Approximately 130 building industry professionals in Oregon and Southwest Washington gathered Friday to celebrate people, organizations and project teams at the 91视频’s annual Building Diversity event.

Attendees engaged in networking, dined, and watched as 21 honorees were recognized at the Oregon Golf Club in West Linn. The 91视频 handed out awards to trailblazers for equality, companies that have created a path for underrepresented groups, agencies that have made an impact upon the people, companies and communities they serve, and projects that provided opportunities for inspiration, motivation and action.

Eight individuals who received awards were: Rebekah Kilgore, senior purchasing agent for Hoffman Construction; Afton Walsh, community outreach director and project manager for Walsh Construction, and co-manager of O’Neill/Walsh Community Builders; Shannon Horton, designer for Holst Architecture; Shannon Williams, senior long-range planner for the city of Vancouver, Washington; Tami Chen, senior associate and project architect for NBBJ; Lindsay Verdugo, senior community empowerment specialist for Mortenson; Martell Dyles, senior manager of diversity and inclusion for JE Dunn Construction’s West region; and Leon Araiza, president and owner of Advanced Tribal LLC.

The 10 companies that received awards were: Deacon Construction LLC, O’Neill/Walsh Community Builders, Howard S. Wright Construction, Stacy & Witbeck Inc., LEVER Architecture, ACMS Northwest, David Evans and Associates Inc., NAMC Oregon, Diverse Works, and Colas Construction.

Also, three project teams received awards: Yaquina Hall, Lincoln High School, and Ninebark.

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The Daily Journal of Commerce has opened the nomination period for its annual 鈥淏uilding Diversity鈥� recognition program that celebrates and examines diversity, equity and inclusion within the local building industry. The 2023 virtual program will take place live on Thursday, March 30, and honor individuals, companies, agencies, and projects that have created value for their clients as well as the industries and communities they represent.

The core function of this program is to share the innovative initiatives and methods the honorees have used to overcome systemic barriers that affect numerous professionals in the building industry. Learn more about the event at聽/building-diversity/.

The 91视频 is eager to hand out more of its 鈥�Building Diversity鈥� awards and is inviting the community to nominate local leaders, organizations and projects that are advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in architecture, construction, engineering and related industries. To submit a free nomination, visit . The deadline is Friday, Feb. 10.

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The Daily Journal of Commerce held its third annual Building Diversity awards and education program Thursday to celebrate and examine diversity, equity and inclusion within the local building industry.

A total of 17 local firms, organizations, agencies and individuals were honored for their efforts to shape the built environment through outstanding work, leadership, mentorships, community involvement and promotion of industry diversity.

The lunch event was held at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland and included networking, 聽an awards program, and a panel discussion featuring Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle, P3 Consulting owner and Portland mayoral candidate Ozzie Gonz谩lez, and Emily Purry of INCIGHT. To view and download photos from the event, visit .

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The Daily Journal of Commerce last week held its second annual Building Diversity Awards and Education program to honor disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned, emerging small business and combat-disabled veteran-owned firms that are certified through the state of Oregon’s COBID program.

A total of 15 local firms and organizations were honored for their efforts to shape the built environment through outstanding work, leadership, mentorships, community involvement and promotion of industry diversity.

The event was held at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland and included networking, food and drinks, an awards program, and a keynote speech by Fernando Martinez, the president and CEO of the Northwest Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council. To view and download photos from the event, visit .

VIEW PROFILES OF THE BUILDING DIVERSITY HONOREES

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The 91视频’s Building Diversity Awards and Education program was held Thursday at the Sentinel Hotel to celebrate and examine diversity and inclusion within the local building industry. The event included a pair of panel discussions and an awards program honoring 17 local disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned, emerging small businesses and combat-disabled veteran-owned firms certified through the state’s COBID program. To view more photos of the event, visit .

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