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Rep. Al Green Meets With the Black Press on Capitol Hill

By Freddie Allen

(N NPA) Publishers and staffers representing the Daily Challenge, Cross Roads News, the San Diego Voice and Viewpoint, the Chicago Crusader and Gary Crusader, The Washington Informer, the Michigan Chronicle, Atlanta Daily World, New Pit tsburgh Courier, Chicago Defender and the Houston Forward Times attended the meet-ing, that lasted more than an hour. When he learned that the Black Press was cele-brating its 190th anniversa-ry, Green, who represents Houston, Missouri City and Stafford, recommended that the milestone receive a for-mal Congressional citation.

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, said that Congressman Green is a servant of the people, adding that he was one of the best lawmakers on Capitol Hill. “Ea ch membe r of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Green, not only well-represents their constituencies, but when you are Black and you are something, you have to do more than what your title says you’re responsible for, that’s just who we are,” said Chavis. “Your congressional district is represented by one of the best, because you are one of the best.

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Venus Williams, world-renowned tennis champi-on, is one of many inves-tors investing millions of dollars into a unique wom-an-owned company called Ellevest - a digital investing platform and app that em-powers women financially and helps them save for re-tirement. The founder of the company, Sallie Krawcheck, is known as one of the top women on Wall Street. She made a name for herself when she worked at Citigroup and Bank of America, and the funding for her company will be used to develop financial planning services and portfolios de-signed for women profes-sionals and entrepreneurs.

What exactly does Ellevest do? Based in New York City, Ellevest helps women to get started with investing, but unlike other male-dominat-ed companies, no minimum amount of money is required to get started. In addition, Ellevest makes the investing process very simple and easy to follow. It’s also goal-based, rather than centered on the performance of a particular product or portfolio, and the algorithms factor in women’s superior longevity - which is about five years longer than that of men - and the fact that women tend to earn less than men during their careers.

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Sallie Krawcheck and Venus Williams

Venus Williams Is Investing Millions Into This Startup to Empower Women

rep. Al Green (D-Texas) talks to the Black Press about impeaching President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/nnPA)

By Attorney Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director of Carolina Justice Policy Center As recent months have unfolded, many Americans, and people of color especial-ly have been forced to wres-tle with feelings of powerless-ness. We are bombarded with news of threats to the dreams of dreamers, state-sanctioned hatred in many forms, and a return to a criminal justice system that seeks to address social problems by locking people away. As soon as we are presented with one battle to be fought, another one sur-faces. In times such as these, what can we do to protect our communities? One answer is to dig deeper into the power that we have as citizens of a democratic society. We must continue to vote. This means educating ourselves about the roles of all elected officials, not just those we hear about reg-ularly. Carolina Justice Policy Center, CJPC, is launching a new voter education initiative to do just that. Some elected officials that we regularly overlook are those who operate within our criminal justice system. Sheriffs, District Attorneys (DAs), Judges, and County Commissioners collectively have the power to change lives in profound ways. In North Carolina, a sheriff is the high-est ranking law enforcement officer in each county. While specific duties may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, all

sheriffs have duties related to three branches of law en-forcement including policing, courts/criminal justice, and corrections/jail. The District Attorney (DA) is the elected public official in each coun-ty who represents the state in the prosecution of all crimi-nal matters. North Carolina Judges preside over courtroom proceedings. The Board of County Commissioners is the governing body for the county. While these are the basic roles of these officers, the impact they can have on the life of an average citizen is far from ba-sic. To better understand the direct impact these roles have on your life, let’s walk you through a troubled day in the life of Christopher. Christopher is riding in a car with friends when the car is pulled over by the County

Deputy Sheriff. Each of the passengers, including Christopher, is searched. In Christopher’s pocket, the Sheriff finds a small bag of weed. Before a case ever reach-es a courtroom, sheriffs have the power to decide whether to make an arrest. If the County Sheriff has a policy in place to reduce the number of low lev-el drug arrests, Christopher is given a warning and sent on his way. Instead, Christopher is arrested and taken to jail. The sheriff is charged with making sure all inmates, in-cluding Christopher, are treat-ed humanely while they are there. Next, the district attor-ney wields the enormous pow-er to decide what happens to Christopher in the criminal justice system. The district attorney has the power of life and death in her hands, both

literally and figuratively. In Christopher’s case, the district attorney’s decision whether to file charges has the potential to impact Christopher’s abil-ity to be gainfully employed, get affordable housing, or have access to funds to earn a col-lege degree. In more serious crimes, the district attorney has the power to pursue the death penalty. If Christopher is charged, the district attor-ney has the power to decide if he will have an opportunity to get out of jail while await-ing trial, or exactly how long he will sit in jail until his case is ever called to trial. They decide whether to offer a plea in a case. The list goes on. In Christopher’s case, the district attorney charges him with a low level felony and must now face a judge.

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To better understand the impact these roles have on your life, let’s walk you through

a troubled day in the life of Christopher.

New Voter Education Initiative: Know Your Criminal Justice Elected Officials

Islands throughout the Caribbean communities are beginning a long road to re-covery from several major hurricanes that have ravaged the Atlantic. But Puerto Rico in particular is facing what lo-cal officials have described as a full-blown humanitarian cri-sis, with devastation they call “apocalyptic.” Less than two weeks af-ter Hurricane Irma made land-fall on the island, Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria, the worst natural disaster the island has seen in nearly a century. Sixteen people have died as a result of the storm, according to the Associated Press, a number local officials expect to rise. The island has virtually no running water or electricity; around 80 percent of the island’s crops have been destroyed. Scores of Puerto Ricans are gathering around what’s left of the island’s cell towers, desperate for contact with loved ones. Puerto Rico has asked for more aid in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Will the U.S. provide it? Nearly all of the U.S. ter-ritory’s 3.4 million residents need assistance recovering from the storm. Here’s how you can help. Cash. Most organizations are asking for cash, rather than

supplies, so they can route help to where it’s needed most more quickly. Here are some of the largest groups with campaigns underway: •FormerU.S.presidentshave expanded their One America Appeal to include re-covery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. • Save the Children,which focuses specifically on the needs of families and their children. •GlobalGivinghasa$2million goal for victims of Hurricane Maria • GoFundMe has alsocreated a hub that includes

all campaigns for Hurricane Maria. You can also find cam-paigns for individual families seeking help for loved ones. Supplies. The govern-ment of Puerto Rico has also launched a guide that details how individuals or compa-nies can donate emergen-cy and construction supplies (from bottled water, hand san-itizer and formula to extension cords, tarp and safety glass-es). The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) is coordi-nating many of these dona-tions. Volunteers. Once in-

frastructure is stable, the is-land will also need volunteers. VOAD is a good place to start. It can help match you with or-ganizations with efforts al-ready underway. Spread the word. Part of the problem is that much of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean isn’t able to ask for help, due to loss of power and infrastruc-ture. Facebook has a safety check page for victims and their families to check in with each other, as does Google Docs’ person finder. If you or loved one has access to any kind of cell or internet service, the American Red Cross also has an Emergency! Univision launched an interactive page where you can search for up-dates on individual municipal-ities. Officials in Puerto Rico are asking people to report U.S. citizens who need emer-gency assistance to the State Department through its Task Force Alert program. Go to http://tfa.state.gov and select “2017StormMaria.” This list is a good place to start, but as always, do your own research to make sure your aid dollars go as far as they possibly can in the right direction. Visit Charity Navigator if you aren’t sure whether an organization is trustworthy.•

Soldiers of Puerto rico’s national guard distribute relief items to people in San Juan. Photo by reUTerS/Alvin Baez.

How You Can Help Hurricane Victims in Puerto Rico

By nAACP

The NA ACP issued the following statement regard-ing the trial of Kharon Davis in Dothan, Alabama. “The inappropriateness of the Dothan criminal jus-tice system in all aspects of its treatment of Kharon Davis is unacceptable. For the last ten years, Kharon has been denied his Sixth Amendment rights to a public, fair, and speedy trial. Now, the poison-ous drink of injustice is seep-ing into his long-deferred op-portunity to face a jury of his peers. After waiting over a de-cade for a hearing, he must now face the additional chal-lenges of a nearly all-white ju-ry and allegations of inappro-priate conversations among jurors. The right to be tried by an impartial jury of one’s

peers is fundamental to our justice system; this right is al-ready in jeopardy at the outset of Kharon’s overdue trial. The NAACP is concerned and committed to keeping the nation’s eye on Dothan’s treatment of Kharon. Kharon has maintained his innocence since his arrest on June 9, 2007 on robbery and capital murder charges. During his prolonged pretrial detention, Kharon has described prior inhumane treatment, includ-ing several years of solitary confinement, denial of vis-its by family and friends, and mental torture. The NAACP became in-volved in the case several years ago due to the obvious violation of Kharon’s Sixth Amendment rights. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution guaran-tees the right to a trial without

unnecessary delay, a lawyer, an impartial jury, and to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and ev-idence against you. Dothan cannot continue to disregard these basic rights with impu-nity. •

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By Joyce Gray

My generation was taught that good man-ners such as please, thank you, may I, yes sir and yes ma’am were a must. So, I went through the process when I became a parent and while dealing with youth in schools and a church school in Queens, New York. Some of those youth named me “The Community Mom”

and some still keep in touch after all these years. S i n c e c o m i n g t o Williamson, NC and get-ting involved with The NA ACP Youth Council, some call me “Aunt Joyce” and has shown love and re-spect towards me and I of course, feel much joy. Over the years, schol-arships have been awarded to those who properly ap-plied and a card is some-

times sent. Some just say “Thank you” but Tiara Jewel Watson took the time to do two hand written cards which included some of the highlights she expe-rienced over the years while in the youth council while I was the advisor. There are two scholarships and she received both. Can one understand my being on a “Cloud 9 High”! •

