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Minority & Small Business Week
September 28, 2016
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Multnomah County Health Department
Headquarters Project
Early Work Package
Auger cast piles, waterproofing, excavation, concrete
Bid Date: October 20, 2016 at 2:00 PM
A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on October 3, 2016
at 9:00AM at the JE Dunn Office
Bid Documents are available electronically at the following FTP site
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Facility Security Agent – Evening
Shift , Portland’5 Centers for the
Contact Kyle Boehnlein with any questions
Kyle.Boehnlein@JEDunn.com | (503) 972-6181
Arts, $15.20 - $18.13 hourly.
Deadline: 09/29/2016
Ticket Services Event Supervisor,
part-time , Portland Expo Cen-
ter/Oregon Convention Center,
$17.84 - $24.08 hourly. Dead-
line: 10/06/2016
These opportunities are open
to First Opportunity Target Area
(FOTA) residents: This area in-
cludes the following zip codes
located primarily in N, NE and
a small portion of SE Portland:
97024, 97030, 97203, 97211,
97212, 97213, 97216, 97217,
97218, 97220, 97227, 97230,
97233, 97236, and 97266,
whose total annual income was
less than $47,000 for a house-
hold of up to two individuals or
less than $65,000 for a house-
hold of three or more.
Visit oregonmetro.gov/FOTA for
the complete job announcement
and a link to our online hiring
center or visit our lobby kiosk at
Metro, 600 NE Grand Ave, Port-
land.
Metro is an Affirmative Action /
Equal Opportunity Employer
Loretta Guzman embraces her Native American heritage as she
grows Bison Coffeehouse into a popular venue for coffee and cul-
tural expression in the Cully Neighborhood of northeast Portland.
424 NW 14th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97209 | (503) 978-0800
*Project MWESB goals are 20%*
JE Dunn is an equal opportunity employer
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Public Notice
Job Seeker Recruitment
Communication Strategy and Plan
Proposals Due: noon, October 24, 2016
Worksystems is seeking qualified and experienced organizations
to develop industry-focused communications plan(s) and tactics
to inform, encourage, and motivate WorkSource job seekers and
Career Connect Network youth to pursue training and employment
in Advanced Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Health Care, and Tech
sectors. The RFP will be posted on Worksystems’ website at www.
worksystems.org. Proposals are due no later than noon, October
24, 2016. Worksystems is an equal opportunity employer/
program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request
to individuals with disabilities. To place a free relay call in Oregon
dial 711.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Public Notice
Network Support
Proposals Due: noon, October 24, 2016
Metro runs the Oregon Zoo, Ore-
gon Convention Center, Portland
Expo Center and Portland’5 Cen-
ter for the Arts and provides ser-
vices that cross city limits and
county lines including land use
and transportation planning,
parks and nature programs, and
garbage and recycling systems.
Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs
for current openings and a link
to our online hiring center.
Metro is an Affirmative Action /
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Worksystems is seeking proposals from organizations to provide
back-up network support for the organization and at local
WorkSource Centers in the Portland Metropolitan area. The RFP
will be posted on Worksystems’ website: www.worksystems.
org. Proposals are due no later than noon, October 24, 2016.
Worksystems is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary
aids and services are available upon request to individuals with
disabilities. To place a free relay call in Oregon dial 711.
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Bison Coffeehouse
Embraces Culture
Business venture starts with a dream
C ervante p ope
t he p ortland o bserver
Bison Coffeehouse stands out
among the other caffeinated es-
tablishments in town not only for
its delicious coffee and treats, but
also because of its cultural back-
ground. The coffee shop owned
by Loretta Guzman, a native Port-
lander and member of the Shosho-
ne Bannock Tribes in Fort Hall,
Idaho, fully represents her heri-
tage.
Guzman’s business inspiration
came out of a very tragic time.
She was diagnosed with stage 4b
cancer in 2008, and then endured
aggressive chemo and radiation
with the help of her family and the
Shoshone Bannock Tribes.
A dream Guzman had during
treatment sparked the coffee shop’s
premise. In her dream, she saw a
large bison coming towards her.
They eventually came face to face
in the dream, where they intensely
stared at one another. Upon wak-
by
ing up from the dream, Guzman
described it to her stepfather who
said it was a sign of her condition
getting better and soon after, her
cancer went into remission.
Once she was fully recovered
she returned to work at café oper-
ated for her mentor, Kibby Ried-
man, as well as returning to school.
It was Riedman that connected her
with Heart Coffee, a local coffee
roaster that Guzman now carries
at her own coffee shop.
Bison Coffeehouse is adorned
with art made with Native artists
from all over the country. She
also serves Tribal Grounds coffee,
which is based in North Carolina
and also served in the Smithsonian
Museum of the American Indian
in Washington, D.C. Buffalo jerky
made by her tribe, Sho-Ban, also
gives authentic Native American
history to the establishment.
Bison Coffeehouse is located at
3941 N.E. Cully Blvd. For inqui-
ries call 503-288-3941.
Preparing the Next
Generation of Athletes
C ontinued froM p age 13
behind being an athlete.
He also works closely with
the sports programs at Jeffer-
son High as well as other high
schools, providing preparation
training to those ages 14-18 with
a program that is meant to mirror
a Division 1 college sports pro-
gram.
Special programs at are geared
for the summer and winter breaks
of the school year to prep for up-
coming seasons. College athletes
that plan to transition to profes-
sional teams in track and field,
football, hockey, basketball and
more, also utilize the facility.
For more information on the
training programs of ProForce
Athletics and for facility hours,
visit proforceathletics.net or call
503-484-3039.