U.S. Army Corps of Engineers host 7th Annual Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Networking Forum

Published April 15, 2014

FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, in cooperation with their sponsor, the Trinity River Vision Authority, is hosting its seventh annual Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Networking Forum on April 17 to provide networking with and inform SDVOSBs of opportunities with contractors who frequently do business with the Corps.

The forum is FREE and planned for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Intermodal Transportation Center Building located at 1011 Jones Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102. Parking is available nearby for a small fee. 

“We host numerous small business networking forums throughout the year and the SDVOSB forum is one of the most important because its participants are veterans who proudly served their country and are doing so again with small businesses throughout their communities,” said Carolyn Staten, Deputy for Small Business Programs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District.

Other agencies participating in the event include the Small Business Association, General Services Administration, the Veteran’s Administration, the FAA and FEMA.

For more information and the complete forum agenda, visit the Fort Worth Small Business Programs Office events link on the office website at https://apps.swf.usace.army.mil/Events/default.aspx?view=2

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About the Fort Worth District: The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was established in 1950. The District is responsible for water resources development in two-thirds of Texas, and design and construction at military installations in Texas and parts of Louisiana and New Mexico.  Visit the Fort Worth District website at: www.swf.usace.army.mil and SWF Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Worth-District-US-Army-Corps-of-Engineers/188083711219308


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Rhonda Paige
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