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EPA Presents GROW 2012! - a Procurement Outreach Workshop for Port Arthur Area Small Businesses

Release Date: 09/26/2012
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

(DALLAS – September 26, 2012) Port Arthur Mayor Deloris Prince will welcome participants to a procurement workshop sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency at the Lamar State College Carl A. Parker Multipurpose Center on Thursday, October 11, 2012.

GROW 2012! is a workshop designed to increase the small business community’s awareness of how to do business with the EPA and other federal, state and local entities. During the one-day event, business owners will have a rare opportunity to discuss strategies for procurement with federal, state and local representatives.

GROW 2012! features an exhibition of potential business opportunities and an opening session that includes a panel of local experts who will educate participants on the key “do’s and don’ts” of running a business.

The goal of this EPA hosted workshop is to provide a platform for small businesses to continue to make a difference environmentally and economically through an increased understanding of the procurement process and the potential opportunities that may be available given their designation as “small.”

Registration details and more information on speakers is available at http://www.fhwgroup.com/grow2012/

More about activities in EPA Region 6 is available at https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.html