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Local businesses are the lifeblood of our community. The Mid-county Memo offers this section to our business neighbors for news, advancements, promotions, expansions and other noteworthy events to be shared with the community at large. Business Memo submissions for the March issue are due by Monday, Feb. 16. For best results, e-mail Darlene Vinson at editor@midcountymemo.com. You may also mail submissions to 3510 N.E. 134th Ave., Portland, OR 97230. To leave a phone message, dial 503-287-8904. The Mid-county Memo fax number is 503-249-7672.
Law firm adds first female partner
Warren Allen LLP, one of Portland’s largest civil practice law firms east of the Willamette River, is pleased to announce that Anna S. McCormack has become the firm’s first female partner. McCormack graduated summa cum laude from the University of Cincinnati in 1997 and earned her Juris Doctor cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2002. She joined Warren Allen as an associate in 2003. Since then, she has become a strong presence in the legal community and a powerful advocate for the legal rights of local businesses and residents.
McCormack’s civil litigation practice emphasizes business and real estate matters, landlords’ rights, probate and bankruptcy. A zealous advocate for her clients, she has appeared in federal, state, tribal and municipal courts as well as administrative and appellate proceedings. McCormack’s prior experience — ranging from factory work to small business management to copywriting — helps her understand the needs of people from all walks of life. She is committed to making complex legal matters understandable to her clients, and to finding practical and creative alternatives to litigation whenever possible.
Originally from Ohio, McCormack is an avid reader and movie buff, and she enjoys hiking and exploring Oregon. An east Multnomah County resident, she has volunteered as a youth mentor at Parkrose Middle School and High School for several years, and has served on the executive committee of the Oregon State Bar’s New Lawyers Division.
With nine attorneys, Warren Allen LLP has been listed in the Oregon Business Power List for Portland Metro law firms and represents myriad clients throughout Oregon and Washington. Having served the needs of businesses and individuals for well over three decades, Warren Allen LLP, 850 N.E. 122nd Ave., has the experience needed to effectively address the broad impact of the current economic turmoil affecting businesses, real estate, domestic relations, estate planning and personal finances.
New charter off to good start with industry support
The Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering started as a pathway for students interested in design-build careers — and as a conduit for the industry to attract a quality workforce. From early on, industry involvement and support was deemed critical to the success of the program.
The outpour has been tremendous — from financial donations, in-kind contributions, volunteer time in organizing job site tours, training center visits and providing in-person mentoring to our seniors — industry has stepped up to the challenge.
Financially, individual companies and trade/industry associations have provided cash donations totaling over $80,000. These monies have been essential in the expensive endeavor of starting a school. Funds have purchased state-of-the-art instructional materials in engineering and construction; they have also purchased architectural and drafting software. Funds have also allowed for several field trips and student experiences which enrich student learning and connect classroom learning to the world of work. In-kind contributions have included tools, expertise and professional assistance.
Equally important in the contributions has been industry’s time. To get a feel for the real world of the design-build industry, the students visited 22 construction sites, involving over 55 hours of volunteer time from architects and contractors to execute.
ACE Academy is further supported by five training centers that assist with hands-on education. In this capacity, facility partners gave 53 days of assistance, totaling over 239 hours and valued at an estimated $15,340. These training centers include: NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center, the Northwest College of Construction, HVAC & Metals Institute, Willamette Carpenters Training Center and the Oregon and Southern Idaho Laborers-Employers Training Center.
The staff of the Oregon Building Congress, the initial sponsor of the charter school, donates countless hours. As the school-to-career arm of the construction industry, OBC has years of experience partnering with educators to share the opportunities in the design-build world. ACE Academy was a natural progression of OBC’s objectives.
As ACE Academy finishes its first semester, it’s clear that the public/private partnership is off to a good start. ACE plans to execute a mentoring and internship program next, providing students with resources and connections that will go far to strengthen their design-build career explorations.
For more information on ACE Academy, including a photo gallery, please visit www.acecharterschool.org.
Roman Holiday steeped in tradition
Roman Holiday Hair Design, located in Halsey Villa at 17306 N.E. Halsey St., is a full-service salon offering everything from shampoo set to new wave, including hair coloring, perms, and men’s and women’s hair cutting.
Owner Jacque Backus told the Memo that Roman Holiday was founded in March 1966 by Shirley Tucker; she said at one time it was the largest hair style salon in east Portland. She recalled working at the salon in Roman-style togas and gold slippers.
“It was a commissioned salon,” said Backus, “with everyone working five days a week. It was also the only privately owned salon that was a member of a union.”
Backus said that Tucker owned the salon for six years, at which time it was sold to Darleen Hakola and her mother, Ann Mumford.
“Ann bought Darleen’s interest (in the business) over the years,” she said, “and in 1979 Ann sold the business to Brenda Hoxsey, who had been an employee at the salon since 1969.”
Backus said Hoxsey enlarged the salon, making it a full-service salon with skin care, manicuring and hair design. It remained a “salary plus commission” salon until Backus purchased it in 1982.
Backus revamped the business by making it a lease salon, giving employees the opportunity to be in business for themselves.
“This move has been beneficial to all concerned. Roman Holiday has retained its excellent reputation in the community, and the leasers have continued the commitment necessary to maintain a professional salon.”
For more information, call 503-255-3252; the hours at Roman Holiday are from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with extended hours by request. “All of us work longer hours than that,” Backus said, “but those are the optimum hours.”
Roman Holiday moved from its original location at Northeast 122nd Avenue and Halsey Street in 1999.
Backus is proud of how many years her stylists have worked alongside her and wanted to share that information with readers of the Memo. She works as a stylist, too, and began at Roman Holiday in 1969.
The other hair stylists at the salon are Renee Lamm, with the salon since 1987; Ursula Wittren, since 1982; Bobbie Backus, since 1990; Marcia Engelter, since 1997; and Connie Peterson, since 2008.
Stylist Janeth Hauser, who has been with the salon since 1992, also specializes in manicures and pedicures.
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