Septem ber 26, 2012
Minority & Small Business Week
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Crew members from Portland’s Community Energy Project outside the non-profit’s headquarters on Northeast Alberta Street. Pictured are Wai Ming Tang (from left),
Josiah Broomfield, Brian McVay, Rosalie Gordon, and Ryan C ruse.
Portland’s
Non-Profit
Job Creator
Community Energy
Project doubles its impact
The Com m unity Energy
Project has shown that it’s pos-
sible to create jobs, even in a
nationwide recession.
Known most for their free
weatherization workshops and
window kits, the Portland non-
profit provides lead poisoning pre-
vention services and home re-
pairs for seniors and people with
disabilities.
With 32 years of experience
in the weatherization world, Com-
munity Energy Project naturally
stepped into the home perfor-
mance business, delivering large-
scald energy upgrades to people
looking to make to their homes
safer and more efficient.
The expanded services sup-
port CEP’s free programs while
strengthening local women and
minority owned businesses with
contracting jobs,
With the potential help from
two foundations, company offi-
cials expect to not only stabilize
a dozen jobs already in exist-
ence, but also create five more
jobs this year, increasing CEP’s
size by nearly 50 percent while
providing hands-on training to
traditionally disadvantaged popu-
lations through partnerships with
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C h a s e & Weil, LLP
Salutes
Minority
Enterprise Week
Gerald M. Chase
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6 2 1 SW A lder St., Suite 600
Portland Oregon 97205-3621
Phone 503-294-1414 • Fax: 503-294-1455