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It was a mild May morning in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1862, the second year of the Civil War, when a twen-ty-three-year-old enslaved man named Robert Smalls boldly seized a Confederate

steamer. With his wife and two young children hid-den on board, Smalls and a small crew ran a gauntlet of heavily armed fortifica-tions in Charleston Harbor and delivered the valuable vessel and the massive guns it carried to nearby Union forces. Smalls’ courageous and ingenious act freed him and his family from slavery and immediately made him a Union hero. It also chal-lenged much of the coun-try’s view of what African Americans were willing to do for their freedom. In “Be Free or Die”, Cate Lineberry tells the re-markable story of Smalls’ escape and his many ac-

complishments during the war, including becoming the first black captain of an Army vessel. In a par-ticularly poignant mo-ment, Smalls even bought the home that he and his mother had once served in as house slaves. “Be Free or Die” is a compelling narrative that illuminates Robert Smalls’ amazing journey from slave to Union hero and ultimately United States Congressman. It also gives fascinating insight and knowledge into the coun-try’s first efforts to help newly freed slaves. •

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“Richard Rothstein has presented what I consider to be the most forceful argu-ment ever published on how

federal, state, and local gov-ernments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation.” —William Julius Wilson In this groundbreak-ing history of the mod-ern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a lead-ing authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America’s cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation—that is, through individual prej-udices, income differences, or the actions of private in-stitutions like banks and re-

al estate agencies. Rather, The Color of Law, incontro-vertibly makes clear that it was de jure segregation—the laws and policy deci-sions passed by local, state, and federal governments—that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day. Rothstein comes to chronicle nothing less than an untold story that be-gins in the 1920s, segrega-tion began with explicit ra-cial zoning, as millions of African Americans moved in a great migration. •

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Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery to Union Hero

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By Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. (President and Ceo, Thurgood Marshall College Fund)

Do you have $100,000 saved for your child to earn a four-year public college de-gree or as much as $200,000 for that same student to at-tend a private university? Paying for the high cost of college is a major burden fac-ing many families across the country. In fact, according to a recent study by the Institute for Higher Education Policy, for families from low-income communities, the financial burden can seem daunting and even insurmountable. The cost to earn a college de-gree can sometimes eliminate higher education options for many deserving and qualified students. Fortunately, across government, corporate and philanthropic circles, millions of people are dedicated to ad-dressing this issue by provid-ing much-needed resources. A s w e w o r k t o w a r d equalizing college access and

affordability, it is up to fami-lies to take specific action in identifying the elements that can make for the best colle-giate experience as shaped by costs, training, and student culture. As a parent myself, and leader in the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) space, the issue of college affordability is one that I confront regularly. The good news is that there are things we can do to make sure every student with the grades, desire and work ethic to go to college can do so without finances being the barrier to their success. Parents Must Start the Conversation Early and Take The Financial Lead Even if a child is poised to be the first in his or her fam-ily to attend college, which should be applauded, it is up to the parents to know key de-tails about applying, enroll-ing, and paying tuition along the way. High school students usually consider which col-leges they want to attend for a myriad of reasons outside of their career interests and what they can afford. Parents, so excited their child has de-cided to go to college, then be-gin the process of figuring out how they will meld savings, get loans and apply for schol-arships to cover the cost, sad-ly on a semester-by-semester basis. This is before figuring out if the school of choice is a good fit for their child’s ap-titude and outlook on educa-tion and professional develop-

ment. Parents should have hon-est conversations with their children beginning as early as the sixth grade about how much personal money may be available for college. There are a lot of hidden college-re-lated costs outside of just tu-ition. Remember, there are application fees, medical ex-aminations and vaccina-tions, travel costs, payments for housing, food, books, sup-plies, and computers. If parents don’t have the extra money to contrib-

ute to their children’s educa-tion, they must look at alter-nate options available based on their combined family in-come. Parents or guardians should also inform their chil-dren early that they must al-so contribute to helping fi-nance their college education through good grades, sum-mer jobs, high test scores, and community service that will earn them scholarships and grants. It’s not just the par-ents’ responsibility; our chil-dren have some responsibil-ity too.

Parents, if you do not know how to take the lead, that is okay; don’t be afraid to seek help. There are plenty of free resources, books and reputable online services that can help ranging from the Department of Education to Strada Education Network. F a m i l i e s S h o u l d Consider All Options and Available Resources T hurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) works to provide graduating high school students and current HBCU students with schol-

arship opportunities and in-formation on college pros-pecting. In many instances, attending one of our public-ly-supported HBCUs, cou-pled with a TMCF scholar-ship, can prove to be a smart value proposition for incom-ing freshmen students. With programs like our Leadership Institute and our list of schol-arships and wrap-around services, I have seen TMCF scholars graduate debt-free…with job offers! We take great pride in working with select students to identify programs of strength at our 47 member-schools. TMCF works with families to pair students with programs to create the best geographical, financial and cultural fit based on the inter-est and talent level of each stu-dent upon graduation. Choosing the right col-lege is a decision requiring substantial research and a strategic approach. Even if the best fit for a student is starting off at a community college program with matric-ulation agreement to a pub-licly-supported HBCU, be encouraged, be open and be focused. The school and, ul-timately the career, we choose will affect the trajectory of our financial health and our pro-fessional mobility. And it will impact how we invest in, in-fluence and guide the next generation of engineers, teachers, public servants, and entrepreneurs. •

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By Dave hendrick

The world sits on the precipice of the fourth in-dustr ial revolution, as a coming wave of disruptive technology in f ields like artificial intelligence, ma-chine learning, the mobile internet and 3-D printing re-make entire industries and open up untold possibilities in the workplace and mar-ketplace. According to Nick van Dam, global chief learning officer at McKinsey & Co., the rapid advancement will lead to massive job losses, as entire industries and com-panies and the workers they employ cease to exist. Van Dam’s research suggested seven million jobs will dis-appear between 2015 and2020,withtwomillionnewpositions created from the disruption. Highly predic-tive work, in particular, will be vulnerable, with posi-tions such as telemarketing likely to be completely dis-placed. Speaking to students at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Van Dam pointed to a host of evidence supporting the coming tumult, noting the increasingly rapid acceler-ation of technological ad-vancement and the increas-ingly shor t l ife t ime of companiesontheS&P500,for instance. “Lifetime employment doesn’t exist anymore,” Van Dam said. “Companies will only be around for so long.” Van Dam, who holds pro-fessorships at both Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the Netherlands and the University of Pennsylvania, cited examples of technolo-gies such as driverless vehi-cles that seemed like science fiction as recently as a few years ago but are now pres-ent and poised to revamp en-tire industries. It’s the sort of rapid on-set of change that few orga-nizations or employees are

prepared to navigate, with relatively low-skilled work-ers poised to bear the brunt of the changes. “This is the best t ime for people who have the right skills and right educa-tion because there are tre-mendous oppor tunities,” Van Dam said. “It’s also the worst time in history for people with ordinary skills and education.” While digital competen-cies will be the foundation upon which the job skills of the future are based, tech-nological know-how will not be enough to compete effec-tively. Va n Da m sugges t ed that a variety of “human or soft skills,” will help work-ers embrace the rapid onset of change, allowing them to think creatively and collabora-tively and more effectively fu-ture-proofing themselves from disruption. Darden Professor Ed Hess explored s i m i la r themes in his 2017 book,“Hu m i l i t y i s t he New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smar t Machine Age” and the cre-ation of agile, creative and critical thinkers is a key goal of the Darden curriculum. Citing World Economic Forum research, Van Dam said the Top 10 skills that will be in demand in the near future are:

• Complex problem-solv-ing:

• Critical thinking• Creativity• People management• Coordinating with oth-

ers• Emotional intelligence• Judgment and decision-

making• Service orientation• Negotiation• Cognitive flexibility “It’s all about how we can do things differently,” Van Dam said. “How can we come up with new products and business models and use technology to work smarter. It’s all about ideation, and ideation is driven by creativ-ity.” Van Dam said McKinsey had recently purchased two design agencies, a nod to the fact that clients want to work with creative people who can help them co-create the products of the future. The rapid pace of change, and the fact that most people will be in the workforce for an averageof55yearsalsomeansthat lifelong learning would be a key ingredient to sustained career success. That’s an onus that falls on both individuals and companies, Van Dam said. “Companies, in order to stay relevant, need to step up and do way more in or-der to develop their people,” Van Dam said, adding that work should ideally be de-signed in a manner such that people are learning some-

thing new every day. In Van Dam’s words, “turning the workplace into a learning place.” The chief learning offi-cer noted that McKinsey was spending well in excess of $130million to furtherde-velop its people, seeing it as critical to remaining strong and relevant. Van Dam said ingredi-ents for developing a lifelong learning mindset include be-coming a “serial master,” st retching beyond one’s comfort zone and building a personal brand and network, among others. In addition to remaining gainfully em-

ployed, Van Dam said the ul-timate goal involved doing what one loved and discov-ering ikigai, a Japanese con-cept that roughly translates to reason for being. Studies show that peo-ple who are lifelong learn-ers are more successful pro-fessionally and lead happier and more fulfilling lives. Van Dam suggests taking a free assessment at: www.reachingyourpotential.org. The assessment will mea-sure one’s score on seven different mindsets of life-longlearners.•

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By Mary Margaret Frank and Maggie Morse

T he Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society part-ners with Concordia and the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships to present the an-nual P3 Impact Award, which recognizes leading public-pri-vate partnerships that improve communities around the world. This year’s award will be pre-sented at the Concordia Annual Summit 18–19 September 2017. The five finalists will be highlighted on Darden Ideas to Action on Fridays leading up to the event. The Partnership: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

The Partners:• Goldman Sachs• International Finance

Corporation (IFC)• Academic, nonprofit and

bank partners across 56 countries

The Social Challenge: Economic Development Businesses owned by women generate social benefits and economic growth, yet they remain underserved and expe-rience finance and opportuni-ty gaps that inhibit them from succeeding. Access to capital to grow their businesses is one of the most significant barriers faced by female entrepreneurs around the world — accord-ing to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), 70 percent of businesses owned by wom-en in emerging markets do not have access to the capital they need.

