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Portland Observer
Black HistOiy Month
BET Honors Portland Photographer
a “high-risk traffic stop” at North Lombard Street and Delaware Avenue.
C am e Mae Weems, a Portland native who has become world-renown
for her photography, documenting the black experience, was honored
Monday by Black Entertainment Television (BET) for her achieve
ments and contributions to the arts.
PSU Faculty Strike Possible
After 10 months of bargaining, the American Association of University Professors of
Portland State University declared Monday they are at an impasse and closer to a potential
strike. The union will be holding a rally Thursday, Feb. 27 to bring public attention to their
demands for a new contract that defends “quality, affordable public higher education.”
Attorney General Won’t Back Gay Marriage Ban
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, in a legal filing made on Thursday, said that she
will not defend the state’s ban on gay marriage. She cited a recent Supreme Court decision
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Rose Court Selections Begin
57 students were selected Saturday to return to a second round of judging for the 100th
Portland Rose Festival Queen Coronation. Portland’s high schools and several metro
schools including Gladstone, West Linn, and Lake Oswego are represented.
Federal Reserve Names Charles Wilhoite
The Federal Reserve Bank has appointed Portland businessman and com
munity leader Charles Wilhoite to its San Francisco circle of economic
advisers, it was reported Monday. W ilhoite’s appointment is set for a three-
year term.
Benson Students March to Save Football
More than 100 students marched to the Portland School Board meeting
Monday night after the school district’s athletic director Marshall Haskins submitted a fall
football schedule to the state that did not include a Benson team. A final decision on the
fate of Benson’s football program has yet been made, officials said.
Serial Motel Robber Arrested
Winter Olympics Farewell
A man has been arrested by Portland
Police as a suspect in a string of alleged
robberies in Oregon and Washington.
Ernest Lee Dean, 50, was detained by
authorities Friday in what police called
The 2014 Sochi Olympics wrapped up Sunday with a
farewell show that handed off the Winter Games to
their next host: Pyeongchang, South Korea. The
closing ceremony crowd was in a party mood after the
high-security games passed off safely without feared
terror attacks.
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Celebrating African
American Contractors during
Black History Month
Maurice Rahming-
O’Neill Electric, a General
Contractor and Electrical
Specialty Contractor.
O’Neill Electric is the JV
General Contractor on
the Beech Street Housing
Project, TriMet Portland-
Milwaukie Light Rail
Signal Communications
building and the PCC S E
Campus. O’Neill Electric
was one of the principal
Electrical firms that
completed the rewiring
for the Billy Webb Elks
Lodge.
Mark Matthews
- Pacipcmark
Construction
Mark Matthews was a
Genera, Contractor on
the Irvington Village
Project. He is working
at Intel and as a major
GC with Hoffman
Construction on PCC
Cascade Project.
Mark also worked on
the Billy Webb Elks
Lodge, completing the
lounge, the fireplace
and the carpentry
work.
Willie Davis - Just
Bucket Excavating,
Inc. is working
on the TriMet
Portland-Milwaukie
Light Rail, the
Collaborative Life
Science Building,
and has completed
the Eugene Millrace
Phase II Project in
Eugene.
James Faison - Faison
Construction, Inc.
Faison Construction
recently completed
The Magnolia Housing
Complex, a Joint
Venture with Walsh
Construction on MLK Jr.
Blvd and Cook, making
him the first African
American Contractor
to complete a major
project on MLK Jr. Blvd.
Faison is also working
on the TriMet Portland-
Milwaukie Light Rail
Project.
These African American
Contractors and more
Minority Contractors
are available to do
your Residential
and Commercial and
Industrial Projects. You
can find state licensed
and
a bonded contractors
listed on Linkedln
under the Contractors
Workgroup or by using
the State of Oregon
OMWESB Directory
online and searching
OMWESB Directory of
certified firms.