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Pre-Certification Briefing on 9-Aug-10 9:00 AM

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Pre-Certification Briefing
Start Date: 9-Aug-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 9-Aug-10 10:30 AM
Location: Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council.., Detroit., MI. 48202
Event Details:

To participate in the pre-certification briefing, a company must be a legally recognized entity in the State of Michigan; ethnic minority owners must posses at least 51% of ownership. The company must be ethnic-minority managed and controlled. The orientation will cover information about the Council, the certification process and a review of the application.

ONLY ONE ATTENDEE per company and that attendee must be the ethnic-minority owner.

SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY

Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council..

3011 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 230.

Detroit., MI. 48202

NABAS-National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers Golf Tournament on 27-Aug-10 9:00 AM

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT

NABAS-National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers Golf Tournament
Start Date: 27-Aug-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 27-Aug-10 5:00 PM

Pre-Certification Briefing on 30-Aug-10 9:00 AM

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Pre-Certification Briefing
Start Date: 30-Aug-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 30-Aug-10 10:30 AM
Location: Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council....., Detroit, MI 48202
Event Details:

ONLY ONE ATTENDEE per company and that attendee must be the ethnic-minority owner.

SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY

Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council.....

3011 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 230

Detroit, MI 48202

PROJECT ONE SUMMER ALL MODULE MEETING on 31-Aug-10 1:00 PM

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:00 GMT

PROJECT ONE – SUMMER ALL MODULE MEETING
Start Date: 31-Aug-10 1:00 PM
End Time: 31-Aug-10 5:00 PM
Location: Delphi World Headquarters-Building A–Customer Center, Troy, Michigan 48098-2815
Speaker: Christopher Anbari

Event Details:

MICHIGAN MINORITY SUPPIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

PROJECT ONE – SUMMER ALL MODULE MEETING

INVITATION ONLY- PROJECT ONE MODULE MEMBERS ONLY

(ONE REPRESENTATIVE PER COMPANY)

HOSTED BY DELPHI

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Registration - 12:30 p.m.

Delphi World Headquarters
Building A – Customer Center

5725 Delphi Drive
Troy, Michigan 48098-2815

Delphi World Headquarters-Building A–Customer Center

5725 Delphi Drive

Troy, Michigan USA 48098-2815

27th Annual Awards on 5-Oct-10 4:30 PM

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:30:00 GMT

27th Annual Awards
Start Date: 5-Oct-10 4:30 PM
End Time: 5-Oct-10 8:30 PM
Location: Max M Fisher, Detroit, Michigan 48201
Event Details:

Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council

27th Annual Awards: "Celebrate the Stars of Supplier Diversity"

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO)/Max Fisher Center

3711 Woodward ~ Detroit, MI 48201

October 5, 2010

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Cocktail Reception 4:30p

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Strolling Dinner 5:30p - 7:00p

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Awards Presentation 7:00p - 8:30p

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Afterglow 8:35p

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Join us as we celebrate the excellence of the Stars of Supplier Diversity, creating opportunities to sustain wealth in our surrounding communities.

Sponsorships are available...

Come out and enjoy the celebration!

Max M Fisher

3711 Woodward

Detroit, Michigan 48201

Supplier Diversity Summit: Bridging the Gap on 14-Oct-10 8:00 AM

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Supplier Diversity Summit: "Bridging the Gap"
Start Date: 14-Oct-10 8:00 AM
End Time: 14-Oct-10 5:00 PM
Location: Radisson Hotel Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Event Details:

The Supplier Diversity Summit: “Bridging the Gap” will be held on September 14, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The new format will give select corporations an opportunity to provide a comprehensive profile of their best suppliers and what MBEs need to do to be considered as a vendor for their company.

Below is a schedule for the days activities.

