Sign In

More Than 500 Registrants from Small, Minority and Women-owned Businesses Connected with Dozens of Prime Companies on Potential Contract Opportunities

More Than 500 Registrants from Small, Minority and Women-owned Businesses Connected with Dozens of Prime Companies on Potential Contract Opportunities

The Cordish Companies’ Maryland Live! Casino continued its tradition of educating and bringing awareness of the opportunities that exist to all small, minority and women-owned businesses during the semi-annual MINORITY OUTREACH FAIR, produced in association with the Md. Washington Minority Companies Association (MWMCA). More than 500 registrants converged at Maryland Live! to meet with dozens of companies interested in making a positive impact on all involved parties.

 

The Minority Outreach Fair is part of a series of regular minority outreach events produced by Maryland Live! Casino and the MWMCA as part of an ongoing partnership that is committed to inclusion and ensuring that MBE/WBE firms are part of the economy.

 

Attendees have the opportunity to meet with leading entities, including other Maryland casinos, construction companies, government agencies, public utilities, and suppliers, who provide information on current and upcoming work and/or contract opportunities. VIEW ATTENDEE TESTIMONIALS from the December 2015 Maryland Live Casino Minority Outreach Fair: https://youtu.be/0K32Esfvqek

 

“Once again, The Cordish Companies and Maryland Live! have demonstrated their commitment to diversity and support for the greater community through this event, hosted at the most inclusive gaming facility in the state of Maryland,” said Wayne Frazier, President of the MWMCA, which serves as Maryland Live!’s certified MBE minority outreach coordinator. “They are giving MBE/WBE businesses unprecedented access to highly valued organizations, creating the type of positive impact that can be measured. We remain proud partners and look forward to enabling more business connections in the future.”

 

“Maryland Live! Casino is deeply committed to providing economic opportunity to minority, women and veteran-owned businesses and residents both through our day-to-day operations and our ongoing partnership with MWMCA,” said Doug Shipley, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Maryland Live! Casino. “Through these outreach fairs, we see businesses make lasting connections faster with industry leading companies. These efforts are part of the Live! core values to empower, strengthen and invest in our community.”

 

Rams Head Center Stage transformed into a full exhibit hall that provided MBE firms extraordinary access to approximately 38 prime companies, including the Maryland Aviation Administration, Baltimore County Public Schools, M&T Bank, John Hopkins University, Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, University of Maryland- College Park and Baltimore, Maryland Department of Transportation, Meridian Management Group, Loyola University, Hollywood Casino Perryville, Hensel Phelps, Maryland Lottery & Gaming Control Agency, among others, participated in today’s event, which also included 1:1 Matchmaking Sessions.

 

To date, more than 3,000 MBE and prime vendors have connected through the minority outreach fairs at Maryland Live! Casino with approximately 30% of participating MBEs securing business from the contacts they made.

 

The next Minority Outreach Fair is scheduled for December 2016. Visit www.mwmca.org for information.

 

Vendors must register their business with the State of Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to be eligible for business opportunities with Maryland Live! Casino.

 

Select here to view pictures from Minority Outreach Fair

Your Say:
Name:
Location:
Email Address:

(email address will not be visible after approval)
Website:
(example:www.example.com)
no comments posted.