September 26. 2012
Page 8
Being ‘Bondable’ often Daunting Task
Free workshop
offered to help
small businesses
Small businesses often face the
daunting task of being “bondable.”
W hen it com es to w orking on gov
ernm ent contracts in the transpor
tation industry, being bonded is
often a requirem ent.
Now, a free six-w eek w orkshop
will help small business ow ners in
O regon and southw est W ashing
ton find out ju st what it takes to
becom e bonded and how to ex
pand their existing bonding capac
ity. T he fre e, 3 -h o u r e v e n in g
courses begin Thursday, Oct. 4 at
the O regon A ssociation of M inor
ity E n tr e p r e n e u r s , 4 1 3 4 N.
V ancouver Ave.
T h e O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t o f
Transportation requested the w ork
shop after learning of its success
ful pilot in other cities. The B ond
ing Education Program , a partner
ship betw een the U.S. D epartm ent
of T ransportation, O ffice of Small
continued
on page 10
Construction bonds are essential in the building industry. The Oregon Association o f Minority Entrepreneurs
will host a workshop to help small business owners find out ju st what it takes to become bonded and how to
expand their existing bond capacity.
Designing my Orange
Improve Workforce Equity
moment
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 7
At Oregon State, we
know that some of the
best learning doesn't
always happen in a
classroom. Students
like Jamie, who interned
this summer with Anna
Sui in New York, use
these opportunities to
see first-hand how in
dustries work and make
contacts that can help in
starting their careers.
What will
your orange
moment be?
Jamie Cheung
Learn more at
oregonstate.edu/admissions.
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U N IV E R S IT Y
“The CBA allows us to really
get a day-to-day outlook of
what’s happening, and make any
necessary changes to make sure
the diversity on the projects re
flects the diversity of the city.”
The first agreement of its kind
in Oregon, Portland’s CBA will
only affect large city projects of
$15 million or more. The Port
land W ater Bureau will pilot the
use of CBA on the Kelly Butte
Reservoir project and the inter
state maintenance facility reno
vation.
“This is a great public works
strategy that will create good pay
ing jobs for people of color and
women,” said Jim Francesconi,
the attorney and an organizer of
the agreement. “Working together
with Mayor Adams, organized
labor, minority contractors and the
community overcame decades of
mistrust as the CBA was devel
oped.”
Big Gains for Local
Health Care Industry
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 5
ners will use the report to set in
motion several actionable items,
such as helping the industry to
recruit, train, and retrain diverse
workers; build and update career
pathways for new and changing
occupations; address the technol
ogy skill gap; investigate nursing
shifts in demographics and retire
ments; and focusing on develop
ing future leadership.
The report is based on labor
market data, as well as 250 sur
vey responses from local em
ployers and industry associations
in five counties: Multnomah,
Washington, Clackamas, Clark,
and Cowlitz.