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Minority & Small Business Week
September 26, 2012
Port of Portland
Commissioner Named
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY
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Supporting community empowerment,
cultural diversity,
and social equity.
The Oregon Senate has con cargo and passenger access to
firmed Gov. John Kitzhaber’s regional, national and interna
appointment of Linda M. Pearce, tional markets, Linda will pro
chief financial officer of Nauti vide valuable insight into the
lus, Inc., to the Port of Portland needs of Oregon businesses and
the community.”
Commission.
Pearce, a Lake Oswego resi
“As a business leader, I un
dent, will fill the Clackamas derstand and appreciate the im-
County seat on
the commission.
Before joining
Nautilus in Au
gust,
Pearce
served as execu
tive vice president
and chief finan
cial officer for
Warn Industries
and served as the
interim president
of Warn from
May 2010 to
January 2011. In
prior positions she
served as control
ler and director of
information tech
nology
at Linda M. Pearce
Gardenburger, as
division cost accounting man- portance of trade to our regional
ager at Blount International, and and state economy,” said Pearce,
as accounting and operations “As an Oregon native, I have a
manager at Lindsay Forest Prod- strong desire to enhance our
ucts.
quality of life.”
“Linda’s extensive manage-
Pearce received a Master of
ment experience, her strong Business Administration from the
background in finance, imports University of Oregon and dual
and exports, and her demon- Bachelor of Science degrees
strated commitment to environ- from Portland State University,
mental stewardship make her an She is also a Certified Manage-
excellent fit for the Port Com- ment Accountant. In 2011 she
mission,” said Gov. Kitzhaber, was recognized as one of the
“As the Port continues in its Top 25 Influential Women in
statewide mission to promote Oregon.
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Being ‘Bondable’
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Increasing economic opportunities for Minority
-Owned, Women-Owned,
and Emerging Small
Businesses.
Multnomah County P u rc h a s in g
503-988-5111
www. m u ltco p u rch . o rg
and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization, the Surety and Fi
delity Association of America,
and a host of local stakehold
ers, consists of educational
workshops and bond readiness
sessions.
The educational component
offers an introductory session
and five comprehensive work
shops, each providing infor
mation related to improving a
small contractor’s operations
- with a goal of making it easier
to be bonded or to increase
bonding capacity. A final
workshop focuses on network
ing and next steps.
The bond readiness compo
nent consists of one-on-one in
teractions with surety bond
producers, underwriters and
other professionals who work
with the contractors on a case-
by-case basis in assembling the
materials necessary for a com
plete bond application and in
addressing any omissions and/
or deficiencies that might de
ter the successful underwrit
ing of a bond.
Businesses with no bonding
and those who want to increase
bonding capacity may be inter
ested in this program. Busi
nesses can apply at the Bond
ing Education Program event
website, bep.eventbrite.com.