The Columbian

Equity front and center on I-5 Bridge replacement project

Johnell Bell, the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s principal equity officer, likes to say, “You can’t know equity unless you know history.” Equity has not historically been a primary concern on ...
American Banker

Banks Clamp Down on Bridge Equity for LBOs

NEW YORK — Banks have largely stopped offering so-called equity bridges to private equity firms, ending a short-lived practice that facilitated some of the biggest corporate buyouts of all time. The ...
The Business Journals

Bridge to Equity: History of systemic disinvestment must be undone to build up workforce

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Panelists at Thursday's "Bridge ...
KGW8

Equity at the heart of Interstate Bridge Replacement Program

PORTLAND, Ore. — The words "equity" and "inclusion" have been on many people's mind in the last year. The man heading the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program must make sure those words have meaning, ...
The Spokesman-Review

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program aims to bridge equity gap

Bridges, roads, infrastructure – they’re inanimate things. So how can they not be fair to everyone? How can they not be equitable? “We know that the (Departments of Transportation has) a commitment to ...