[Durham INC] Durham's Minority Enterprise Development Week October 3-7

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release: September 16, 2011

 

 

 

Durham's Minority Enterprise Development Week October 3-7

President of Duke Energy North Carolina Speaks at Awards Luncheon; 

Registration Deadline September 23rd  

 

DURHAM, N.C. - The City of Durham and the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with multiple community agencies, will observe Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, October 3-7, 2011.  

 

Special events include an awards luncheon; two seminars focusing on emerging markets; a multicultural business after-hours reception; a business trade fair; "Golf with a Minority Business Day;"  and, new for this year, a "Meet the Purchasers" speed networking event. This year's theme is "Emerging Industries and Markets: A Blueprint for Success."

 

This year's awards luncheon will feature guest speaker Brett Carter, president of Duke Energy North Carolina. "We are very excited that Mr. Carter will speak at our awards luncheon this year," said Deborah Giles, director of the City's Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department. "He has a distinguished career advancing his company's rate and regulatory initiatives as well as managing state and local regulatory and governmental relations, economic development, and community affairs. Given the changing dynamics in his industry, Mr. Carter is an ideal speaker for this year's theme."  

 

Carter is a member of the governor-appointed North Carolina State Ports Authority Board and the North Carolina Economic Development Board. He also serves on the board of directors for the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, and the North Carolina Affiliate of Fifth Third Bank. 

 

MED Week celebrates the achievements of minority entrepreneurs and affirms government, business, and community organizations' commitment to the principle of equal opportunity. Since 1983, the president has proclaimed a national MED Week observance to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of minority business enterprises and to honor those corporations and financial institutions supporting minority business development. 

 

"Minority and women businesses are part of the backbone of our economy. This annual observance is an opportunity for all residents to acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of minority and women business enterprises to the quality of life we enjoy in Durham and support and promote their growth," Giles said. "Through our department, the City has a proven record of supporting minority and women small, disadvantaged business enterprises through various strategies including certification, contract monitoring, and technical assistance." 

 

Durham's local observance is a collaborative effort between the City of Durham, the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, Skanska USA Building, Inc., Durham County Government, the N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development, the Minority Business Enterprise Center, Duke University/Duke Medicine, Balfour Beatty, Lend Lease, and the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce.

 

2011 Minority Economic Development Week - Schedule of Events 

·         "Emerging Markets in the Environment, Healthcare, Energy and Transportation" Seminar: Monday, October 3, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham. There is no charge to attend. 

 

·         MED Week Awards Luncheon: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Durham Convention Center, 201 Foster St., Durham. The cost to attend is $25 per person.

 

·          Multicultural Business After-Hours Reception: Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Tobacco Road Sports Café, 280 S. Mangum St. The cost to attend is $10 per person.

 

·         "Emerging Industry: International Trade" Seminar: Thursday, October 6, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Durham Convention Center, 201 Foster St., Durham. There is no charge to attend.

 

·         Meet the Purchasers Speed Networking Event: Thursday, October 6, 2011, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Durham Convention Center, 201 Foster St., Durham. The cost to attend is $10 per person.

 

·         MED Week Trade Show: Thursday, October 6, 2011, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Durham Convention Center, 201 Foster St., Durham. Vendor space is available for $150 per booth. There is no charge to attend.

 

·         Golf with a Minority Business Day: Friday, October 7, 2011, beginning at 10 a.m., Falls Village Golf Club, 115 Falls Village Lane, Durham.  The cost is $50 per player.  This event will match corporate, university, and government executives and minority and women-owned businesses for a morning of golf and informal networking. To sponsor a foursome, or a minority/woman-owned business interested in playing golf and having a unique business opportunity, contact Mable Rogers at (919) 328-8731 or via e-mail at MRogers at DurhamChamber.org  or Calvin Stevens at (919) 233-5137 or via e-mail at CStevens at BalfourBeattyUS.com.  

 

All activities are open to the general public and the deadline to register for this week-long event is Friday, September 23, 2011. 

 

For information about the 2011 Minority Enterprise Development Week, contact Deborah Giles at (919) 560-4180, ext. 17243 or via e-mail Deborah.Giles at DurhamNC.gov or Mable Rogers at (919) 328-8731 or via e-mail at MRogers at DurhamChamber.org. 

 

About the Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department

The City of Durham's Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department is responsible for the implementation of the City's Equal Business Opportunity Program. Responsibilities include implementation of race and gender neutral measures to facilitate the participation of Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (SDBE) in City contracting activity, recruitment, certification, and maintenance of SDBE data bank, business development, City project compliance, monitoring, and reporting. To learn more, visit www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/Equal <http://www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/Equal/> . 

 

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