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posted on I-84 (south
of Hartford, CT) |
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Hamden,
CT, November 28, 2005
- The Connecticut Minority
Supplier Development Council
(CMSDC) is planning to
hold the first ever statewide
Expo designed to bring
together minority construction
companies, large construction
management companies,
large general contractors,
large suppliers to the
construction industry,
and state & local
government owners of projects.
The Expo is scheduled
to take place at the brand
new Connecticut Expo Center
in Hartford, CT on January
25-26, 2006.
A number of CMSDC and
NMSDC corporate members
have signed up early
for the Minority Construction
Expo. O&G Industries,
Pratt and Whitney, Sikorsky,
Hamilton Sunstrand,
Disney, ESPN, Northeast
Utilities, Yankee Gas,
CL&P, IBM, Enterprise
Rent-a-Car, The Metropolitan
District Commission,
The City of Stamford,
The City of Bridgeport,
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Turner
Construction, The City of Hartford,
The Connecticut Department of
Transportation, The State of
Connecticut, Nisco Equipment
Solution, Stop & Shop, Trefz
Center for Venture Management,
Diggs Construction, and Regional
Water Authority are all scheduled
to exhibit and or attend.
These companies, municipalities
and the state have well hundreds
of millions of dollars scheduled
to spend in the form of construction
expenditures over the next 5
years. The corporate and public
sector owners have the leverage
to make supplier diversity in
construction a reality. This
is an industry that has billions
of dollars of opportunities
in the form of new schools that
are scheduled in Waterbury,
Bridgeport, Stamford, Hartford,
New London and in other cities
and towns. The state Department
of Transportation (DOT) and
the State Department of Public
Works (DPW) also have significant
projects planned in the near
future. The Metropolitan District
Commission has a $1 billion
project on the books to rebuild
the Hartford sewer and water
system. Corporations are planning
new offices and revamping old
offices and manufacturing facilities.
Each of these projects is an
opportunity for large construction
managers to distinguish themselves
by including minority construction
partners.
We are proud to announce
that Mayors DeStefano of New
Haven, Mayor Fabrizi of Bridgeport
and Mayor Malloy of Stamford
have all agreed to participate
in the CMSDC Construction
Conference and Expo. (Mayor
Perez of Hartford will be
out of town on the 25th, but
will be represented.) The
Mayorial seminar on construction
opportunities in Connecticut's
largest cities will be held
on January 25th, the first
day of the Conference at 12
noon.
Minority Business Enterprises
(MBE’s) in other industries
are invited to attend this
Expo for the simple reason
that the exhibitors and other
attendees buy a full range
of products and services that
most likely include what MBE’s
offer. To register as a sponsor,
an exhibitor, or an attendee
please visit the Connecticut
Minority Construction Expo
website www.ctmce.com or call
Vase Management at 203-332-7366.
The mission of the Connecticut
Minority Supplier Development
Council, Inc. (CMSDC) is to
significantly increase the
procurement opportunities
between corporate members
and certified minority owned
businesses.
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| VASE Management LLC |
| 360 Fairfield Avenue, 2nd Floor |
| Bridgeport , CT 06604 |
| Phone: 203-332-7366 |
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