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Newsmakers 2016 (Editor’s Choice Award): Oregon Tradeswomen Inc.
In the roughly 30 years since Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. was formed, its membership has grown from four founders and a handful of their colleagues to more than 400 women working in the building industry trades.
Newsmakers 2016: National Association of Minority Contractors 鈥� Oregon
Just nine months into Nate McCoy鈥檚 tenure as executive director of the Oregon chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors, his endeavor to strengthen partnerships and improve communication with public agencies and private companies already is changing the dynamic within the nonprofit organization.
Photos: Industry leaders convene to talk diversity
A group of industry professionals convened at Portland Community College last month to discuss strategies for improving workforce diversity in contracting. The Diversity in the Construction Trades Summit, presented by […]
Highway construction still lacking women, minorities
Most states are doing a 鈥減oor job鈥� when it comes to offering on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities for women and minorities who want to work in highway construction, a recent study found. Progress is being made in Oregon, however.
Recommendations made to ODOT in disparity study update
A public research firm has made seven suggestions to the Oregon Department of Transportation for improving the diversity of the firms it contracts.
Unions say they are more diverse than nonunions
Officials of several local unions point to data they say shows that, in all instances, minority representation in unions is equal, and in some cases better, than in open-shop firms.
BOLI makes recommendations for increasing diversity on state projects
Oregon鈥檚 Bureau of Labor and Industries today made recommendations to the state legislature on how to improve diversity in the field of construction across the state.
Watts, diversity leader, to retire from TriMet
Bruce Watts, 62, will retire from TriMet next month. He helped found the nation's first diversity and transit equity department and has been its director for the past 11 years.
TriMet’s diversity program thriving
TriMet's program to help Disadvantaged Business Enterprise companies has continued to succeed as two contractors set records for money committed to be shared with DBE subcontractors.
Funds available for workforce diversity programs
The Bureau of Labor and Industries is looking for partners to build new supportive services for women and minorities in the highway construction workforce.
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