8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:30 am Welcome by MMBDC, Acknowledgement of Sponsors, and President's Address

9:30 am - 11:40 am Profiles of Success

OfficeMax
Dakkota
Wal-Mart
Ford Motor Company
GE Healthcare
Questions, Answers, Review of the remaining program

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Networking Lunch one specific company

12:45 pm - 2:30 pm Corporate Dialog Booths open

MBEs can meet with participating Corporate members

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Corporate One Awards

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm President's Reception

Sponsorships Available:

· Profiles for Success Sponsor - $10,000 (SOLD OUT – KELLOGG)

· Summit Sponsor - $5,000 (1 Available)

· Corporate ONE Sponsor - $5,000 (1 Available)

· President’s Reception Sponsor - $5,000

· Gold Sponsor - $2,500

Contact Tracy Taylor to purchase these special sponsorships: (313) 262-7516 or tetaylor@mmbdc.com

Radisson Hotel Kalamazoo

100 Michigan Avenue

Kalamazoo, MI USA 49007

Seeking Innovative Healthcare Suppliers

Laura Schrubb — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT

MedAssets Seeks Ground-breaking Products & Services for the 2010 Technology & Innovation Forum

Atlanta, June 1, 2010—MedAssets, Inc.(NASDAQ: MDAS) is once again connecting leading healthcare providers and suppliers to help quickly bring critical innovations to the group purchasing organization (GPO) market through its ninth annual Technology & Innovation Forum. Today, MedAssets is calling for Technology & Innovation Forum nominations to help these healthcare providers easily identify and review innovative medical supplies and technology from suppliers across the country.

Suppliers can nominate their products and services for inclusion in the MedAssets Technology & Innovation Forum, which are then evaluated on their capabilities to improve patient care, add efficiency to the healthcare delivery process and fulfill a need to the healthcare industry. Suppliers chosen through the nomination process will have an opportunity to solicit advice and valuable feedback from healthcare supply chain professionals. Solutions receiving a high score will be evaluated for possible inclusion in the MedAssets GPO contract portfolio and made available to more than 40,000 MedAssets healthcare provider customers in the acute and non-acute care markets.

Suppliers wishing to participate in the Technology & Innovation Forum should complete the online entry form. MedAssets welcomes submissions from any supplier who can add innovation, increase efficiency or improve patient safety, including companies that specialize in green technologies or companies that are certified minority, woman or small-disadvantaged businesses as well as service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

“The Technology & Innovation Forum is a great venue for suppliers to gain feedback directly from the healthcare providers who will use them,” said John Kelsey, Vice President, Healthcare at Clean Harbors, who took part in the Technology & Innovation Forum in 2009 and was selected for inclusion in the contract portfolio. “MedAssets places a lot of emphasis on connecting suppliers and healthcare providers so that we can work together to develop the best-practice solutions that will improve care and lower costs at their facilities. The interactive discussions are invaluable to our product development process, and help us provide them more quickly to a ready market.”

About MedAssets
MedAssets (NASDAQ: MDAS) partners with healthcare providers to improve their financial strength by implementing spend management and revenue cycle solutions that help control cost, improve margins and cash flow, increase regulatory compliance, and optimize operational efficiency. MedAssets serves more than 125 health systems, 3,300 hospitals and 40,000 non-acute healthcare providers. For more information, visit www.medassets.com.

About Clean Harbors
Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental services and largest hazardous waste disposal company in North America. Since 1980, Clean Harbors has been providing comprehensive waste management services to hospitals and healthcare institutions. The Company also serves over 50,000 customers, including a majority of the Fortune 500 companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state, provincial and local governmental agencies. Headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has more than 175 locations, including over 50 waste management facilities, throughout North America in 36 U.S. states, seven Canadian provinces, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The Company also operates international locations in Bulgaria, China, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.cleanharbors.com.

8-Jun-10 11:00 AM

How to Get Certified as a Minority-Owned Business

Fri, 21 May 2010 15:00:00 GMT

For more information on this article, please click the following link:

Minority Owned-Business Article

21-May-10 10:00 AM

NMSDC Names New President

Kim Brown — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:00:00 GMT

To read more about Joset B. Wright being named President of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, click on the following link:

NMSDC News Release

20-May-10 3:00 PM

Most Supplier Diversity Programs Simply Fail To Deliver

Thu, 20 May 2010 15:00:00 GMT

May 14, 2010

Hackett: Most Supplier Diversity Programs Simply Fail To Deliver

Few Companies Even Measure Whether Supplier Diversity Programs Achieve Company Objectives, Hackett Research Finds

ATLANTA & LONDON, May 14, 2010 - While world-class procurement organizations continue to outperform their peers in driving supplier diversity spending, a new study by The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) identifies several critical ways that most companies fail in their supplier diversity programs.

