The 10th Annual Procurement “CONNECTING BUSINESSES TO
CONTRACTS CONFERENCE”
BATON ROUGE, LA - The 10th Annual Procurement “CONNECTING BUSINESSES TO
CONTRACTS CONFERENCE” will be held at Southern University Smith Brown Memorial
Union, April 16, 2014 on the Baton Rouge campus. The goal of the conference is to stimulate
the economy by aligning existing and potential business owners, small contractors, non-profit
organizations, and others with contracting officers, and purchasing agents, as well as providing
an outlet to network and exchange information and ideas.
Expected presenters and exhibitors to represent their companies include: Entergy, Inc., Regions
Bank, Liberty Bank and Trust Company, SBA Surety Bond Brokers, South East Procurement
Technical Assistant Center, USDA Rural Business Development, (Federal & State) Office of
State Purchasing, Baton Rouge City Purchasing Department, LSU Purchasing Department,
Southern University Purchasing Department, Louisiana Small Business Development Center,
Louisiana State Contractor Licensing Board, Louisiana Housing Finance Agency, The Shaw
Group, Capital One Bank, Louisiana Department of Labor, Louisiana Department of Economic
Development.
Other potential exhibitors include: United States Department of Commerce, Secretary of State’s
Office, and Louisiana Department of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Veterans Affairs,
FEMA, DoE, Bureau of Prisons, GSA, Minerals Management Service, U. S. Coast Guard,
Louisiana National Guard, Dept. of Navy, and Shaw Industries.
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