ODOT project misses minority goals
Bids on a project to repair the roof on Portland's Union Station did not meet the minimum minority participation goals set by the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT's requirements are stricter...
View ArticleNational museum shows minorities’ progress
Despite the risks of the new African American history museum project in Washington, D.C., it has the attention of contractors even in the Portland-metro area. Many of them are minorities who see the...
View ArticleODOT disparity study stuck in past
The Oregon Department of Transportation last month released its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals for a two-year period that begins in 2011, but some contractors say those goals for the future...
View ArticlePortland firms join to boost minority contracting
R&H Construction and Colas Construction have formed a new company, R&H/Colas Construction, to focus on opening doors to disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses in the private sector. The...
View ArticleRose Quarter agreement difficult to enforce
Communities around Portland's Rose Quarter worry an agreement to give them say in the area's redevelopment lacks teeth. The agreement gives the community power to sue if the developer doesn't meet its...
View ArticleMinority group says Portland’s disparity study results are faulty
The National Association of Minority Contractors-Oregon doubts the accuracy of city studies on the use of minority-owned firms on city projects in Portland. The post Minority group says Portland’s...
View ArticleMinority contractors concerned about rumors
Some local minority-owned contracting firms say they are the focus of rumors alleging they don’t use sufficient amount of minority-owned subcontracting companies and minority employees on projects. The...
View ArticleUnions say they are more diverse than nonunions
Officials of several local unions point to data they say shows that, in all instances, minority representation in unions is equal, and in some cases better, than in open-shop firms. The post Unions say...
View ArticleMaurice Rahming, NAMC executive vice president
Discrimination is alive and well in the construction industry, according to Maurice Rahming, president of O’Neill Electric Inc. and the newly elected executive vice president of the National...
View ArticleFighting for a bigger piece of the pie
In 1996, Portland city officials pledged to address low participation by minority- and women-owned construction firms. Twenty years later, little has changed. The post Fighting for a bigger piece of...
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