Hackett's latest research found that companies with world-class procurement organizations commit 33% more of their spend to diverse suppliers (13.3% of total spend for world-class versus 10.0% for typical companies).

But according to Hackett's research, most companies still make major errors in how they operate and measure the performance of their supplier diversity efforts. Most rely on overly simplistic measures to evaluate the progress of supplier diversity programs, and never truly assess whether programs are meeting corporate objectives. Most companies also fail to consider whether a few large suppliers or many smaller suppliers best supports their corporate goals. Hackett's research also quantified the positive and negative impact that globalization is having on supplier diversity efforts.

"What we see here is serious misalignment," said Hackett's North American Procurement Advisory Program Lead Kurt Albertson. "Many companies are taking the easy way out, and as a result aren't driving real supplier diversity benefits. They are focused on making the numbers they need to meet government requirements, or getting recognition from their customers or industry. But they aren't showing the attention to detail required to create programs that have real impact."

The Hackett study, which included results from nearly 40 Global 1000 companies, found that there are two primary drivers of supplier diversity efforts. While business-to-business companies are frequently focused on meeting supplier diversity requirements of customers and/or government contracts, business-to-consumer companies generally focus on the market value supplier diversity offers, in the form of increasing market penetration in diversity markets, driving social and economic benefits in targeted communities, and improving corporate image.

But while supplier diversity programs are generally aligned with high-level corporate objectives, most companies use relatively simplistic performance metrics to measure progress, and do little to ensure alignment at an operational level. About 90 percent of all companies in the study rely on metrics such as "Percent Spend with Diverse Suppliers" or "Recognition by Industry". But less than half of the companies in the study track the percentage of their suppliers that diverse suppliers represent, and only about 10 percent of all companies assess the impact of supplier diversity efforts on revenue or market share.

Another key mistake companies make, according to the Hackett study, is failing to align program objectives with decisions regarding the number of diverse suppliers with whom they work. Hackett's research found that nearly 70 percent of diverse suppliers have less than $100,000 in annual diversity spending with a particular company, and this collectively represents less than 6 percent of the total supplier diversity spend. According to Hackett, while the objectives of business-to-business companies might be best served by focusing on a few larger contracts to satisfy government regulations, business-to-consumer companies seeking to drive market awareness and penetration should consider focusing their supplier diversity efforts on developing a larger group of suppliers and smaller individual contracts.

Finally, Hackett's research found that globalization of business services presents both obstacles and opportunities for supplier diversity programs. While nearly 80 percent of all companies studied were global businesses, over 90 percent tracked metrics only for U.S. suppliers. But more than two thirds of the companies said globalization of supplier diversity programs is either very important or critical. About half of the companies in the Hackett study said they expect globalization to have a negative impact on their smaller suppliers, while nearly 20 percent said they expect the impact to be positive.

Overall, Hackett sees an opportunity for companies to align supplier diversity programs with global sourcing initiatives. Hackett believes that most diversity programs will eventually have to address the challenges involved in tracking non-US diverse supplier spend and certification; many will be forced to rethink their definition of diversity to take into account responsible supply, localization and other factors.

About The Hackett Group, Inc.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global strategic advisory firm, is a leader in best practice advisory, benchmarking, and transformation consulting services including strategy and operations, working capital management, and globalization advice. Utilizing best practices and implementation insights from more than 4,000 benchmarking engagements, executives use The Hackett Group's empirically-based approach to quickly define and implement initiatives to enable world-class performance.

Through its REL group, The Hackett Group offers working capital solutions focused on delivering significant cash flow improvements. Through its Archstone Consulting group, The Hackett Group offers Strategy & Operations in the Consumer and Industrial Products, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing and Financial Services industry sectors. Through its Hackett Technology Solutions group, The Hackett Group offers business application consulting services that help maximize returns on IT investments. The Hackett Group has worked with 2,700 major corporations and government agencies, including 97% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 73% of the Fortune 100, 73% of the DAX 30 and 50% of the FTSE 100. Founded in 1991, The Hackett Group was acquired by Answerthink, Inc. in 1997. Answerthink was renamed The Hackett Group, Inc. in 2008. The Hackett Group has global offices in the United States, Europe and Asia/Pacific.

More information on The Hackett Group is available: by phone at (770) 225-7300; by e-mail at info@thehackettgroup.com.

