il!,|Jiirtlan ì* (© bseruer CAREER Page A2 E d llC dtioil s p e c ia l e d itio n TAKE YOUR SMALL BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL! May 23. 2007 In he Neighborhood From your experience, what would you recommend to graduating students seeking a career? Go and meet with a college or career counselor or adviser; know when you can transfer. —Tina Russell Get into an apprenticeship or practical training, because a lot of professions have practical training. — Eugene Smith Find some people who are in the career you want to be in— and work with them and learn. —John Powell M ETR O VANCOUVER »rami nAcrs Portland Com m unity College Keep an open mind and give yourself a chance to meet with other cultures of the world. —Luke Williams Do not procrasti­ nate; get all of your classes done in a timely manner. Be aware of your work load. — RoseSupan TRI-MET Investing in Portland's hurure PDC Choose a career that you want to do and stay committed to it—and stay passionate. Be a good role model for the children growing up. —Shalonda McGhee PORTLAND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION by Angela J. Gabriel MBOC Event: Where: When: BUYING OR SELLING A CAR? Doing Business with l ocal Public Agencies PCC Cascade Campus 705 N. Killingsworth Avenue, Portland Thursday. June 21, 2007 8:30 a m. to 1;30 p.tn. WTio should attend: Information: Registration: Minority, Womcn,& Emerging Small Business Owners Greg Wolley, 503.823.6860 or gwoilcy@ci.portland.or.us Gale Hussey, 503.823.5057 or ghusscyf« ci. portland. or.us Auto M arket JV A V Oregon’s Premier Car Marketplace See dozens of vehicles FOR SALE by Owner in just ONE location. No Dealers, No Commissions owner Io buyer deals only! Open Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am-4:00 pm O A M E C ascade Plaza, 4134 N V ancouver Ave, Portland, OR FREE ADMISSION To Buyers and Visitors! Please notify the City o f Portland no less than five (5) business days prior to our event for AD A accommodations at 50.3.823.6860, by the City's TTY at 503.823.6868. or by the Oregon Relay Service at 1.800.735.2900. *To register your car for sale go to www.nwautomarket.com or eall 503-995-1966 Thank you to the following Minority, Women, and Emerging Small businesses for making the first year of the East Side CSO Tunnel Project a Success: 3D Infusion Alcantar and Associates Allen Forest Products Alliance Industrial Group American Steel Ampere Electric AZH Engineers Azuri Construction Banzer Construction Bender Industrial Group Bent Enterprises Bescoe, Inc. Big J Construction, Inc. Boanerges Group Bradford Consulting Engineers Brother's Concrete Cutting Bunnell's Overhead Door C & J Trucking & Const. C & W Grading CADD Connection Cantel of Medford Carr Construction CEC Services, Inc. Champion Sweeping City of Roses Disposal CNI Trucking D&H Flagging Mowry Rebar, Inc. MSD Construction NGT Construction Northwest Geotech NW Infrastructure Offices By Design O'Neill Electric PacRim Geotechnical Inc. Parrish Excavating, Inc. Peter Akhtar Trucking R.J. & Company Rain Country Gardens Reigncom, Inc. Salt & Pepper Construction Sister Suds Cleaning Standard Utility Contractors Stratus Corp. Sundown Electric Superior Sweeping The Fiber Guys Tom Nelson & Assoc., LLC Universal Excavation VAK Construction Engineering Vancouver Paving Western Rebar White Buffalo Construction Delta Nile Construction Design Data Concepts, Inc. Dirt & Aggregate Interchange DirtLogic, LLC Don Hines Trucking Dryer Electric, Inc. Duke Construction Eagle Plumbing Enterprises Elite Signs Faison Construction FeatherLite Enterprises First Inc. Fitzpatrick Fence and Rail Frank Thomas Trucking Gohman Mechanical, Inc. Grand Prix Construction Group AGB, LLC Henry Elis' Alda Hines Trucking Inland Electric J Losey Trucking, Inc. J.L.B. Trucking Jammie's Environmental Kodiak Benge Construction Mariano Betancourt Trucking Mesh Rolling Services Morrisey & Sons OAME 2007 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AWARD WINNER Kiewit - Bilfinger Berger / Group AGB for Project information, please visit www.kbbescso.com t