This annual gathering serves as a platform for networking, learning, and fostering collaboration among business owners, government entities, and private sector representatives.
Led by director Renee Watson, SBED is an action-oriented team dedicated to connecting small, minority, women-owned, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned businesses to opportunities that promote success in both the public and private sectors. The department recognizes these businesses as vital to the economy, often referred to as the backbone of the free enterprise system.
Watson says there were trillions of dollars in procurement opportunities at the business conference with over 160 exhibitors and 30 workshops that provided important information about how to start or grow a business.
Recently, Port Houston hosted “Posada With the Port”, its first community event dedicated to bringing resources and information to communities near the Houston Ship Channel. This event was free to attend and hosted at Milby High School in Houston, TX. People wanting information about workforce opportunities, healthcare enrollment, food access, and other services attended the…
The Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC-DFW) is delighted to announce its 2017–2018 Executive Board and Board of Directors. This working board is comprised of 10 members who, under the framework of the national office, set local strategic policy that aligns with the unique challenges facing minority businesses in DFW….
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Universal Technical Institute Inc., the nation’s leading provider of transportation technician training, plans to expand its presence in two states in fiscal year 2022, the first being in the state of Texas with a new campus in Austin – its thirteenth nationwide and third in the state. The company opened…
As part of the Opportunity Builds Harris County initiative, Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to approve several worker protection provisions that include Harris County becoming the first county in Texas to set a prevailing wage floor of $15/hour for county building projects, prioritizing safer work sites and creating a job portal that will also connect…
“Mobility as a Service” (MaaS) is a new concept being driven by today’s technology-enabled world and is the future of mobility as we know it. It’s smart, integrated, on-demand mobility at your fingertips that puts you in charge of your journey. You may see it in examples like rideshare, bikeshare, scooters and many on demand…