20-May-10 10:00 AM

Kelly Services Develops Low- Cost Insurance Program for Key Suppliers

Chris Lewis — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT

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4-Mar-10 7:00 AM

BUY Michigan Products

Bonita Gaston — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

This campaign, highlights Pure Michigan branding, encouraging purchases of Michigan-made products by using a host of local celebrities for 30-and 15-second Public Service Announcements.
Click on the link to watch PSA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tusp77o74ac

17-Feb-10 9:00 AM

Walgreens Announces Community Corner Program

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT

For Immediate Release Contact: Natalie Dean

The Walker Marchant Group

202-466-6040

Walgreens Announces Community Corner Program Showcasing Products

Produced by Minority-Owned Businesses

New initiative launches with recognition of African-American vendor partners

throughout the month of February

Deerfield, IL (Feb. 1, 2010) – Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, today introduced its new Community Corner program designed to highlight the successes of minority-owned businesses. This first-of-its-kind supplier diversity initiative is designed to allow consumers to easily identify and purchase products produced by diverse companies. Walgreens will recognize these vendor partners through print advertisements, in-store announcements, coupon booklets, shelf tags, in-store product demonstrations and Walgreens.com. The company will launch the program featuring products made by African-American vendors throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month.

During February, Walgreens will showcase the following African-American produced brands:

African Royale Hot Six Oil, Angelica’s Cakes, Bronner Brothers Pump It Up! Spritz, Evolve Purse Size Styling Brush, High Time Bump Stopper-2 Razor Bump Treatment, Jamaican Mango & Lime Locking Gel, Luster’s Pink Oil Moisturizer, Mix Match Gourmet Popcorn, Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil No-Lye Relaxer Kit, Pepsom Sports Epsom Salt, Porcelana Night Skin Lightening Cream, Reggio’s Pizza, Rejuvenizer Diabetic Sock, Richard’s Ice Cream, Sheenique Relaxer, Stay Smooth No-Bump Gel, Ultra Sheen Relaxer Pack, WavEnforcer Premium Do-Rag, and 2010 Black History Calendar. Six African American-owned magazines – Ebony, Black Enterprise, Jet, The Source, Sister to Sister and Upscale – will also be featured.

On Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5 and 6, select Walgreens locations will host special events featuring products from the vendors above. Customers will have the opportunity to try featured products and take home samples.

From personal care, to diabetic needs, to magazines and hair care needs, Walgreens stores reflect the diversity of the neighborhoods they serve. Diversity is a business imperative for Walgreens and as an active and ever-present economic factor in thousands of communities, the company has long embraced diversity – not only in the people it employs, but also in the array of community-built brands it selects to meet the needs of its broad consumer base. Walgreens plans to expand the new Community Corner program to feature products of businesses owned by women, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans at different points throughout the year.

“Providing a platform such as Community Corner to showcase these vendors creates an opportunity for consumers to instantly influence economic growth in their communities,” said director of supplier diversity, Gleatha Glispie. “Walgreens outreach programs foster an environment that enhances the development of a diverse group of entrepreneurs. We plan to promote wider vendor participation throughout the year, and in this way, help support the economic base of the communities we serve across our 7,100 stores.”

Walgreens expects its Community Corner program to drive awareness for its diverse suppliers in a new, more tangible level in local communities. In addition to promoting these suppliers’ products in stores, the company is developing ongoing relationships with community organizations such as the National Minority Supplier Development Council and the National Urban League. For example, the NUL Wellness Tour is now entering its third year of offering free health screenings in underserved communities.

“I congratulate Walgreens on continuing to make supplier diversity an essential business strategy even as many have scaled back efforts in this tight economy,” said National Minority Supplier Development Council President Harriet R. Michel. “Giving shoppers the ability to identify and support diverse business is an innovative approach that I believe can have a lasting impact on the growth and continued success of these companies.”

“We’re extremely proud to represent these important vendor partnerships in such a visible and relevant way for everyday shoppers,” said Glispie. “This is another example of the many ways we’re working to strengthen these relationships each day. We’ll start by honoring Black History Month, but just like the many accomplishments of African Americans in this country, our commitment to diversity is ongoing. This is just the beginning.”

For more information on Walgreens Supplier Diversity visit www.Walgreens.com/diversity/oursuppliers and shop for Community Corner products online at www.Walgreens.com/cc.

