/news/2020/07/10/op-ed-time-depart-normal-routine/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 /news/2020/07/10/op-ed-time-depart-normal-routine/#comment-957421 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:54:52 +0000 /?p=248052#comment-957421 Peter, your not asking the right question. The real question is how many minority owned properties are there regionally, rather than specifically black in a specific area.

]]> /news/2020/07/10/op-ed-time-depart-normal-routine/#comment-957384 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:31:44 +0000 /?p=248052#comment-957384 Thank you Daily Journal of Commerce for sticking with this. As journalists in an industry that needs to evolve here in Oregon, it is absolutely the Journal’s place to report and hopefully promote systemic change. Every industry needs to take a close look at this. Real estate and construction is one of the most important as it offers so many opportunities for entry and advancement – advancement that has been unequal. For one, there are very very few Black-Owned properties in the entire Central City – probably can count them on one hand.

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