Business Matters Weekly - September 26, 2016

Week of: September 26, 2016

Our Mission

JARI will be the collaborative force that enhances all aspects of our region to grow a diverse economy and build vibrant communities.

One More Day, Reserve Your Spot Now!

Debi Balog

Director, Workforce Development

The registration deadline for the 2016 Safety Conference has been extended one more day! Participant registrations are due by Thursday, September 29th.

Workshop Topics & Agenda

Participant Registration Form

If you have any questions, please contact Debi Balog, JARI Workforce Development Director at 814.262.8366 or via e-mail at dbalog@jari.com .

Gloria Larkin, President of TargetGov, giving the keynote address.

Businesses CONNECT!

Lenora Leasure

Program Manager, JARI PTAC

CONNECT! 2016 was held yesterday at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center. In addition to participating in three presentations, small business attendees were able to CONNECT! with resource agencies and buyers and other local businesses. We would like to thank event sponsors and co-hosts.

Sponsors include: TargetGov, CAB, Augustine Die & Mold/Augustine Plastics, Kongsberg Protech Systems USA, Wessel & Company, General Carbide and H&W Global.

Co-hosts include: Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission PTAC, North Central PTAC, Northern Tier PTAC, and the Indiana University PTAC.

Speakers included Gloria Larkin, President of TargetGov; Kenyon Holley, Director of the DB Supportive Services Center at Cheyney University; and Lynne Hood, Concurrent Technologies Corporation's (CTC) Senior Director of Procurement and Subcontracts.

Attendees met with representatives from:

CTC, Kongsberg, Lockheed Martin AeroParts, Inc., PA Department of General Services Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities, and Wessel & Company.

Resource agencies included:

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania, Catalyst Connection, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania - DB Supportive Services Center, PA Department of General Services COSTARS, Small Business Administration - Pittsburgh, SBDC-Saint Francis University, TargetGov, and the JARI, IUP, SAP&DC and North Central PTACs.

Please contact us to learn more about any upcoming events or government contracting at (814) 254-4022 or (814) 254-4023 or via email at jariptac@jari.com.