About Walgreens

Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2009 sales of $63 billion. The company operates 7,149 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Walgreens provides the most convenient access to consumer goods and services and cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services in America through its retail drugstores, Walgreens Health Services division and Walgreens Health and Wellness division. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefit manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC and SeniorMed LLC (a pharmacy provider to long-term care facilities). Walgreens Health and Wellness division includes Take Care Health Systems, the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.

3-Feb-10 12:00 PM

Commerce Secretary Meets MMBDC at Dakkota Integrated

Louis Green — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Obama official tries to quell auto fears

Mark Hornbeck / Detroit News Lansing Bureau

Holt -- A high-level Obama administration official spent a couple hours in Michigan on Wednesday to allay people's fears about the future of the domestic automakers and to tell business and community leaders how the government can help make them whole again.

Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke also announced $27 million in grants to be shared by six Midwestern states. The money is part of the federal stimulus package.

Locke said his department can help emerging businesses get access to capital and those slammed by the auto industry downturn to diversify.

"We need to get together with the governor's office and get the word out. We're available to help companies diversify," the former two-term governor of Washington state said after a question-and-answer session with workers and local leaders at Dakkota Integrated Systems LLC, a Holt auto supplier that makes instrument panels.

He was asked how the federal government, now that it owns a majority of bankrupt General Motors, can help the car company promote its products.

"President Obama has no intention of getting involved in the day-to-day operations of General Motors," Locke said. "If we get involved in promotions and advertising, where does it stop? We need to turn management over to the experts."

He added that the federal government's ownership of GM is temporary. "This is not a takeover," he said. "The U.S. government does not want to be a shareholder in GM for any long period of time."

Locke noted that the bankruptcy filing "was coming for a long time, but that does not make any less the body blow."

His appearance in Michigan came on the second day of a string of visits by federal officials in the anxious aftermath following GM's filing. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and auto recovery director Ed Montgomery were in the state Tuesday.

Lizabeth Ardisana, CEO of ASG Renaissance, a technical and communications services firm in Dearborn that serves the auto industry and others, said the gathering with Locke was helpful.

"Commerce has a number of programs that were always available to us. People simply don't know about them," she said.

Leon Richardson of ChemicoMays in Chesterfield Township wanted to know how Commerce can help small businesses in Michigan get defense department contracts. Locke said he'll look into it.

"The meeting could be helpful if they're serious about this commitment," he said.

Dennis Keat, CEO of Su-Dan Corp., an auto supplier in Rochester Hills, showed up to say how the recovery act saved his company. As a tier-one supplier, he got a check from the federal government to tide his company over during the GM bankruptcy.

"We were so afraid of the GM filing because of the amount of money they owed us. We couldn't have survived without the help," said Keat, whose company's work force has dwindled from 250 six months ago to 80 because of the auto sales slump and a 50 percent reduction in orders.

Roslyn Personius, a worker at Dakkota, said Locke's visit to her plant "shows Washington is hearing our voice."

mhornbeck@detnews.com (313) 222-2470

5-Jun-09 2:00 PM

Auto Suppliers Get Government Help; But will black-owned companies benefit?

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT

"Auto Suppliers Get Government Help But will black-owned companies benefit?"

By Cliff Hocker - April 10, 2009

MMBDC President Louis Green quoted in recent Black Enterprise Online Article: “I think it will do little or nothing for black-owned businesses,” Green says. First, the program is only for direct parts suppliers, and only about 80 African American MMBDC firms directly supply automakers the parts that go on vehicles.

Click here to read the complete article

10-Apr-09 12:00 PM

Saginaw Bay could be renewable energy powerhouse

Steve Larson — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT

The Saginaw Bay area can become a wind and solar powerhouse, Michigan's energy chief says. State officials are working to boost renewable energy industries in the state and region, Stanley "Skip" Pruss, director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, said Thursday in Bay City.

The idea is to build on solar investments already made by Hemlock Semiconductor, Dow Corning and Dow Chemical in the region, and wind development by out-of-state companies in the Thumb, Pruss told more than 100 people at a Bay Future annual meeting at the Doubletree hotel and conference center.

"Our problem is not enough jobs," he said. But the "new energy economy" promises $4.5 trillion in economic benefit in the United States by 2030, along with 40 million jobs, he said.