The Idea and the Action: T he Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative was launched as a $100 million initiative to foster economic growth by providing female entrepreneurs with business education and access to capital.

Working with 100 academic, nonprofit and bank partners, the program provides entre-preneurial women with educa-tion, mentoring and network-ing opportunities. After achieving its initial goal of providing 10,000 wom-en with business training, the initiative expanded its efforts to reach 100,000 women by part-nering with IFC to create the first-ever global finance facil-ity dedicated to women. The finance facility extends loans to banks in emerging markets to lend to women-owned busi-nesses. The partnership brings together local organizations, social enterprises and govern-ment agencies to create a sys-tem to support entrepreneurial women, stimulating economic growth and building thriving communities. The Impact: Since its initiation, 10,000 Women has reached more than 10,000 women in 56 countries. Babson College’s analysis of 10,000 Women confirmed im-mediate and sustained busi-ness growth for graduates of the program. Eighteen months after completing the program, nearly 70 percent of surveyed graduates have increased their revenue and nearly 60 percent of graduates have added new jobs at their ventures. Through the partnership with IFC, over $850 million has been commit-ted to banks in 18 countries that will enable female entre-preneurs to access capital. The initiative has demon-strated that investing in wom-en creates a virtuous cycle, as women use their income and skills to provide additional sup-port for their families and com-munities. Nine out of 10 10,000 Women graduates pay it for-ward by mentoring other wom-en. The Faculty Insight: What prevents private capital from flowing to worthy ideas? It could be that the perceived risk is too high for the expect-

ed return. So how do you low-er the perceived risk or increase the expected return? 10,000 Women answers this question with education. If an entrepreneur with a great idea does not have the ap-propriate skills to execute the idea, this lack of knowledge increases the risk of her idea, which means capital provid-ers will require more expect-ed return before they invest. Women in emerging mar-kets have ideas worthy of in-vestment, but many don’t have sufficient access to formal business education in schools — and informal education through networks — because of historical social biases, cul-tural norms or regulatory con-straints. These barriers to edu-cation make their ideas no less worthy, just riskier bets that the expected returns are attain-able. In its first stage, 10,000 Women helped mitigate risk by partnering with educators to create opportunities for busi-ness education and networks. Even if education lowers perceived risk, the same social, cultural and institutional bar-riers also prevent women from accessing capital for their wor-thy ideas. In its second stage, 10,000 Women formed a part-nership with various organi-zations to create a pool of pri-vate capital available to local banks to deploy to female en-trepreneurs in emerging mar-kets. This partnership uses the power of its partners to help banks target the available cap-ital to entrepreneurs who suffer from a lack of access to capital simply because they are wom-en — and who might not know otherwise these financial re-sources exist. For me, these efforts rep-resent the heart of impact in-vesting: Creating a financial in-novation that reduces risk or increases returns such that pri-vate capital is deployed to ad-dress a worthy social and eco-nomic goal. •

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By Stacy M. Brown

(NNPA) Congressional B l a c k C a u c u s C h a i r C e d r i c R i c h m o n d a n d Federal Communications Commission Chair Mignon Clyburn were among eight honored with the National News pap e r P ubl i she r s Association2017NationalLeadership Awards. Cur ley M. Dossman Jr., the president of Georgia Pacific Foundation; William Hawthorne III of Macy’s; former education secre-tary John B. King Jr., CBC Foundation Chair and Texas Cong resswoman Shei la Jackson Lee and Rep. Robin L. Kelly (D-Ill.), were also honored at the awards recep-tion held at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. Ta w a n d a J o n e s , a community activist from Camden, N.J., probably re-ceived the greatest praise during the evening. Jones serves as a mentor to the Ca mde n Soph i s t ica t e d Sisters Drill Team, a dance-based, nonprofit youth orga-nization that she founded to help children avoid negative activities in the community. “I was thinking about how many untold stories there are,” said Jones, who, just before ascending the stage to accept her award, was honored with a video tribute created by the Ford Motor Company that depict-

ed her hard work in the com-munity. “I can remember our humble beginnings, asking people for donations and how many doors slammed in our face,” she said. “Nothing will stop us from moving forward or paying it for-ward.”

According to Jones, the group has educated more than 4,000 members and has a 100 percent high school graduation rate, about 30 percent above Camden’s av-erage. K i ng , t he p r e s id e n t and CEO of the nonprofit Education Trust, praised the Black Press and urged news-paper publishers to continue their vigilance in being the watchdog for their commu-nities. “This isn’t an ordinary start to a new school year,” King said, noting many of the changes that have oc-curred during the new ad-ministration. “This year, kids come back to school seeing Nazi and [Ku Klux Klan] march-es…a travel ban on folks practicing a different reli-gion than theirs and won-dering if someone might get deported,” King said, add-ing that, “As truth tellers and story tellers, the role of the [Black Press] is critical.” Clyburn, a former pub-lisher and general man-ager of the Coastal Times in Charleston, S.C., also praised the Black Press. “There will always be a need for the Black Press,” Clyburn said. “A world with-

out the NNPA and its pub-lishers is not a world I want to be a part of.” R i c h m o n d , t h e Louisiana Democrat who was elected the chairman of the CBC in November 2016 andwho also serveson the House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Judiciary Committee, said that the renewed attempt by Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is cause for concern. It’s also a cause for vig-ilance, he said. “ For u s t o c on t i nue progress, to keep us from losing the gains we had, we cannot do it without you [the NNPA],” Richmond said. “Your partnership by far is the most important one that we have at the CBC,” he said. Later, Richmond said Republicans are just one vote shy of being able to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, the ACA. “The latest health care bill is a travesty. Out of all the bills, this is the worst,” Richmond said. Dr. Ortha Thornton, a retired Army Lieutenant, re-ceived an honorable mention award from the NNPA.

Thornton served over two decades in the military and was chief of Personnel Operat ions for the U.S. Forces-Iraq in Baghdad; Thornton also earned the Bronze Star Medal for ex-ceptional performance in combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Several representatives from the award reception sponsors addressed the large gathering. The sponsors includ-ed: Ford; General Motors; RAI Reynolds American; t h e B i l l a n d M e l i n d a Gates Foundation; AARP; Macy’s; Ascension Health;

Honda; Koch Industries; Nexus Service; Pfizer Rare Disease; Volkswagen and JP Morgan Chase. M e a n w h i l e , L e o n Russell, the chairman of the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, attended the recep-tion and announced a re-newed relationship with the NNPA. “It’s time for the NAACP and the NNPA to renew its partnership,” Russell said. “You have to be the voice to the people and let everyone know what’s happening in ourcommunities.”•

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rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks during the 2017 nnPA Leadership Awards reception at the renaissance hotel in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/nnPA)

(From left-right) Dorothy Leavell, chairman of the nnPA, rep. Cedric richmond (D-La.) chairman of the CBC and 2017 nnPA Leadership Award recipient, and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and Ceo of the nnPA pose for a photo during the 2017 nnPA Leadership Awards reception in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/nnPA)

Tawanda Jones, a community activist from Camden, n.J., and a recipient of the 2017 nnPA Leadership Award, gives remarks during the Leadership reception at the renaissance hotel in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/nnPA)

“This year, kids come back to school seeing Nazi and [Ku Klux Klan] marches…a travel ban on folks practicing a dif-ferent religion than theirs and wondering if someone might get deported,” King said.

As truth tellers and story tellers, the role of the Black Press is critical.

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Judges a re power-ful figures as well. They can decide whether a de-fendant is granted bail. If Christopher’s case goes to trial, the judge is tasked with making sure the rules of pro-ceedings are enforced so that they are fair to both sides. For instance, if Christopher argues that the search con-ducted by the deputy sher-iff was illegal, a judge has the power to exclude the evi-dence. The judge also makes the final decision on the sen-tence Christopher may re-ceive. Christopher is your son, brother, nephew, neighbor…you. This is just one simple example of how the sheriff, district attorney, judges and

county commissioners im-pact your lives, but there is so much more to know and learn about these impor-tant criminal justice offic-es. Carolina Justice Policy Center (CJPC) has pre-pared an educational pro-gram aimed at educating voters on the roles these elected official play and giving you the tools that you need to make sure your voice is heard when devel-oping policies and practic-es in their respective offic-es. CJPC wants to come to your meetings, gatherings, churches and community events to educate and em-power. If you are interested in CJPC presenting to your group, please call Attorney Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director of CJPC, at [email protected]•

Week of september 28 - october 4, 2017 Greater Diversity news

By By Dr. Kevin Williams (Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Rare Disease Unit)

This article is the second installment in the “Ask Dr. Kevin” series, brought to you by Pfizer Rare Disease in col-laboration with the National Newspap e r P ubl i she r s Association (NNPA) to in-crease understanding of sick-le cell disease. In the United States, sickle cell disease (SCD) is considered rare, because it af-fects only about 100,000 peo-

ple nationwide. As such, not many people in the U.S. are aware of what SCD is, or if they are aware, they have lim-ited experience with the dis-ease. As with any disease, low awareness can spur myths and misperceptions and make it more difficult for those affected to obtain the care and support they need. Throughout my career, I’ve been asked a number of ques-tions about SCD—many of which are common myths. In this article, I will share some of the more common

myths, in an effort to sepa-rate out the facts from fiction.

