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Richard Nixon to serve as MBDA’s first
African American Director (1970-1971).
The other 2011 MED Week award winners
were: Metcon Construction, Pembroke,
N.C. for Minority Construction Firm of
the Year; Superior Communications,
Inc., Baldwin Park, Calif. for Minority
Manufacturer of the Year; SilRay, Inc., Palo
Alto, Calif. for Minority Retail Energy Firm
of the Year; InfoPeople Corporation, New
York, N.Y. for Minority Global Technology
Firm of the Year; Redapt, Inc., Redmond,
Washington. for Minority Global Supplier
Distributor of the Year; Omar Duque,
President & CEO, Illinois Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce for Advocate of the Year;
Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, Pat Lottier
(publisher) for the Media Award; Delphi
Automotive, Ruben Estrada (director) for
the Distinguished Supplier
Diversity Award; and F. Leroy
Pacheco, The Loan Fund for
the Access to Capital Award.
Each year, hundreds of minority-owned
firms from a variety of industries
converge at the MED Week Conference
in order to connect with public and
private sector buyers, explore avenues for
business expansion, and develop thriving
partnerships with firms across multiple
industry sectors. Minority-owned
businesses are critical to the expansion
of the U.S. Economy and to job creation.
The MED Week Conference event helps
leverage networking and expansion
opportunities so that minority-owned
businesses continue to be engines
generating success for the U.S. economy.
For more information about the
Minority Business Development
Agency, visit www.mbda.gov. For more
information about MED Week visit
www.medweek.gov.
About the Minority Business
Development Agency (MBDA)
MBDA, www.mbda.gov, an agency
within the U.S. Department of
Commerce, promotes the growth and
global competitiveness of the minority
business community, making them better
equipped to create jobs, impact local
economies and compete successfully
in domestic and global marketplaces.
With a nationwide network of more
than 45 business centers and strategic
partners, MBDA assists minority
entrepreneurs and business owners
with consulting services, contract and
financing opportunities, bonding and
certification services, building
business-to-business alliances
and executive training.
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