Bay Future and the two other economic development groups in the region have launched a Solar Initiative to attract investment here. Some members were in Las Vegas on Thursday for a trade show.

Pruss, former special advisor to Gov. Jennifer Granholm on renewable energy and the environment, said Michigan needs to take advantage of renewable energy opportunities to create jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from traditional coal-fired power generation.

"Climate change is real," he said. "Those who say that it's not need to be better educated."

The state is striving to be the leader in every sector of renewable energy, Pruss said, from solar to advanced batteries, wind, energy efficiency and carbon capture.

While the Saginaw Valley is a leader in producing base materials for the solar industry that are shipped overseas, Pruss said, the region and state need to be in the business of making and selling solar panels in Michigan.

"The real opportunity for Michigan is to capture the rest of the value chain," he said, like Germany and Spain have done.

He also pointed to Michigan's renewable portfolio standard, requiring utilities to get 10 percent of their power from renewables by 2015, as a driver of change in the state. Michigan Wind 1, the state's second and largest commercial wind farm, was dedicated Thursday near Ubly.

Pruss said a Michigan company, which he declined to name, is working on the next generation of carbon fiber turbines, which will be less expensive to make and able to generate more power.

Fred Hollister, president and CEO of Bay Future, said the visit by Pruss reinforced the need for the Solar Initiative.

"This is a growing industry," Hollister said. "We should get in on the ground floor."

Besides solar and wind, there are even greater opportunities for job creation in energy efficiency, Pruss said.

The state plans to roll out a "Michigan Saves" program within a year that will use federal and other dollars to allow homeowners to make energy efficiency improvements, then pay back the cost through their utility bills, based on the money they save.

Michigan is already first in the world in many areas, Pruss said, including "the most robust tax credits available to manufacturers" for advanced energy storage technology.

"Every battery company in the world wants to come to Michigan," he said, adding that he thinks one or two commercial battery plants will end up locating here soon.

Such investment would be a lifeline to the auto industry, which is moving to more hybrid and electric vehicles.

27-Feb-09 8:00 AM

26TH ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION FINALISTS

noemail@mmbdc.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT

For Immediate Release Contact: Lillian Lowery, MMBDC (313) 873-1797 llowery@mmbdc.com MMBDC Announces 26th Annual Awards: Celebrating the Stars of Supplier Diversity Finalists Detroit, Michigan (September 14) The Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC) announces the finalists for the 26th Annual Awards: Celebrating the Stars of Supplier Diversity. These MMBDC awards finalists contribute to over $9 billion and 45,000 jobs to the U.S. economy. On September 29 at 5:30PM, MMBDC invites you to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Max Fisher Center for a unique opportunity to be a part of an extraordinary evening of unprecedented networking with key business leaders, and celebrities as they celebrate the achievements of the stars of supplier diversity. The mistress of ceremonies is Rhonda Walker, a morning anchor on the local NBC Affiliate (WDIV Detroit). The finalists in these 19 award categories represent some of the most successful minority businesses and...

Obama Administration Announces Efforts to Increase Access to Contracting Opportunities for Minority-Owned, Small Businesses

noemail@mmbdc.com — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:30:00 GMT

SBA News Release PRESS OFFICE Release Date: August 18, 2009 Contact: Tiffani Clements (202) 401-0035 Release Number: 09-58 Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news Obama Administration Announces Efforts to Increase Access to Contracting Opportunities for Minority-Owned, Small Businesses Secretary Locke, Administrator Mills will lead government-wide initiative; federal officials to participate in more than 200 procurement events across the country WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that minority-owned and small businesses, including women- and veteran-owned businesses, have greater access to federal government contracting opportunities. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Small Business Administrator Karen Mills announced a government-wide plan that includes federal agency procurement officials holding or...

Auto Suppliers Get Government Help But Will Black-owned Companies Benefit?

noemail@mmbdc.com — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT

MMBDC President Louis Green Quoted in recent Black Enterprise Online Article:

Auto Suppliers Get Government Help

But will black-owned companies benefit?