Sickle cell disease is a “Black” disease. Myth! It’s true that in the U.S. more than 90 percent of people living with SCD are of African descent. In fact, SCD occursinoneoutofevery365African American births. However, it’s not exclusive to this patient population. SCD is also found in people of Indian, Middle Eastern, Hispanic, and Mediterranean ethnicities.

Sickle cell is contagious. My t h! You ca n not “catch” SCD—it is a genet-ically inherited condition (passed down from parent to child). For a child to inherit SCD, both parents must car-ry the sickle cell trait (or have the disease) and each must pass the sickle cell gene to the child.

A person with the sickle cell trait will automatically de-velop sickle cell disease. Myth! Sickle cell trait is different from SCD. Just

because a person carries the sickle cell trait does not mean they will have the dis-ease. What’s the difference? When a person has only one copy of the sickle cell gene, he or she will have sickle cell trait. Someone with SCD will have two copies of the sickle cell gene. A person with sickle cell trait can, however, pass the disease on to his or her child, if the other parent al-so has trait. That’s why test-ing for sickle cell trait or dis-ease is incredibly important. Sickle cell disease (and sick-le cell trait) can be diagnosed through a simple blood test. In developed countries, like the U.S., babies are now rou-tinely screened at birth to de-termine if they carry the trait or have the disease.

People with sickle cell dis-ease abuse pain medication. Myth! Studies have shown that there is no in-creased substance abuse in patients with SCD. The most common symptom of SCD is excruciating, debilitating pain that often does not respond to over-the-counter medications and needs opioids to provide relief. Over time, the body be-comes used to the opioids—ultimately leading to high doses being required to man-age SCD pain. This need for high doses of opioids (which may not even provide com-plete relief from the pain), has unfortunately led to the per-ception that these patients are “drug-seeking.”

A baby born with SCD will die before reaching adult-hood. Myth! Until the 1990s, SCD was considered a life-threatening condition as ma-ny children born with the dis-ease did not live to adulthood. In developed countries, like the U.S., this is no longer true, with the majority of children living to adulthood, thanks to advances in SCD care. However, the life expec-tancy of someone with SCD in the US is only between 40 and 60 years, compared to average U.S. life expectan-cyof78.74years.There isstill much more work to do to improve the outcomes of people with SCD in the US and worldwide, particular-ly in underdeveloped coun-tries. Although the disease was identified more than 100 years ago, there are still very few medicines available to help patients or address SCD symptoms. While there has been recent progress in this area, more still needs to be done. At Pfizer Rare Disease,

we are working tirelessly to bring safe, effective treatment options to those in need. One way to help address this is to encourage partic-ipation in clinical trials. To date, there have been several challenges in securing ade-quate participation of African Americans in clinical trials, which has been one of the key barriers to the development of new SCD medications. Addressing barriers in clinical trial participation has been a big focus of Pfizer Rare Disease, and working with or-ganizations like the NNPA has been critical in helping spur engagement and action. As part of our collaboration with NNPA, we have spon-sored a national poll among the African American com-munity to better understand their perceptions about SCD and participation in clinical trials, and will look to these findings to guide future ef-forts in this area. Hopefully, this article has helped to clear up some of the more common mispercep-tions about SCD. By increas-ing awareness and providing education about this disease, we aim to improve the care of those affected. Stay tuned for my next article that will discuss clinical trials in more depth and their role in helping to develop potential new SCD treatments. The next Ask Dr. Kevin article will appear in December. Meanwhile, here are resources to find more information about sickle cell disease, the collabo-ration between the NNPA and Pfizer Rare Disease, and a new nationwide poll conducted by Howard University to deep-en understanding and gauge perceptions around SCD and clinical trials among African Americans. Dr. Kevin Williams is the Chief Medical Officer for Rare Disease at Pfizer. He pursued medicine after being inspired by his father’s work as a general practitioner in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Kevin is pas-sionate about raising aware-ness and increasing under-standing of sickle cell disease in the African American com-munity. You can follow Pfizer onFacebookandTwitter.•

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Dr. Kevin Williams is the Chief Medical officer for rare Dis-ease at Pfizer. he pursued medicine after being inspired by his father’s work as a general practitioner in his hometown of Baton rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Kevin is passionate about raising awareness and increasing understanding of sickle cell disease in the African American community.

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COLUMBUS, OH IO – Feeling the pain of failure leads to more effort to cor-rect your mistake than sim-ply thinking about what went wrong, according to a new study. Researchers found that people who just thought about a failure tended to make ex-cuses for why they were un-successful and didn’t try hard-er when faced with a similar situation. In contrast, people who focused on their emo-tions following a failure put forth more effort when they tried again. “All the advice tells you not to dwell on your mis-takes, to not feel bad,” said Selin Malkoc, co-author of the study and professor of marketing at The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business. “But we found the oppo-site. When faced with a fail-ure, it is better to focus on one’s emotions – when people concentrate on how bad they feel and how they don’t want to experience these feelings again, they are more likely to try harder the next time.” While thinking about how to improve from past mistakes might help – this study didn’t examine that – the researchers found that people who reflect on a fail-ure do not tend to focus on

ways to avoid a similar mis-take. When asked to think about their mistakes, most people focus on protecting their ego, Malkoc said. They think about how the failure wasn’t their fault, or how it wasn’t that big of a deal, any-way. “If your thoughts are all about how to distance your-self from the failure, you’re not going to learn from your

mistakes,” she said. Malkoc conducted the study with Noelle Nelson of the University of Kansas and Baba Shiv of Stanford University. Their results ap-pear online in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. The researchers conduct-ed several studies. In one, 98 college students were asked to price search online for a blender with specific charac-teristics, and with the possi-

bility of winning a cash prize if they found the lowest price. Before they found out if they won, half the partic-ipants were told to focus on their emotional response to winning or losing, while the other half were instructed to focus on their thoughts about how they did. They were told they would write about their response afterward. The price search task was rigged, though, and all

participants found out that the lowestpricewas$3.27less than what they found. After writing about their failure, the students had a chance to redeem them-selves. The researchers want-ed to find out if the effort put forth by participants in a new task would be relat-ed to whether they focused on their thoughts or emo-tions involving the previous failure. The researchers be-lieved that a task similar to their failed job – in this case a search for the lowest price - would trigger participants in-to recalling their unsuccessful attempt, while an unrelated job would not. So the participants were given another task. Half were asked to search for a gift book for a friend that was the best fit for their limited col-lege-student budget. In other words, they were looking for the lowest price, as they were instructed in the first task. The other half of the par-ticipants were given a non-similar task, which was to search for a book that would be the best choice as a gift for their friend. The results showed emo-tional responses to failure motivated participants much more than cognitive ones when they were faced with a similar task. Emotionally motivated participantsspentnearly25percent more time searching for a low-priced book than did participants who had on-ly thought about – rather than dwelled on the pain of – their earlier failure. There was no significant difference in effort made by participants when the sec-ond task wasn’t like the first (when they were searching for the best gift, rather than the cheapest). “When the participants focused on how bad they felt about failing the first time, they tried harder than others when they had another simi-lar opportunity,” Malkoc said. “But the situation has to be similar enough to trigger the pain of the initial failure.” One reason why an emo-tional response to failure may

be more effective than a cog-nitive one is the nature of peo-ple’s thoughts about their mis-takes. When the researchers analyzed what participants who thought about their fail-ure wrote about, they found significantly more self-pro-tective thoughts (“This wasn’t my fault,” “I could not have found it even if I tried”) than they did self-improvement thoughts (“I know how I can do better next time”). Unfortunately, that may be the default mode for most people, at least in many ev-eryday situations. In another similar study, the researchers didn’t tell some participants how to re-spond to their failures. They found that these people tend-ed to produce cognitive re-sponses rather than emotion-al ones, and those cognitive responses were the kinds that protected themselves rather than focused on self-improve-ment. Malkoc said that in most real-life situations, people probably have both cognitive and emotional responses to their failures. But the impor-tant thing to remember is not to avoid the emotional pain of failing, but to use that pain to fuel improvement. “Emotional responses to failure can hurt. They make you feel bad. That’s why peo-ple often choose to think self-protective thoughts after they make mistakes,” she said. “But if you focus on how bad you feel, you’re going to work harder to find a solution and make sure you don’t make thesamemistakeagain.”•

DALLAS, TEXAS – The 16th Annual Sister to Sister (5K) Fitness Festival will take place on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Alan E. Sims Cedar Hill Recreation Center, 310 East Parkerville Rd, in Cedar Hill, Texas. “When I lost my mother to cancer last August, it gave me an opportunity to under-stand how short life is. It also has given me the opportunity to understand how important it is to eat as healthy as possi-ble and to treat my body like a temple,” said Barber, who gave up her crown in June. “My main message that I want women to know is that we are fearless. We are limit-less. I ‘ve always been focused on inspiring women to chase their dreams and not feel lim-ited by stereotypes or the um-brella that has been placed over us in this country,” add-ed Barber who is an Army Reserve officer.

