Pase6______________ Minority & Small Business Week____________
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October>,2014
Celebrate Minority-
owned Businesses
BROOKS STAFFING
A Division o f S. Brooks & Associates, Inc.
MBE conference kicks off this week
Your Full Service
Staffing Company
■ Local & Federal Staffing
■ Temporary Staffing Services
■ Employee Recruitment
& Executive Searches
■ Consulting
■ A pply & Test Online
MEMBER:
S. Brooks & Associates is an Oregon-based,
minority-owned staffing agency with deep
roots in the Portland community.
It is our mission to provide ongoing employment
solutions to employers and applicants that
enhance and diversify the workforce. We hope
to always provide the highest level of service to
our employer clients and job seeking associates.
We pride ourselves in being a vital part of the
Portland, Oregon community, supporting local
•businesses, along with minority entrepreneurial
endeavors.
Think Jobs, Think Brooks.
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R E S P O N S IB L E , C O L L A B O R A T IV E , D IV E R S E
1130 NE Alberta Street • Portland, OR 97211
sbrooks.com • ¡obs@brooks.com • 800.540.7930
503.284.7930 [o] • 503.284.7977 [ f]
SERVING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR 30 YEARS
C h a se & Weil, LLP
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m any top executives and p ro fes­
sionals in attendance to bring e x ­
pert persp ectiv es and a fresh look at
som e o f the b iggest ch allenges fac­
ing sm all b u sin esses.”
2014 M E D W eek w ill offer the
o p p o rtu n ity fo r sm all businesses
and diversity p ractitio ners to e n ­
gage in three days o f b uilding re la ­
tionships, learning and celebrating
w ith each other!
F o r m ore inform ation about 2014
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Portland Fire Chief:
‘Come Join Us’
Diversity
embraced in
hiring effort
Minority
Itili
Gerald M. C hase
Richard L. Weil
A ttorneys at L aw
621 SW Alder St.,
Portland O regon 9 7 2 0 5 -3 6 2 1
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T he B usiness D iversity Institute
w ill host its annual M in o rity E n ter­
prise D evelopm ent W eek c o n fer­
ence at the S entinel H otel on T h u rs­
day, O ct. 2 and O ct. 7 and 9.
T he co n feren ce has b eco m e a
highly anticipated ev en t celeb rat­
ing the acco m p lish m en ts o f m in o r­
ity -o w n e d sm all b u sin esses and
d iv ersity p ractitio n ers w h o have
d em o n strated m easu rab le grow th
an d /o r introduced innovations in
the O regon and S o u th w est W ash ­
ing to n com m unity.
T his year's event features a se ­
ries o f w orkshops fo r sm all b u si­
ness and diversity practitio n ers o f­
fering the latest strategies, best prac­
tices, success stories and takeaw ay
toolkits. 2 0 14M ED W eek will culm i­
nate w ith an aw ards lu n ch eo n on
T h u rsd ay , O ct 9, h ig h lig h ted by
k ey n o te sp eak er B ran d o n N eal, d i­
recto r o f the O ffice o f Sm all and
D isadvantaged B usiness U tilization
in the U .S. D epartm ent o f T ran sp o r­
tation.
“W ith a p ack ed ag en d a and a
new w o rkshop lineup, 2 0 1 4 M ED
W eek is heating up to b e o u r m ost
successful ev en t to d ate,” said K im ­
berly M itchell-Phillips, Sm all B usi­
ness D ev elo p m en t P ro g ram M an ­
ager, Port o f Portland and B D I B oard
C hair. “W e are h o n o red to have
T he follow ing is an invitation to
start a career as a firefighter from
Portland Fire & R escue C h ief Erin
Janssens:
“C o m e jo in u s; b eco m e a
firefighter! W e ’re dedicated m en and
w om en o f every race and ethnicity.
N o m atter our background, w e can all
clim b 10 stories with a tank o f air
strapped to our backs. Every day w e
save lives, property, and the environ­
m ent. W e save people from heart
attacks, chem ical spills, car pin-ins,
and yes, w e also fight fires. W e are a
team , and w e’d like for you to jo in us
and becom e a firefighter.
Portland Fire and R escue will be
accepting applications online, Oct. 13
through Oct. 26h to take our firefighter
entrance exam, which will be adminis­
tered Dec. 17.
W hat does it take to becom e a
firefighter? Com passion. Resource-
Portland Fire and Rescue Chief
Erin Janssens
fulness. Skills. Adaptability. Strength.
A nd m ost important: a desire to help
others. If that describes you, I en­
courage you to contact o ur recruiter
to learn m ore about our testing pro­
cess; call 503-823-3811 o r em ail
fire fig h te r @ p o rtla n d o re g o n . g o v .
Sign up to be notified about the de­
ta ils o f o u r te stin g p ro c e ss at:
w w w .p o r tla n d o r e g o n .g o v /f ir e /
getnotified.”