Builders Plan Elks Lodge Revival
In a community-wide volunteer effort, the National Association of Minority Contractors of Oregon has put together a million dollar plan to remodel the historic Billy Webb Elks Lodge on Tillamook Street...
View ArticleBig Builders Partner with NAMCO to Restore North Portland Elks Club
The Elks club is easy to miss driving north on the way to the new condominiums and businesses a few blocks up Williams Avenue. There’s little indication that the run-down building at 6 N. Tillamook St....
View ArticleKaiser Program Will Help Minority Contractors Build Hospitals
James Faison, owner of Faison Construction, is one of five small minority and women-owned firms that are learning the details of hospital construction with large firms. The mentorship program is being...
View ArticleBilly Webb Elks Lodge Ready for Business
The $2 million renovation of the Billy Webb Elks Lodge is complete, and festivities marking the achievement are Tuesday, June 23, from 3 – 7 p.m. at the lodge, 6 North Tillamook St. The public is...
View ArticlePortland Considers Minority Oversight for Contract Review Panels
Despite good-faith efforts of the past 25 years, the city of Portland says it is still inconsistent in its efforts to include minorities in its contractor evaluation and selection processes. That’s why...
View ArticleFederal Agency Finds Misuse of DBE Program on ODOT Project
A Federal Highway Administration investigation has determined that three Oregon contracting firms worked together to exploit a federal minority contracting program, and the Oregon Department of...
View ArticleFederal Government Finds Cheating on State Highway Construction Contract
The Oregon Department of Transportation has been stung by a landmark ruling by the Federal Highway Administration Office of Civil Rights that found cheating on minority contracting numbers at a Highway...
View ArticleDoor open for MWESB Fraud
Anyone in Oregon can have a firm certified as minority-owned, woman-owned or an emerging small business without fear of being exposed as a fraud. Since 1987, the state has certified more than 8,000...
View ArticleNAMC-Oregon Launches New Website
We’ve completely redesigned our NAMC website and are excited to share it with you! A brand new look and feel with updated functionality our new website design is fully responsive so you can browse on...
View ArticleNAMC Newsletter Summer 2019 Edition
NAMC Oregon Newsletter Summer 2019 Edition NAMC Oregon and MCIP, stronger than ever! The post NAMC Newsletter Summer 2019 Edition appeared first on NAMC Oregon.
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