“This year’s event is all about the family. When you have cancer, it doesn’t just affect you, it touches every-one that you love,” states Sylvia Dunnavant Hines, the Founder of the Celebrating Life Foundation. The festivities will be-gin with an aerobic workout led by my fitness guru Donna Richardson and Life Coach Ron Carey at 8:00 AM. The race/walk will start at 8:30 am. Other activities will in-clude health information, shopping experience with lo-cal vendors, healthy cooking demos by Chef Cassondra Armstrong and Chef Tavon Burrow. There will be mam-mograms at no cost for those without insurance over the age of 40 that qualify. The host for the event will be ra-dio personality, Lynne Haze of KRNB. Attendees can reg-ister online at https://sisterto-sister5k.itsyourrace.com/reg-

ister/. The Celebrating Life Foundation is a non-profit or-ganization devoted to making cancer powerless by educat-ing, encouraging and empow-ering the African American Community, Women of Color and the medically underser-viced about the risks of breast cancer. For more information, contact Celebrating Life Foundation at 214-475-0661 or visit www.celebratinglife.org. •

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Living WordPsalm 119:114-115

The Living Bible

114: You are my refuge and my shield, and your promises are my only source of hope.

115: Begone, you evil-minded men! Don’t try to stop me from obeying God’s commands. •

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Green said that he has taken up the cause to get Confederate monuments re-moved from public spaces and he lamented the proliferation of Confederate monuments and symbols across the South and in Houston, in particular. According to ABC 13 Eyewitness News, “Spurred on by calls from the public, Mayor Sylvester Turner has agreed to begin a full review of Confederacy-related statues on Houston public lands.” Green said that tax dollars shouldn’t go to supporting the Confederacy that fought to en-slave Blacks. “ T h e C o n fe d e r a c y i s dead ,” sa id G reen . “[Confederate monuments] won’t come down, if we don’t let our [representatives] know where we stand. It really re-quires our say…and we have to tell them why, because ‘Confederacy’ is a nice word for ‘rape’; it’s a nice word for ‘murder’; it’s a nice word for ‘stealing’; it’s just a nice way to say that a gang of cutthroats went through the South and tried to maintain an institution that was antithetical to our ex-istence.” Green also sought to de-bunk myths about Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution that involve impeachment pro-

ceedings for government of-ficials. Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution states that:“The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be re-moved from office on im-peachment for, and convic-tion of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misde-meanors.” Green noted that for the president to be impeached, the president does not have to commit a crime. “That’s important, be-cause the mainstream media isn’t telling the whole story,” said Green. Green said that lawmak-ers, who are serious about starting the impeachment pro-cess, should not wait for the outcome of former FBI chief Robert Mueller’s special in-vestigation into Russia’s tam-peringwiththe2016election. “Impeachment is a politi-cal process, not a judicial pro-cess and, because it’s a polit-ical process, all of these rules that you normally apply to a case going to court don’t ap-ply to impeachment,” said Green. “The president can be impeached whether he com-mits a crime or not.” Green encouraged the Black publishers to read the Federalist Papers, especial-ly“Federalist65,”writtenbyAlexander Hamilton. “Wehavetofindthatthepresident has committed an act

that would merit his remov-alfromofficebecauseoftheharm that he is doing to soci-ety,” said Green. The Texan lawmaker said that the Constitution gives each member of the House the same amount of power when it comes to impeachment. “I’m not giving my power of impeachment to anybody,” said Green. “No president ought to be above the law and be beyond the long arm of jus-tice…I’m going to bring im-peachment of Donald J. Trump totheflooroftheCongressofthe United States of America.” Green continued: “I’m going to give everybody there the opportunity to make their own decision, their own con-sciences will be their guide, I won’t lobby a single one of them, but everybody is going to have to take a vote, every-body is going to have to take a stand…and you can tell the world.” When he was asked about the status of the Government AccountabilityOffice’sreporton advertising spending by federal agencies, Green said that that invidious discrimi-nation still exists. “If we don’t acknowledge that racism still exists, others won’t either and it exists in the halls of power and it exists in the places where contracts are awarded and in banking,” said Green. The federal government is the single largest advertis-

er in the United States, and Black-owned companies have been disproportionately left out of the bidding process for government contracts for years.•

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Why women should invest Sallie says that an im-portant financial lesson that many fail to understand is that it’s never too early to be-gin investing. “Even if you’re thinking, ‘I don’t have a lot of money right now,’ you need to save for your future,” she says. Her advice is that even if youcanonlycontribute$50or$100,startthere. She is very determined to “end the gender gap in investing and personal fi-nance,” and has made it her life’s mission to unleash women’s financial power and get them invested in their biggest goals. Venus comments, “I in-vested in Ellevest because I believe in women, and I be-lieve in our potential, and I believe that its time to change the game.” For more details on how to get investment help from Ellevest, visit www.elle-vest.com or follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ellevest•

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GREENVILLE UTILITIES COMMISSION WATER MAIN

REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Sealed bids for the construction of the Greenville Utilities Commission Water Main Rehabilitation Program will be r eceived by the Owner, Greenville Utilities Commission, in the Engineering Center Conference Room located at 801 Mumford Road, Greenville, North Carolina, 27835 until 2:00 pm local time Thursday, October 26, 2017. Immediately thereafter the bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. Bids shall be addressed to Greenville Utilities Commission, 801 Mumford Road, Greenville, North Carolina, 27835, and shall be labeled “Bid for Greenville Utilities Commission Water Main Rehabilitation Program”. All bids must be made on blank forms provided and included in the bound document. The name, address, and license number of the bidder must be plainly marked thereon. Oral, telephone, facsimile, email or telegraph bids are invalid and will not receive consideration.

Contractors are notified that North Carolina G.S. 87 relating to licensing of contractors will be observed in receiving bids and awarding contracts.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 in the Building A Conference Room located at 801 Mumford Road, Greenville, North Carolina. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project. Engineer will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

The work includes the replacement and/or rehabilitation of the following reaches:

• Cured-in-place pipe l ining and replacement of 6-inch and 8-inch Water Main on East 10th Street from Forbes Street to Elm Street (approximately 4,700 LF)

• Cement mortar lining of 8-inch Water Main on Howell Street from Perkins Street to Beatty Street (approximately 2,150 LF)

The project manual may be inspected at the following locations:

Greenville Utilities Commission801 Mumford RoadGreenville, North Carolina, 27835

Brown and Caldwell5430 Wade Park Blvd Suite 200Raleigh, NC 27607Contact: Natalie Archambault, 919-424-1523, [email protected]

Copies of the project manual and full-size drawings may be obtained from the office of the Engineer, upon a non-refundable payment of $100.00 for each set of documents in cash or check (add $30 for shipping costs if the plans are not picked up at the Engineer’s office).

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty bond, or a certified or cashier’s check payable to the order of the Owner in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid as a guaranty that the bidder will execute the contract if it be awarded in conformity with the bid form. In lieu of cash or a certified check, the Bidder may submit a bid bond in the form prescribed in G.S. 143-129 as amended by Chapter 1104 of the Public Laws of 1951. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds, each in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to determine which bid is, in the Owner’s judgment, the lowest responsive bid of a bidder or group of bidders. The Owner also reserves the right to waive any informality in any bid and to delete certain items listed in the bid as set forth therein.

Bids received after the time established for receiving bids will not be considered. Except as provided in paragraph 00200-16.02, no bidder may withdraw his bid after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding ninety (90) calendar days.

This project is being funded by a loan from the State Revolving Fund program (Project Number: WIF-1907) and Bidders must comply with all applicable State and Federal requirements identified in the bid documents.

Bidders shall follow Davis-Bacon and Related Acts labor provisions, which require all laborers and mechanics e m p l o y e d b y c o n t r a c t o r s a n d subcontractors be paid wages at rates not less than those listed on the prevailing

Office HOursMonday through Wednesday

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Friday 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.email: [email protected]_______________________

TelepHOne / faxToll Free: 1-800-462-0738,

Local: 910-762-1337, Fax: 910-763-6304 _______________________

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wage rate contained in the bid documents. All applicable provisions of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts shall be followed.

Bidders on this work must comply with all applicable governmental and local agency requirements.

Bidders must correctly prepare and submit the documents listed in Section 00410, Bid Form.

Greenville Utilities Commission Owner

Anthony C. Cannon General Manager/CEO

September 28, 2017

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

“Haren Construction Company, Inc. is seeking qualified Small/Minority/ Women Business Enterprises (S/MWBE) for construction of the Marshall, NC – Phase 2 Water System Impvs – Contract B – New Well Development Project. Subcontractor and supplier opportunities include but not limited to: Electrical, Erosion Control, Painting, HVAC, Stone Hauling, and Paving. Quotes received by E.O.B. 10/02/2017. Please contact Samantha Nelson at (423) 263-5561 for information.”


Sealed proposals will be received from Bidders by Martin Community College, 1161 Kehukee Road, Williamston, NC 27892, Attn: Mr. Steve Taylor, in the Administration Building Conference Room, up to 3:00 PM, Tuesday, October 24, 2017, and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering into the construction of:

MARTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGENEW CAMPUS ENTRY SIGNS

JKF PROJECT NO. 2017-17

Pre-bid Conference: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM in the Administration Building Lobby.

Complete plans and specifications for this project can be obtained at JKF ARCHITECTURE, 625 Lynndale Ct., Suite F, Greenville, NC 27858, 252-355-1068, during normal office hours after September 25, 2017. Contact: jackie@ jkf-arch.com

Plan Deposit: None. Must register with Architect’s Office. The College reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals.

Signed: Mr. Steve TaylorMartin Community College


Sealed proposals will be received from Bidders by Craven Community College, 800 College Ct., New Bern, NC 28562, Attn: Cindy Patterson in the Brock Building, Ward Board Room, up to 3:00 PM, Tuesday, October 31, 2017, and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering into the construction of:

CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGEBARKER HALL RENOVATION

File #16-16229-01A; NCCCS #12184

Pre-Bid Meeting; Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 10:00 AM in Barker Hall Lobby. Preferred Alternates will be reviewed at Pre-Bid Meeting.

