MWESB in the News
'Door Lady' Helps Close Chapter on Cascade Work- Tracy Onchi literally opens the door for thousands and thousands of people. "Some people call me the door lady," she said. "That's okay. I like to make people happy."
Women in Trades- Anne Galisky took her enthusiasm for construction to PCC's program at a time when there weren't very many resources for women who wanted a career in building. Now she's enjoying her success.
Apprentice Helps Build a Better Cascade Campus- Tomas Romero is the jack-of-all-trades at Portland Community College Cascade Campus' construction sites. Romero is a labor apprentice and works on everything, from operating heavy machinery to applying carpentry skills and any task in-between that needs to be done.
Kenny Carr: Reshaping Cascade's Jackson Hal- No plump orange basketballs. No screaming crowds. No leaping for rebounds in the paint. No, just a 50-ton crane and a ton or so more of elbow grease.
Into Heavy Metal: Bestwick Frames Cascade Campus- Kelli Bestwick loves what she does. Bestwick is one of several sub-contractors working on the expansion of the Cascade Campus through the college's Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business (MWESB) effort.
Cascade Construction Boosts Minority Businesses- Through the 2000 bond, PCC is reaching out to Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business to help spread contract money to underrepresented workers and companies.
- Taking Demo Work to an Artistic Level
- Tearing down a building may look easy but there is an art to demolition. If one asks Mike Martin, owner of Northwest Infrastructure, you get a sense that there is much that doesn't meet the eye.
- Walsh Wins Award for Work at Cascade Campus
- Walsh Construction Co., nominated by Portland Community College, won the Minority Business Opportunity award at the Minority Enterprise Development Week event in early October.