Panama Papers Should Re-Ignite Focus on Closing Shell Companies and Tax Havens
Published in the Skanner News: April 21, 2016 It is hard to believe that the second easiest place in the world to run a shady, anonymous,...
Investments in the CBA lead to success
Two Portland Community Benefits Agreement pilot projects for the Portland Water Bureau, the Kelly Butte Reservoir and the Interstate...
Minnesota Gov. outlines $100M proposal to reverse racial disparities
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton outlines $100M proposal to reverse persistent racial disparities in housing, education and labor. His...
PBDG newsletter features Thursday meet-and-greet with Jules Bailey, Ted Wheeler
Professional Business Development Group – a trade association for construction and professional services – and Micro Enterprise Services...
City auditor's office needs independence, autonomy to do job correctly
The current city budget flap shows an essential need for preserving the independence of the auditor's office. How do you preserve the...
College to County mentorship program application
The Multnomah County College to County Mentorship Program is offering two Portland -based summer internships – for students from...
Two Fierce Oregon Women Who Insist on Defining Themselves
Urban League's Nkenge Harmon Johnson, comics writer Kelly Sue DeConnick on self-determination, aging and working in male dominated...
ODOT reports steady decline in DBE participation
ODOT reports DBE participation on FHWA-funded contracts has declined in each of the last five years. Click here to download chapter nine...
Fighting for a bigger piece of the pie
In 1996, stakeholders in Portland were fed up with the dearth of public contracts going to woman- and minority-owned companies, and the...
Contractor to Contractor: 5 on 5 with Howard Jacobs Masonry
Masonry Contractors Association of America interview with O'Neill president Maurice Rahming: http://www.masoncontractors.org/2016/03/05/5...