Preferred Alternates under consideration:A. Door Hardware- Corbin-Russwin.

Complete plans and specifications for this project can be obtained at JKF ARCHITECTURE, 625 Lynndale Ct., Suite F, Greenville, NC 27858, 252-355-1068, during normal office hours after September 24, 2017. Contact: jackie@ jkf-arch.com

Plan Deposit: $200 The state reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals.

Signed: Cindy PattersonCraven Community College800 College Ct.New Bern, NC 28562



Buchanan and Sons, Inc. is requesting quotes from DBE/MBE/WBE/HUB Contractors and Suppliers for the Southwestern Community College Maintenance Bui ld ing Projec t (NCCCS# 2204; SCO ID# 16-16363-01) located in Jackson County, NC. A complete list of Subcontract and Material items may be obtained by contacting Buchanan and Sons, Inc. DBE/MBE/WBE/HUB Subcontractors and Suppliers are strongly encouraged to participate. Quotes must be received by 12:00 pm on October 2nd. Please contact Tom Edge or Jessica Lewis at 828-497-9720 in the office of Buchanan and Sons, Inc. to obtain a list of subcontract & material items, complete contact information, and to schedule a time to view the plans.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

SEWER LINE EXTENSION AT HAWKINS AVENUE

PURSUANT TO SECTION 143-129 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the City of Sanford will receive sealed proposals for the above-named project consisting of the following approximate major items:

Complete installation of approximately 1,200 feet of public sanitary sewer mains within the road right of way and easements.

Bids will be received at the Engineering Department until 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 19, 2017, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the City Engineer and City Council, City of Sanford, P. O. Box 3729, Sanford, North Carolina 27331 3729. Proposals must be made on the blank forms provided in bound copies of Contract Documents. The name, address, and license number of the bidder shall be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the City of Sanford, North Carolina, in an amount equal to at least five (5) percent of his total aggregate bid. In lieu of a certified check, the bidder may submit a legal bid bond in the amount of five (5) percent of his total aggregate bid.

Each bidder must be appropriately licensed as a Utility Contractor in the State of North Carolinas provided in General Statute Chapter 87.

1. Bid documents may be examined at the Public Works Department of the City of Sanford, 225 E. Weatherspoon Street Sanford, North Carolina 27331, (919)-777-1118. Copies of the Bid Documents may be obtained from the City of Sanford at the above address for a non-refundable fee of $20.00 will be charged.

2. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities and to award contracts which in the opinion of the city appear to be in its best interests. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of (60) days from the date of opening.

City of Sanford, NCHal Hegwer, City ManagerPaul M. Weeks, Jr., P.E., City Engineer

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ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HVAC UTILITY INSTALLATION

Sealed Bids will be received by Orange Water and Sewer Authority from Bidders until 2:00 P.M., local time, on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 for CIP No. 280-06, Project: “Administration Building HVAC Replacement”, in OWASA’s Administrative Offices, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510, at which time the Bids received will be opened and read aloud.

Bids will be received for a Unit Price General Construction Contract with Add Alternate options. The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall have valid North Carolina General Contractor’s Licenses for the type and value of the work to be performed.

The Project consists of furnishing all materials, labor, equipment, tools, etc. unless otherwise specified, for the complete and operable installation of:

Water main installation at the OWASA Administration Building connecting to an existing 6” DIP hydrant leg off an existing 16” waterline along Jones Ferry Road, and all associated appurtenances as described in the Specifications and as shown on the Drawings. The major work items are as follows:

• 875 linear feet of 4-inch diameter restrained joint ductile iron water main, including all accessories and appurtenances

LUMP SUM ADD ALTERNATE NO. 1 (CIP 272-31)The complete rehabilitation of the lower parking lot at the OWASA Administration Building as described on the construction drawings.

LUMP SUM ADD ALTERNATE NO. 2Installation of instrumentation and controls associated with temperature m o n i t o r i n g , a s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e Specifications and as shown on the Drawings.

Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend a non-mandatory PreBid Conference at 2:00 P.M., local time, on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 in the OWASA Administrative Offices, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510.

For more information about the project or to view the full advertisement please contact [email protected] or kmatt [email protected] or visit the following site http://tinyurl.com/HVAC- Utility


Union County Public Schools (UCPS) o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a i s r e q u e s t i n g qualifications for Professional Services for the following: Civil/Sanitary Sewer Design Engineering Services. These services will be needed for projects initiated in the next twelve months beginning November 1, 2017. Qualified firms should have a combination of experience and personnel to provide t imely, cost effective and quali ty professional services to UCPS. Please visit our website at www.ucps.k12.nc.us/Page/2785 to retrieve the Request for Qualifications. Qualifications are to be emailed by 12:00 noon on October 20, 2017 to David D. Pope, AIA at david. [email protected]

INVITATION TO BID

NCDOT FORSYTH CO., - DBE SUBCONTRACTORS

Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. is soliciting quota t ions f rom subcontrac tors , including DBE, MBE and WBE, for the NCDOT Forsyth County Project – Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (Eastern Section) from US-311 to US- 158 (Future I-74) on October 17, 2017. This project specifies a 12% DBE goal. Please submit quotes by Oct. 16, no later than 5:00 p.m. Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, sex or national origin. Performance and payment bonds are requested for this project. Please contact the engineering department by phone: (304) 252-6575, fax: (304) 252-4131 or [email protected] for more information or to view the project plans and specs.

INVITATION TO BID

NCDOT NEW HANOVER CO., - DBE SUBCONTRACTORS

Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. is soliciting quota t ions f rom subcont rac tors , including DBE, MBE and WBE, for the NCDOT New Hanover County Project – SR-1409 (Mili tary Cutoff Road Extension) From SR-1409 to US-17 in Wilmington on October 17, 2017. This project specifies a 4% MBE goal and a 6% WBE goal. Please submit quotes by Oct. 16, no later than 5:00 p.m. Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, sex or national origin. Performance and payment bonds are requested for this project. Please contact the engineering department by phone: (304) 252-6575, fax: (304) 252-4131 or [email protected] for more information or to view the project plans and specs.

INVITATION TO BID

WeaverCooke Construction invites all qualified MWBE / HUB subcontractors and vendors to submit proposals for the following project in Raleigh, NC consisting of: The new construction of 1 apartment buildings, housing 72 new one and two bedroom units. Bids are due by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 6th.

Contact Jordana Bruce at 336-378-7900, email [email protected] or fax 336-378-7901 for information on this and other projects. Davis Bacon and Section 3 Program compliance may be required. Weaver Cooke Construction, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

*WeaverCooke LLC does not give rights to third parties to solicit the details in this ad.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSOLICITATION NO.: WHA17.03

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF

WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM LOW

INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROPERTY

Sealed bids will be accepted at the Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington North Carolina (WHA Central Office), until date and time noted below. Bids will be publicly opened and recorded immediately thereafter at the Central Office, 1524 South 16th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

• Bid Opening: Monday October 23, 2017 4:15 PM

• Specifications/Plans will be available for pickup beginning Monday September 25, 2017 at the Central Office.

• Fee; non-refundable charge of $25.00 for project manual pick up, or

• Download Project Manual from our website at www.wha.net, click on Business Opportunities then RFP at no charge

• Questions; E-mail to [email protected] no later than October 9, 2017 by 12:00 noon

The WHA does not discriminate based on race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion, or disability in its employment opportunities, programs, services, or activities.

WHA reserves the right to reject any or all bids.


American South General Contractors, Inc. is accepting bids for the Lincoln Center Campus Redevelopment and New Maintenance Building in Chapel Hill, NC. All bids are due no later than 12:00 pm on September 28, 2017. Send all questions, request for plans, and bids to the following: Cameron Howell chowell @americansouthgc.com 828-777-0653


Baker Mechanical, Inc. Seeking Minority Prices for work relating to HVAC.

Contact: John WilliamsP.O. Box 2284Wilson, NC 27894-2284Telephone: (252) 291-4460Fx No.: (252) 291-7204

September 28, 2017 - October 4, 2017

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ATTENTION: DBE’S - WBE’S

Barnhill Contracting Company will be bidding on the following projects on October 17, 2017. We are most interested in receiving quotes from your company on these projects:

County: Contract IDPender County C204090 Contact Michael Griggs, mgriggs@barn hillcontracting.com, at 910-675-2554, 910-520-3623 or fax 910-675-3709 or Tyler Chaucer, tchaucer@barnhillcontract ing.com, 910-675-2554, 910-899-2202 or fax 910-675-3709 in our Castle Hayne Office, located at 4901 North College Road, Castle Hayne, NC 28429-6008.Pre-Bid Meeting ~ Friday, October 6, 2017 at 9:00 AM in our Castle Hayne Office.

RALEIGH DIVISIONWake County C204091Contact Brian Harrington, [email protected], at 919-787- 2442 or fax 919-783-5616 in our Raleigh Office, located at 4325 Pleasant Valley Rd., Raleigh, NC 27612.Pre-Bid Meeting ~ Friday, October 6, 2017 at 9:00 AM in our Raleigh Office.

SOUTHEAST DIVISIONRobeson County C204013 (Asphalt Only)Contact JR Hott, jrhott@barnhillcontract ing.com, at 910-488-1319 or fax 910-488-5673 in our Fayetteville Office, located at 1100 Robeson Street, Fayetteville, NC 28305. Pre-Bid Meeting ~ Friday, October 6, 2017 at 9:00 AM in our Fayetteville Office.

For hauling operations, we will need to know how many of your own hauling units will be available for these projects. We will need this on your written quote prior to bid time and this will be made a part of any subcontract.

