.E. 72nd
Ave., will consider proposed regulations on pay­
day lenders, the get cash now storefronts that are
often accused o f predatory lending.
Portland C ity C om m issioner Dan Saltzm an has
proposed an ordinance that would license and
regulate payday lenders in the city.
tution Free Z one and D rug Free
Z o n e . B e rh a n e S e b h a tu an d
A brehet G ebray, the ow ners o f
Salam M arket, agreed to help fight
drug-related crim e and other prob­
lem s in the region by clo sin g the
p rem ises betw een 11 p.m . and 7
a.m . and posting a w arning sign
to d isco u rag e loitering.
The ow ners also agreed to ex-
‘'U nfortunately, payday lending is virtually
unregulated by state law,” Saltzm an said. “We
m ust level the playing-field betw een the payday
lenders and the borrow ers.”
Sharing Business Tips
His ordinance w ould require paym ent o f a por­
tion o f the loan principal before renew ing the loan,
Entrepreneurs meet in Vancouver
and give borrow ers the ability to rescind a payday
loan within 24 hours. Borrow ers w ould also have
the ability to convert a payday loan into a paym ent
plan. Although state law prohibits Portland from
adopting interest rate caps, Saltzm an believes these
essential changes will protect m any w orking fam i­
lies struggling to get out o f poverty and debt.
Albina Bank Support Grows
Investments help small and minority businesses
A lbina C o m m unity B ank has
recently announced a $1 m illion
d eposit by the Port o f Portland
an d a $ 250,(MM) state grant to
supp o rt sm all, em erg in g and m i­
nority and w om en ow n ed b usi­
n esses.
A s P o rtla n d ’s only co m m u ­
nity develo p m en t bank certified
by the U.S. D epartm ent o f the
T re a s u ry . A lb in a C o m m u n ity
B ank creates hope and financial
o p p o r tu n ity f o r u n d e r s e r v e d
co m m u n ities.
T he Port o f P o rtlan d ’s com -
T he O reg o n L iq u o r C ontrol
C o m m issio n has approved beer
and w ine sales for tw o sm all m ar­
kets betw een the 3500 and 3800
b lo c k s o f N o r th e a s t M a rtin
L u th er K ing Jr. B oulevard.
S elam M arket and U nion M ar­
ket cam e u n d er in creased sc ru ­
tiny b ecau se they are located in
an A lcohol Im pact A rea, Prosti-
m itm ent to the bank is part o f a
long p artn e rsh ip w ith north and
north east P ortlan d resid e n ts in
m aintaining a h ealthy regional
eco n o m y . It b u ild s on the P o rt's
efforts to en c o u rag e sm all b u si­
n e s s s u c c e s s , e s p e c ia ll y fo r
w om en, m inority, and em erg in g
b u sin e sse s.
T h e s ta te g r a n t, p r o v id e d
through G ov. K u lo n g o sk i's S tra­
tegic R eserve Fund, w ill be used
as a loan loss reserve acco u n t for
the b a n k 's m icro -en terp rise loan
fund.
A loan loss reserv e acco u n t
red u ces the risk in lending to
e n tre p re n e u rs w h o m ay n o t
have estab lish ed capital needed
to sta rt o r g ro w a b u sin e ss
u n d er trad itio n al financing.
W hat is the first step in doing lowship and the exchange o f exper­
business with a Fortune 500 com ­ tise and ideas. All are w elcom e re­
pany? Sherrie M oom ey, a global gardless o f race, residence or busi­
p ro cu rem en t categ o ry m anager ness. The growing organization of
with Beaverton-based Nike Inc., will e n tre p re n e u rs, e x e c u tiv e s and
answ er that question and more at prominent leaders has heeded the
the February session o f Black En­ call to fill a longstanding need,
trepreneurs o f Clark County.
w orking to expand em pow erm ent
T he free m eeting, scheduled and close opportunity gaps.
Thursday. Feb. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30
RSVP to Shareefah Abdullah,
p.m. in the com m unity room at the president o f Hot O vations C om m u­
V ancouver Library, KMI7 E. Mill nications C oaching & Training Co.
Plain Blvd., will offer guidance on at
360-604-8583
or
building strong business relation­ sh a re e fa h @ h o to v a tio n s.c o m to
ships with the internationally suc­ ensure adequate seating and m ate­
cessful shoe and sportsw ear com ­ rials.
pany.
Black Entrepreneurs o f Clark
C ounty hold m onthly business
round tables for netw orking, fel­
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