l(|) Minority & Small Business Week
Septembei 27. 2006
P o r f la n d O b s e r v e r A u i o R
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News and reviews an new motor vehicles
2007 Nissan
Quest 3.5 SL
N o "s h ift s h o c k ." E v e ry 2 0 0 7
N issan Q uest d ra w s its p o w e r
fro m a 3 .5 -lite r.d u a l overhead cam ,
2 4 -v a lv e . V 6 e n g in e that runs on
p re m iu m fue l. H o rse p o w e r is rated
by K athlem :C ark
at 2 4 0 and peaks at 5 ,8 0 0 rp m ,
E x te rio r sty lin g sets it apart fro n t
w h ile to rq u e peaks at 242 lb .- ft. at
others. A v a ila b le in fo u r trim s - 3 .5 ,
4 ,4 0 0 rp m , a ll o f w h ic h reaches
3.5S, 3 .5 S L. and 3.5SE - the 2007
the fro n t w h ee ls th a n ks to a fiv e -
Nissan Quest gets props fo r its
speed a u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n .
freshened in te rio r. In te rio r is high
T h is p o w e r tra in , used lib e r a lly
q u a lity and co m fo rta b le . M u ltip le
across the N issan lin e u p th o u g h
ro o f w in d o w s g ive it an open feel.
tun ed fo r s p e c ific a p p lic a tio n s ,
C enter overhead console, lik e in an
a llo w s the 2007 Q uest to tow up
a irlin e r, puts lig h ts, a ir and storage
to 3 ,5 0 0 pounds. T ra c tio n c o n tro l
in easy reach o f passengers. D ual
is sta n d a rd ; s ta b ility c o n tro l is
screen D V D gives everyone a nice
o p tio n a l.
view . W ireless headsets are coo l.
T h e e xte rio r features anew g rille ,
Rem ote do o r/re a r hatch open/elose
sm oked headlights, revised ta il-
is very useful. The Six disc, 5-
sp e a ke r so u n d syste m
lights. updated wheels, and chrom e
sou nd s
accents.
great. A Rear v ie w m o n ito r adds a
T he tons o f safety features, im ­
hig h e r le vel o f safety.
p a sse n g e rs ^ e e w e lf Im e rio r s p a X
s e e m "h u g e
pressive stylin g , e xce lle n t accel­
S p e c iflc a tl0 n s : 2 3 5 H P 3 .5 L ite r DOHC 2 4 Valve V6 E n gin e; 5 -S p e e d A u to m a tic T ra n s m is s io n ; $ 3 4 ,0 1 5 M a n u fa c-
tu re s SuS g e s te d R e ta il; 1 8 / 2 5 M PG
eration and po w e r m akes the 2007
Nissan Quest not o n ly a great fa m ­
ily -h a u le r but a co o l ride too!
Transportation Agency Builds Diverse Workforce
num ber o f q u a lifie d people— espe­
cia lly wom en and m inorities— w o rk ­
ing on h ig h w a y projects.
S k ille d h ig h w a y co n s tru c tio n
w o rkers are in dem and in the P ort­
land m etro area and across the state
as ( )D ( )T repairs and replaces h u n ­
dreds o f bridges through the $ 1.3
b illio n State B rid g e D e liv e ry pro­
gram.
“ F o rty percent o f s k ille d co n ­
stru ctio n w o rke rs in the Portland
m etro area are 45 years old o r o ld e r."
said G u y C ra w fo rd , d ire c to r o f em ­
p lo ym e n t services fo r N orthw est
C o lle g e o f C o n stru ctio n . “ Projects
lik e the bridg e program , P ortla nd 's
d o w n to w n transit m a ll renovation
and the P o rtla n d D e v e lo p m e n t
C o m m is s io n 's south w a te rfro n t
de velopm e nt projects m ake this an
Lori Bean o f Worksystems. Inc. lends her expertise to potential
apprentices entering careers in heavy highway construction.
Minorities, women wanted
for highway projects
o p po rtu ne tim e to enter the co n ­
stru ctio n in d u s try .”
T he orie n ta tio n s, held at the
Tamera Boyd o f the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries works to expand the number of
women and minorities working on highway projects.
M e tro One Stop C enter o f the P ort­
“ I h a v e a fa m ily .a n d I ’ m lo okin g
ate degree. T y p ic a lly , these paid
land Com m u n i ty Co I lege W ork force
to r a w ay to m ake a good liv in g
apprenticeships last tw o to fiv e
bridge program projects and other
N e tw o rk in northeast P ortland are
w ith o u t c o m p le tin g a fo u r-y e a r
years and a llo w people to earn a
p u b lic and p rivately funded projects
liv a b le wage w h ile they learn.
across the state w o u ld result in
the gro u p that curre nt and future
the firs t o f m any s im ila r sessions
degree." said M oo n. " I t was great
The P ortland M e tro A rea Re­
candidates meet apprenticeship re­
scheduled around the state d u rin g
to hear fro m o th e r people in the
g io n a l W o rk fo rc e A llia n c e is pre­
"Apprenticeships start at ap pro xi­
qu ire m e nts to enter in to the heavy
the co m in g year.
in d u stry, and I 'm excite d to see
paring 31 po tentia l apprentices fo r
m ately $ 16 per hour, o r6 0 percent o f
h ig h w a y co n stru ctio n la bo r pool.
"A s we lo o k ahead, there is a
where this takes m e.”
what a certified journey worker makes,
s e r io u s s h o rtfa ll in the num ber o f
c o n stru ctio n w o rkers in the state,”
entering careers in heavy h ig h w a y
H e id i M o o n , a c iv il e ngineering
increased jo b o p po rtu nitie s.
Those requirem ents include aca­
student at PCC, attended the o rie n ­
A pp ren ticesh ips in heavy h ig h ­
and w e 'll prepare you to manage
d e m ic and s k ills testing, re g istra ­
tatio n to fin d out m ore about an
D e p a rtm e n t o f
y o u r m oney,” said D avid D ixo n o f
tio n in a jo b database, and v ie w in g
said DePalm a. "W e are lo o k in g to
a p p re n tic e s h ip as an o p e ra tin g
w ay con stru ction trades such as
iro n w o rk in g , carp en try and e q u ip ­
T ransp ortatio n collab ora te d w ith
O D O T 's O ffic e o f C iv il Rights. " I f
an O D O T -p ro d u c e d v id e o d e ­
yo u to take this o p p o rtu n ity to
engineer. M o o n learned about the
m ent operation p ro v id e occupa­
the O regon E m p lo y m e n t D e p a rt­
you look at this as a career, the
signed to prepare people fo r a ca­
de velop a re w a rd in g career and
a p p r e n tic e s h ip
on
tio n a l tra in in g that com bines on-
m ent. Bureau o f L a b o r and Ind us­
opportunities fo r financial and pro­
reer in h ig h w a y con stru ction .
b u ild O re g o n 's transp ortatio n in ­
O D O T ’ s w eb site and came to the
th e -jo b experience w ith classroom
fessional g ro w th are lim itle ss."
frastructure. Y o u have an o p p o rtu ­
o rie n ta tio n to hear fro m experts in
in stru ction . Students can also ap­
Paul D ePalm a. O D O T R egion I
the co n stru ctio n industry.
p ly these credits to w a rd an associ-
T echnical C e nter m anager, assured
co n s tru c tio n .
T h e O re g o n
tries, and W orkS ystem s. Inc. to
The orie n ta tio n s are part o f the
develop o rie n ta tio n classes to help
ag en cy's goal o f exp an din g the
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