These projects include opportunities on, but are not limited to milling, silt fence, seeding and mulching, erosion control measures, curb and gutter, misc. concrete, pavement markings, asphalt and aggregate haul, signs, shoulder reconstruction, masonry drainage structures, sawcut.

Plans and Proposals can be viewed on the NCDOT’s website at http://www.ncdot.gov/doh/preconstruct/ps/contracts/letting.html#0 and at our offices. Please call for an appointment.

All firms or persons interested in bidding on any applicable portions of these projects or supplying materials for any applicable portion of these projects are invited to contact us direct or by phone (we accept collect calls). By submitting a quote it is understood that you have read and understand the specifications.

Attn: Scott FisherAN EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

TOWN OF BEAUFORTINVITATION TO BID

STANDBY DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTRACT

The Town of Beaufort is soliciting bids from qualified contractors to load and haul vegetative debris and rubble from streets and public property following storms and other disasters. Qualified contractors must be capable of providing five front-end loaders, dump trucks, labor, appropriate insurance, and bonds. The contract will only be activated in the event of a storm or disaster.

Bid packages can be obtained from Michele Davis, Town Clerk, Town of Beaufort, 701 Front Street, Beaufort, NC 28516, email: [email protected], telephone 252-728-2141, facsimile 252-728-3982.

A pre-bid conference will be held on September 20, 2017 at 2:00 pm at the Train Depot in Beaufort, NC and bid opening will be on October 6, 2017 at 2 pm.

The Town of Beaufort reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive non-material bid defects.

Michele DavisTown Clerk Town of Beaufort


The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF T H E C I T Y O F G O L D S B O R O (HACG) is accepting bid proposals for Termite Treatment and Control. Bid proposals must be received at the HACG AdministrativeOfficelocatedat700N.JeffersonAve.inGoldsboro,NC27530and are due no later than 10:00am, Wednesday, October 25, 2017.

Those qualified and interested in submittinganoffer,mayobtainprojectspecificationsforSolicitation#091917-01,[email protected]. An Invitation for Bids (IFB) packet can be emailed or mailed at your request.

The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. Section 3 preferences given.

Anthony Goodson, Jr., CEOHOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GOLDSBORO

TOWN OF BEAUFORTINVITATION TO BIDDISASTER DEBRIS

MONITORING SERVICES

The Town of Beaufort is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors for disaster debris monitoring services following storms and other disasters. The monitoring contractor will work for the Town to monitor a separate debris contractor’s day-to-day operations to ensure the Town’s expectations and contractual requirements are being met. Qualified contractors must be familiar with the FEMA regulations for Disaster Debris Monitoring. This contract will only be activated in the event of a storm or disaster.

Bid packages can be obtained from Michele Davis, Town Clerk, Town of Beaufort, 701 Front Street, Beaufort, NC 28516, email: [email protected] telephone 252-728-2141, facsimile 252-728-3982.

A pre-bid conference will be held on September 20, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Train Depot in Beaufort, NC and bid opening will be on October 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM.

The Town of Beaufort reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive non-material bid defects.

Michele DavisTown ClerkTown of Beaufort

ATTENTION: DBES

Barnhill Contracting Company will be bidding on NCDOT Project WBS 37742 (DD00231), Halifax County, NC on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. This project includes opportunities on, but is not limited to storm drain, asphalt milling, milling hauls, asphalt hauls, erosion control measures, miscellaneous concrete work, pavement interlayer, utility adjustments & pavement markings.

Barnhill Contracting Company will have a Pre-Bid Meeting on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at our Rocky Mount, N.C. office. Complete plans and specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection by appointment at our Rocky Mount, NC office, our Greenville office, located at, NCDOT Website @ https://connect.ncdot.gov/ letting/Pages/Letting-Details.aspx?let_type=2&let_date=2017-10-10 or NCDOT Division 4 Office, 509 Ward Blvd, Wilson, NC 27895.

If you have any interest in this project, we would appreciate your quote on the items that you may be interested in performing no later than 12:00 Noon on Monday, October 9, 2017. We will accept quotes on any portion of this project, large or small. Please contact Jeremy Whitehurst in our Rocky Mount office at (252) 823-1021, FAX (252) 977-7512 at any time (collect calls will be accepted). We would appreciate hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

All firms or persons interested in bidding on any portion of this project or supplying materials for any portion of this project, please contact us.

Attn: Mr. Scott G. FisherAN EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

ATTENTION: DBE’S

C. M. Lindsay & Sons, Inc. An Equal Opportunity Employer Will be bidding on the following projects on October 17, 2017 We are most interested in receiving quotes from your company on the project listed.

Contract ID C20413 CountyRobeson Route No. US 74 LocationUS-74 AT SR-2220 (Broadridge Rd.) And US-74 At SR-2225

Type of Work: grading, drainage, asphalt paving, and structures.

Subcontracting Opportunities:Roadway & Structure: construction surveying, clearing & grubbing, storm drain piping, drainage structures, concrete endwalls, permanent and work zone signs, portable concrete barrier, pavement markings, erosion cont ro l i tems and permanent and temporary seeding items, subdrain piping, asphalt millings and guardrail & fencing items, trucking/hauling, asphalt paving and other items that may be performed by your firm.

Plans and Proposals can be viewed at: C. M. Lindsay & Sons, Office located in Lumberton, NC. Or the NCDOT’s website: (https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/ Pages/ Default.aspx) and on ISqFt.

We request that quotes for this project be sent to our office by Monday, October 16th , 2017 by the end of business day. Quotes can be faxed to 910-739-2820, be email to [email protected] or [email protected] attention: C. M. Lindsay, Jr.

Please do not hesitate to call 910-739- 8988, Thank you – C. M. Lindsay Jr.


CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT THEATRE, ART MUSEUM, &

TRAIN STATION FLOOD DAMAGE REPAIR

RFQ # 2042

Per NCGS 143-131 the City of Rocky Mount Purchasing Office is receiving bids for “RFQ 2042 City of Rocky Mount Theatre, Art Museum & Train Station Flood Damage Repair”. The contractor awarded the contract shall be responsible for providing a l l labor, suppl ies , transportation, insurance and all else needed to perform this contract for inspection and acceptance by the City.

Due to the urgency of receiving bid price proposal responses and awarding the contract all bid proposals are due to the City of Rocky Mount Purchasing Office by 4:00 p. m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Bid proposal responses are to be mailed to: CITY OF ROCKY MOUNT, PURCHASING OFFICE, 331 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET P.O. BOX 1180 ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. 27802-1180. Bid responses may also be delivered to the Purchasing Office located on the 4th

floor of the Administrative Complex on 331 South Franklin Street.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. starting at the Imperial Centre Theatre, 367 North Church Street.

The City of Rocky Mount is seeking 5% minority business participation on this contract. General contractors and minority business owners and suppliers are urged to attend the pre-bid conference to become knowledgeable of all contract requirements.

The Project Contact person is Michael Baughn, and he can be reached by calling 252-972-1202 to make an appointment to view the worksites as needed after the pre-bid.

The Purchasing Office contact person is Debra Harris, you can contact her by calling 252-972-1227 for any questions or assistance needed.

The Ci ty of Rocky Mount wil l not discriminate against any company submitting a bid based on race, creed, color, national origin or handicap.

Delton L. FarmerPurchasing ManagerCity of Rocky Mount252-972-1228


Sealed proposals will be received until October 26, 2017, 10:00 AM, on Northern Wake Tech Community College Campus, at Regional Plant 2 Teaching Facility, 7100 Success Way, Raleigh, NC 27616, for the construction of the Northern Wake Campus – Sidewalk Renovation, at which time and place bids will be opened and read.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be conducted on Northern Wake Tech Community College Campus, at Regional Plant 2 Teaching Facility, 7100 Success Way, Raleigh, NC 27616, October 16, 2017, 2:00 PM.

Briefly, and without force and effect upon contract documents, work is summarized as follows: The project consists of installing new sidewalks, curbs, metal railings, and earthmoving as required to install new sidewalk.

Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the offices of Davis Kane Architects, PA, 503-300 Oberlin Road, Raleigh NC 27605. Digital documents may be obtained from Davis Kane Architects, PA, (919) 833-3737. Printed documents may be purchased from Duncan Parnell through www.dpibid room.com.

Consideration will be given only to Bids of Contractors who are able to submit evidence showing they are properly licensed under “An Act to Regulate the Practice of General Contracting”, ratified by the General Assembly on March 10, 1925. The Trustees of Wake Technical Community College reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals.

The Trus t ee s o f Wake Techn ica l Community CollegeLee Bullock, Director of Facilities Services


SINGLE-PRIME CONTRACTOR’S INVITATION TO QUALIFY

Sealed Contrac tor Qual i f ica t ion Statements will be received until 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the office of the Engineer: McKim & Creed, 1730 Varsity Drive, Suite 500, Raleigh NC 27606, for pre-qualification of the Residence Hall Upgrades Everett, Lewis & Stacy HVAC Improvements and Window Replacement project at UNC Chapel Hill, NC. The project scope of work is to replace existing fan coil units, associated piping, pumps and windows, provide new outside air units and controls. Bidders must pre-qualify to submit bids as Single Prime Contractor for General Construction. Forms can be obtained at McKim & Creed, 1730 Varsity Drive, Suite 500, Raleigh NC 27606, (Contact: Matt Daves or Brenda Paquin at 919. 233.8091) during normal office hours.

The State reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all pre-qualification submittals.

C O N T R A C T O R ’ S P R E - QUALIFICATION STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Each General Contractor is requested to complete the State of North Carolina Prequalification Form and submit one hard copy and one electronic copy to McKim & Creed.