By Cliff Hocker - April 10, 2009

Click here to view the complete article

David Segura Hispanic Business Entreprener of the Year

noemail@mmbdc.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Howard J. Hughey November 10, 2008 313.664.5650 office 313.743.3527 alt MMBDC's David Segura - VisionIT CEO Named as 2008 Hispanic Business Entrepreneur of the Year 1st time Midwest entrepreneur wins heralded national award Detroit—MMBDC's David H. Segura the CEO of VisionIT, was named as Hispanic Business magazine’s 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year (HB EOY), an award that caps a remarkable year of recognition and many accolades for VisionIT’s tremendous growth and expansion. This is the 18th year for this award which honors the nation’s most accomplished Hispanic entrepreneur for that year. Segura took home honors in the HB EOY Info Business Category as well as the overall award which will garner him a cover story in next month’s issue of Hispanic Business magazine. Segura is the first entrepreneur from the Midwest to win the HB EOY and only the second...

NMSDC Awards Bartech Group

noemail@mmbdc.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

PRESS RELEASE NMSDC Awards Bartech Group with the Highest Honor Received by a U.S. Based Minority Company Last update: 9:59 p.m. EST Nov. 12, 2008 LIVONIA, Mich., Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Billing and managing $1 billion in professional staffing, workforce management and consulting expenditures on behalf of its customers, The Bartech Group won the 2008 NMSDC Class IV National Minority Supplier of the Year Award. Based upon excellence in business acumen and community service, this is the highest honor awarded by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) to a minority owned business. The Bartech Group has distinguished itself among our best and largest firms, said NMSDC President, Harriet R. Michel. The Company is noted for its exemplary leadership, focus and top-notch customer service, and we are pleased to recognize them as one of our national suppliers of the year. The Bartech Group is a certified minority business enterprise (MBE)...

MMBDC Announce the Tenth Annual Corporate ONE Award Winners

noemail@mmbdc.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT

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Assistant Box Office Manager - SMG DeVos Place/Van Andel Arena

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:40:58 GMT

Title: Assistant Box Office Manager - SMG DeVos Place/Van Andel Arena Description: Major Responsibilities: • Assists manager with supervision of box office operations, including full and part-time ticket sellers. • Cash settlement of shows when required. • Assists manager in setting up shows on the Ticketmaster System. • Accountability of monies: -Verification of ticket seller daily settlements -Oversee and assist in preparation of deposits -Insure maintenance of cash fund • Preparation of daily sales reports. • Training of ticket personnel to assure compliance of overall sales objectives by event. • Provide accurate ticket sales information on a timely basis to management and authorized officials of promotion companies. • Serve as ticket seller when needed. • Responsible for maintenance and organization of box office including ordering all supplies...

Director, Government Contracts & Compliance

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Director, Government Contracts & Compliance Description: This position will review and manage federal, state and local Government agreements. This position is accountable for contract compliance, including reporting/tracking, and for ensuring that Pitney Bowes does not enter into a contract that will compromise our current GSA contract (which may impact any and all PBI business units) or expose PBI to other business risk. In general the Manager, Government Contract Compliance is the point of contact on all matters regarding contract add-ons, renewals and interpretation of existing contracts. Matters outside the expertise of this position are referred to the appropriate resource (legal department, corporate insurance, employment counsel, employee benefits counsel, intellectual property counsel and/or corporate safety.) Position requires interfacing with other Contract resources within PBI that may not report directly to this position. ...

Global Director Employee and HR Technology Services

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Title: Global Director Employee and HR Technology Services Description: The Director of Employee and HR technical services focuses on supporting all technology and service provisioning (SaaS) aspects of Personnel Administration, Organization and Position Management, Payroll where applicable, Compensation Management, Corporate Communications, Social Media and Networking and other Employee centric functions on a Global basis in over 20 countries for this Fortune 500. The Director works closely with business partners and vendors to establish a strategic technology and services plan, identify opportunities to realize business value, incorporate industry technology advances, deliver on project commitments and support day to day operations in an ITO environment. Required Experience: Partner with business owners to research and incorporate HR industry best practices into company processes as appropriate Identify opportunities for transformation, develop...

