Walsh
Construction lauded for minority hiring
SEATTLE—October
12, 2004—The Urban League and the Contractors
Development Competitiveness Center have recognized the
efforts of Walsh Construction Company in increasing
opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses.
Walsh received the 2004 CDCC Contractor’s Award in
October. According to Walsh General Manager Tom Mathews,
the company has awarded more than $7 million in contracts
to minority and women-owned businesses at Rainier Vista
and NewHolly. For details on the award,
click
here.
City,
SHA agree on High Point drainage system
SEATTLE—October 14, 2004—The City Council recently
passed a Memorandum of Agreement that will bring into
reality the natural drainage system that is central to the
High Point redevelopment. The City will provide $2.7 million
toward construction of the system that will allow this
densely developed urban area to perform environmentally as
if it were a mountain meadow. For details of the agreement
and a sneak peak of High Point's new pond under
construction,
click
here.
$250,000
grant will enhance technology network at Rainier Vista
SEATTLE—October 22, 2004—Families at Rainier Vista
will experience greater access to technology thanks to a
$250,000 grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. The grant was awarded to the Seattle
Housing Authority which will contract with Neighborhood
House and the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club. For
details on the grant,
click
here.
Partnerships to provide housing to low-income families,
elderly and disabled
SEATTLE—October 25, 2004—By
partnering with other organizations in the project-based
Housing Choice Vouchers program, Seattle Housing is able
to provide housing in supportive environments for some of
Seattle's poorest and most vulnerable residents. The
program subsidizes units in Seattle Housing-owned and
privately-owned properties throughout Seattle, helping
to cover the programs' operating expenses and lowering
rents. Currently, 981 units in the
program are leased and approximately 1,228 vouchers are
committed to the program.
Click
here for details.
