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Maurice Rahming

Mar 23, 2016

Fighting for a bigger piece of the pie

In 1996, Portland city officials pledged to address low participation by minority- and women-owned construction firms. Twenty years later, little has changed.

Jul 3, 2012

Maurice Rahming, NAMC executive vice president

Discrimination is alive and well in the construction industry, according to Maurice Rahming, president of O鈥橬eill Electric Inc. and the newly elected executive vice president of the National Association of Minority Contractors. Rahming recently answered questions from the 91视频.

Aug 31, 2011

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.

Aug 17, 2011

Minority contractors concerned about rumors

Some local minority-owned contracting firms say they are the focus of rumors alleging they don鈥檛 use sufficient amount of minority-owned subcontracting companies and minority employees on projects.

May 20, 2011

Minority group says Portland’s disparity study results are faulty

The National Association of Minority Contractors-Oregon doubts the accuracy of city studies on the use of minority-owned firms on city projects in Portland.

Sep 28, 2010

Rose Quarter agreement difficult to enforce

Communities around Portland's Rose Quarter worry an agreement to give them say in the area's redevelopment lacks teeth. The agreement gives the community power to sue if the developer doesn't meet its minority contracting requirements. But since the city isn't included in the agreement, community members would have to provide their own legal counsel.

Sep 20, 2010

Portland firms join to boost minority contracting

R&H Construction and Colas Construction have formed a new company, R&H/Colas Construction, to focus on opening doors to disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses in the private sector.

Sep 3, 2010

ODOT disparity study stuck in past

The Oregon Department of Transportation last month released its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals for a two-year period that begins in 2011, but some contractors say those goals for the future are stuck in the past.

Jun 17, 2010

National museum shows minorities’ progress

Despite the risks of the new African American history museum project in Washington, D.C., it has the attention of contractors even in the Portland-metro area. Many of them are minorities who see the opportunity to work on the high-profile project as testament to how far they have come.

Apr 30, 2010

ODOT project misses minority goals

Bids on a project to repair the roof on Portland's Union Station did not meet the minimum minority participation goals set by the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT's requirements are stricter than those of other public agencies, but minority contractors say the goals are attainable.

Jan 6, 2010

Minority group defends sheltered program

A prominent minority business group defended the city of Portland's Sheltered Market Program today even as an audit of the program continued to raise questions among contractors. The Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs said a critique that the program awards too many contracts to white men misses the point.

Dec 9, 2009

Portland 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. […]



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