Tricia Keith

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:43:53 GMT

Tony Tomczak

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:43:28 GMT

DTE Energy

Thomas Lake

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:42:59 GMT

Honda

Thomas Barret

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:42:31 GMT

Mac Arthur Corporation

Russell J. Goemaere

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:41:51 GMT

Grupo Antolin North America

Ron Hall

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:41:19 GMT

Bridgewater Interiors

Pamela Murff Jackson

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:40:51 GMT

PLM Staffing

Mark Kilbourn

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:39:15 GMT

Cooper Standard

Kimberly Coffman

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:38:48 GMT

Herman Miller

Jonathan Ball

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:38:09 GMT

Deloitte

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Chairman's Corner

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:07:59 GMT

Tony Brown

MMSDC Chairman of the Board

Group Vice President, Global Purchasing, Ford Motor Company

Email: Chairman@mmbdc.com

Letter From The Chairman

Certification Guidelines

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:02:39 GMT

The certification process is comprehensive. The process represents the requirements established by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), Inc. The timeline for the processing may run between 21 to 35 business days to complete once all documents necessary are provided. If the documentation is incomplete or does not meet our requirements, your company will be contacted. Incomplete information significantly lengthens the entire process (i.e., your package goes to the bottom of the applicant pool). Therefore, please do not send an incomplete application. First, owners interested in becoming a certified Minority Business Enterprise attend a Pre-Certification Briefing on the second (2nd) Monday of each month. Please register in the Events section of our website. Second, carefully review your financial information. Review your by-laws, operating agreement or partnership agreement to be sure you have the required information for the certification application....

MMSDC Board of Directors

Tue, 25 May 2010 19:23:37 GMT

OFFICERS Tony Brown Ford Motor Company Chairman Anthony Tomczak DTE Energy Vice Chairman Don P. Alessi Comerica Incorporated Treasurer;Chair, Appeals Committee Arthur Dudley Butzel Long Secretary Louis Green MMSDC President/CEO EXECUTIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Tony Brown Ford Motor Company Chairman Don P. Alessi Comerica Incorporated Treasurer Chair, Appeals Committee Kevin L. Bell Chrysler Arthur Dudley, II Butzel Long Secretary Robert Fisher Takata Louis Green MMSDC President/CEO Armando Ojeda Ford Motor Company Chair, Nomination Committee Roderick Rickman Rickman Enterprise Group Chair, Minority Input Committee Anthony Tomczak DTE Energy Vice Chairman Linda Ware General Motors ...

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Thu, 20 May 2010 14:35:59 GMT

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Thank You 2010 MMPC Sponsors

Tue, 11 May 2010 17:39:30 GMT

Staff Directory

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:22:03 GMT

MMSDC STAFF Louis Green, President and CEO 313-873-3201 ceo@mmbdc.com Mary Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 313-873-3202 mbrown@mmbdc.com James Franklin, Vice President, Member Services and Government Relations 313-873-2124 jfranklin@mmbdc.com Joe Garcia, Director, West Michigan 269-290-8144 jgarcia@mmbdc.com Bonita Gaston, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO 313-873-1470 bonita@mmbdc.com Wanda Harper, Director Professional Development 313-481-4782 wjharper@mmbdc.com Kenneth Harris, Vice President, Minority Business Services and Outreach 313-873-2141 kharris@mmbdc.com Flora Hill, Member Services 313-262-7572 flora@mmbdc.com Melody Johnson, Accounting 313-481-4781 mjohnson@mmbdc.com Diane Lee, Director, Certification and Integrity Services 313-873-3615 dlee@mmbdc.com Irma Salinas-Lisk, Certification Specialists 313-262-7557 ilisk@mmbdc.com Lillian Lowery, Director,...

MMPC Sponsorships

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:21:01 GMT

2010 MICHIGAN MINORITY PROCUREMENT CONFERENCE & TRADE FAIR – May 4-6, 2010 MMPC Official Conference and Trade Fair Sponsor $30,000 (SOLD OUT-TAKATA) Official 2010 MMPC & Trade Fair Presenting Sponsorship Everywhere you look, your company's name will be there. Logo on all signage and promotional materials including a 8x40 foot banner displayed outside Cobo Hall. Recognition at the afterglow reception and conference directory Reserved VIP table of (8) at luncheon and afterglow reception (4) 10x 10 booths, booth sign, skirted tables,(8) chairs, wastebasket (10) Exhibitor- two-day registration packages (8) Full Conference- two-day registration packages (2) Trade Fair only passes Four color, Back Cover Ad on the official conference directory Company Profile in the official conference directory Inclusion in all MMPC collateral material Power Lunch Sponsorship $20,000...

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:32 GMT

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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:12:46 GMT

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