REQUEST FOR ENHANCED LEED AND BUILDING

COMMISSIONING SERVICES

Wake Technical Community College is currently seeking Statements of Qualifications from interested firms to provide Enhanced LEED and Building Commiss ion ing se rv i ces fo r t he following project funded through county bonds:

RTP Campus - General Classroom Building 2: Enhanced LEED and Building Commissioning Services

Copies of the detailed RFQ’s may be obtained by emailing:

Dennis Brown, [email protected]

Please include the following in the email subject line:

RTP-RT2 Cx RFQ Request

Three copies of the Statement of Qualifications are due by 12:00 p.m. on October 10, 2017 addressed to:

Wake Technical Community CollegeDesign and Construction

Attn: Melissa Taylor9101 Fayetteville Road

Montague Hall, Suite 208Raleigh, NC 27603-5696

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Mount Tabor High School Stadium Replacement & Additions

BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUEST: Vannoy Construction has been selected as the Construction Manager at Risk by Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and is seeking to pre-qualify construction trade and specialty contractors to submit bids for furnishing labor, materials, equipment and tools for the Mount Tabor High School Stadium Replacement & Additions.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project consists of demolition to existing home-side bleachers & foundations, site development, construction of four new stand-alone structures totaling approximately 10,000SF, and approximately 18,000SF of new bleachers and press box.

BID PACKAGES:

• BP102 FINAL CLEANING• BP207 STRUCTURE

DEMOLITION/MISCELLANEOUS SITE DEMOLITION

• BP300 TURNKEY CONCRETE• BP400 TURNKEY MASONRY• BP750 ROOFING o METAL FASCIA o METAL WALL PANELSo GUTTER & DOWNSPOUTS

• BP790 JOINT SEALANTS AND WATERPROOFING

• BP800 DOORS, FRAMES, HARDWARE

• BP810 DOORS & HARDWARE INSTALLATION

• BP830 OVERHEAD COILING DOORS

• BP840 GLASS & GLAZING • BP920 STRUCTURAL STEEL

FRAMING, MISCELLANEOUS METALS, ROUGH CARPENTRY, SHEATHING, SHOP-FABRICATED WOOD TRUSSES, EXTERIOR FINISH CARPENTRY, METAL STUDS, DRYWALL, INSULATION, LINEAR METAL CEILINGS

• BP990 INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING & COATINGS

• BP1014 SIGNAGE (ROOM INDENTIFICATION PANEL SIGNAGE)

• BP1020 MISCELLANEOUS ACCESSORIES o PLASTIC TOILET

COMPARTMENTSo TOILET, BATH AND LAUNDRY

ACCESSORIESo FIRE PROTECTION CABINETSo FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

• BP1030 MISCELLANEOUS ACCESSORIES INSTALLATION

• BP1312 TURNKEY PERMANENT GRANDSTANDS INCLUDING CONCRETE FOOTINGS

• BP2200 PLUMBING SYSTEMS• BP2300 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS• BP2600 SITE ELECTRICAL

UTILITES & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

• BP3110 SITE WORKo SITE CLEARINGo EARTH MOVING o STORM UTILITY DRAINAGE

PIPINGo SITE WATER/SEWER UTILITIESo TURF & GRASSESo RELOCATE EXISTING SHOT

PUT PAD AND LANDING AREAo RELOCATE EXISTING LONG

JUMPo ASPHALT

• BP3231 CHAINLINK FENCES AND GATES

Additional packages may be added and/or deleted at the discretion of the Construction Manager.

The design work is near completion. The documents should be ready to issue for bid by the end of September with construction tobeginthefirstofDecember2017.

PREQUALITIFICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED from Shama Blalock at [email protected].

PREQUALITIFCATION CUTOFF DATE IS 10/30/17

Interested contractors shall submit their completedprequalificationsubmittalsto:

Shama BlalockVannoy Construction Co., Inc1255 Creekshire Way, Suite 220Winston-Salem, NC 27103Phone: (336) 448-1950Fax: (336) 283-9651

PLEASE NOTE:Subcontractors and vendors may request bid documents before receiving confirmation they have successfully prequalified . However, they do so at their own risk and are urged to submit all the required prequalification paperwork well before the deadline shown above . The Construction Manager will not open any bids from subcontractors or vendors who are not successfully prequalified.

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR CM AT RISK SERVICES

Wake Technical Community College i s cu r ren t ly seek ing S ta tements of Qualif ications from interested construction management firms to provide professional CMAR services for the following project funded through county bonds:

RTP Campus - General Classroom Building 2: Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)

Copies of the detailed RFQ’s may be obtained by emailing:

Dennis Brown, [email protected]

Please include the following in the email subject line:

RTP-RT2 CMAR RFQ Request

Three copies of the Statement of Qualifications are due by 12:00 p.m. on October 10, 2017 addressed to:

Wake Technical Community CollegeDesign and Construction

Attn: Melissa Taylor9101 Fayetteville Road

Montague Hall, Suite 208Raleigh, NC 27603-5696

INVITATION TO BIDMWBE/DBE SUBCONTRACTORS

Bar Construction Co., Inc. is soliciting quotations for the following: Piedmont

Correction Institution Elevator Modernization. Bids are due at

3:00 pm on 10/12/2017. Interested subcontractors should contact Brian

Tessier at 611-A Industrial Ave, Greensboro, NC 27406, (336) 274-2477,

or [email protected].

INVITATION TO BIDMWBE/DBE SUBCONTRACTORS

Bar Construction Co., Inc. is soliciting quotations for the following: Sandhills Center for Mental Health Renovation to Existing Facility – Asheboro, NC.

Bids are due at 3:00 pm on 10/03/2017. Interested subcontractors should contact Bruce Guarini at 611-A Industrial Ave,

Greensboro, NC 27406, (336) 274-2477, or [email protected].

BROADCAST/RADIO

BROADCAST PRODUCER FOR THE STATE OF THINGS, AKA

“STATE OF THINGS” PRODUCERNORTH CAROLINA

PUBLIC RADIO WUNC-FM

North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, the public radio station licensed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is hiring a producer to join the team of its flagship daily, live talk show.

The State of Things is a host-driven show that includes interviews, news and analysis about events, issues and the arts in North Carolina. The State of Things Producer will create and produce segments for the program on a range of subjects. S/he will select and research topics, pre-interview and book guests, write scripts, and edit audio recordings. The producer will also create content for the web and social media.

The State of Things producer will report to the Managing Editor for The State of Things.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a public radio newsroom. A bachelor’s degree and at least three years of experience as a journalist and/or radio producer is required. Preferred candidates will have experience working on a live radio program and familiarity with North Carolina’s issues.

WUNC is headquartered in the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) of North Carolina. It’s often rated among the top areas to live in the country. The ocean and mountains are just a few hours away. North Carolina Public Radio serves more than 300,000 listeners weekly and was ranked Number 1 in the Raleigh Metro Market in January 2014. Salary and benefits are competitive.

Interested candidates must apply online at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/ 127394. Candidates should be prepared to attach a current CV, cover letter, and audio sample (if available). The deadline to apply is October 13, 2017

WUNC-FM and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes all to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Instructor, Nursing:For more information regarding

requirements/qualifications,please visit our website at

https://wpcc.peopleadmin.com/ .

EOE/M/F/D/V

EDUCATION

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TECHNICAL

THE CITY OF STATESVILLETHE CITY OF STATESVILLE IS CURRENTLY ADVERTISING TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS. APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ON-LINE AT WWW.CI.STATESVILLE. NC.US

WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

WATER TREATMENTPLANT SUPERVISOR

SALARY RANGE: $50,460.38 - $83,260.53

POSITIONS OPEN UNTIL FILLEDEOE

PROFESSIONAL

ROBESON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ADMISSIONS DATA ENTRY CLERK

A minimum of an Associate in Applied Science Degree in a related field (Office Systems, Information Technology, Secretarial Science) with two years of work experience in a customer service oriented and data driven environment. All applicants must submit a RCC application, resume, and a copy of unofficial transcripts. For a listing of duties and an application, visit www. robeson.edu or contact Personnel Services at 910.272.3531. Closing date: September 28, 2017 by 5:00 p.m.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

Job Description: Reporting directly to the President, this position will direct the internal and external public relations, public information, marketing and communications functions of the College. Hiring Range: $55,000 - $70,000 (Salary based on experience)Type of Position: Full-TimeApplication Deadline: Preference wi l l be g iven to those applications received by Friday, October 20, 2017. Qualifications:B a c h e l o r ’s d e g r e e i n b u s i n e s s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , m a r k e t i n g , communications, public relations, graphic design or other related fields and two (2) years of experience in public relations and/or marketing required. Five (5) years of experience in public relations and/or marketing preferred. Grant writing experience preferred.

For an appl icat ion and addi t ional information visit our website at www.wilsoncc.edu or contact Human Resources at (252) 246-1410.

EOE/ADA

EDUCATION

ROBESON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

NURSING INSTRUCTOR Minimum Qualifications: Master of Science in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution. Current, valid unrestricted North Carolina nursing license or a valid, current multi-state license from a Nurse Licensure Compact state to practice nursing in North Carolina (NC). Two calendar years or the equivalent of full-time clinical experience as a r eg i s t e red nurse . Preferred Qualifications: Minimum qualifications with teaching experience specifically NC communi ty co l l ege t each ing experience. All applicants must submit a RCC application, resume, and a copy of unofficial transcripts. For a listing of duties and an application, visit www.robeson.edu or contact Personnel Services at 910.272.3531. Closing date: Monday, October 2, 2017 by 5:00 p.m.

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