Much of the work done on North Carolina’s roads is contracted to private firms. And traditionally, companies owned by women, minorities and people who are disabled have had less success garnering those valuable contracts. To help address this inequity, The Office of Business Opportunity and Workforce Development – or BOWD – was created. Join us for OPEN/net to discuss BOWD.

Tuesday
October 27, 2009
9-10p.m.

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Guests:

Shelton Russell
Manager, Business Development, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Transportation

Jon Nance
Chief Engineer for Operations with the North Carolina Department of Transportation

Theresa Canales
State Contractual Services Engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation

More information:

N.C. Dept. of Transportation
www.ncdot.org
1-877-DOT-4-YOU
1-877-368-4968

BOWD
(919) 508-1808
www.ncbowd.com

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