2013 Women’s business & buyers mart
September 26, 2013 McCormick Place Lakeside Center 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois
The oldest national conference and business opportunities fair for women business owners in the country.
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Diversity flies with us. Committed to supporting the rich diversity of ideas, experiences and cultures that reflect our customers, business partners and co-workers.
• As of 2012, 39.2% of United Airlines’ workforce is comprised of ethnic minorities • As of 2012, 41.1% of United Airlines’ workforce is made up of women • More than $2.5 billion spent since 2000 in non-fuel procurement dollars with women, minority, veteran, service-disabled veteran and small enterprises. • Received 100% on the Human Rights Campaign rating in the 2012 Corporate Equity Index
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W o men ’ s Business & B uy er s Mar t
The oldest business opportunities fair for WBEs in the country
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Featuring over 200 corporate and government entities seeking women as vendors, suppliers or contractors, the Women’s Business & Buyers Mart provides women business owners with an opportunity to enhance the profitability of their business by establishing relationships with corporate and government buyers, and with other women entrepreneurs, and access to information, resources and contacts to assist with their business needs and boost their bottom line.
WBDC Pavilion – Your Partner for all Stages of Business Success Since 1986, the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) has offered a full-service approach to assist prospective and established women business owners. The WBDC is a local, national and international advocacy organization and a national leader in the development of programs and policies affecting small, minority and women’s business ownership and women’s economic empowerment. Visit the WBDC Pavilion and meet with our entrepreneurial experts for solutions to your most pressing business challenges. Whether you are just starting out or well-established our staff is ready to assist you. Seeking funding? Meet with WBDC financial experts about the various options available for your business including the WBDC Micro Finance Program. Are you a veteran? Learn how the WBDC can help with your business success. Interested in government contracting? Let the WBDC PTAC be your guide through this process. Seeking entrepreneurial training on your own schedule? Learn about our new Online/On-Demand Entrepreneurial Training that is extending our reach well beyond the Midwest region we serve. Interested in becoming a certified WBE? Learn about the process firsthand from our certification experts.
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W o men ’ s Business & B uy er s Mar t
The oldest business opportunities fair for WBEs in the country
Microsoft Pavilion – Technology Solutions Microsoft’s network of dedicated partners specializing in small business technology needs will be on-hand to offer solutions to conference attendees. These partners are saving business owners from costly and time-consuming mistakes, and can help keep everyone in your company operating more efficiently and better equipped to stay on top of new business developments. Stop by the Microsoft Pavilion at the Women’s Business & Buyers Mart for your one-on-one technology consultation!
Lakeshore Lounge Located outside the Women’s Business & Buyers Mart Sponsored by: Recharge, relax and reconnect at the Lakeshore Lounge where you will find lightening-fast charging stations, resource materials and laptops to keep you linked in. Utilize the WBDC’s high-speed hotspot to connect your device and seamlessly keep in touch with your office and important business contacts! The Lakeshore Lounge is also home to the popular Resource Center* containing free information from women business owners, business resource organizations, and our media partners for attendees to peruse and procure at their leisure. *Registrants are encouraged to bring their brochures and business cards for display.
Contract Connections
The WBDC MatchMaker, located inside the Women’s Business & Buyers Mart Sponsored by: The WBDC is thrilled to be presenting the 11th Annual Contract Connections program at this year’s Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference. This program was created to support the WBDC’s efforts to develop more meaningful, long-term relationships between our WBEs and our Corporate and Government Partners. The goal of this program is to establish valuable connections between certified Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) and the purchasing decision-makers from corporations and government agencies seeking such suppliers for specific opportunities. WBE companies were pre-selected for these meetings prior to the event; the meetings are by appointment only.
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UPS is a proud sponsor of the WBDC. For more information about our supplier diversity program, please visit sustainability.ups.com.
Š 2012 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, the UPS brandmark, and the color brown are trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved.
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corporate
pr ocu r ement Booth #307/309 Allstate Insurance
Booth #207 BMO Harris Bank
Booth #404/406 CNA Insurance Companies
2775 Sanders Road E6 Northbrook, IL 60062 847-402-3943 margaret.klinsport@allstate.com
311 West Monroe Chicago, IL 60606 www.bmo.com
333 S. Wabash Avenue, 21 st Floor Chicago, IL 60604 312-822-1956 aileen.velazquez@cna.com
Margaret Klinsport Director, Supplier Diversity
Lisa Weber Analyst, Sourcing, Payables & Supplier Governance
Booth #116 Ameren
Booth #107 BP America, Inc.
Booth #332 Comcast Cable
1901 Chouteau Avenue, MC 1105 Saint Louis, MO 63103 314-554-3741 jkeating@ameren.com
28100 Torch Parkway, 5th Floor - North Warrenville, IL 60555 630-836-6187 suppdiv@bp.com
1500 McConnor Pkwy. Schaumburg, IL 60173 847-789-1323 vivian_rivera@cable.comcast.com
J.P. Keating Supplier Diversity Executive
Booth #608 American Airlines 4333 Amon Carter Blvd. Ft. Worth, TX 76155 817-963-2620 robin.pulford@aa.com Robin Pulford Manager, Supplier Diversity
Booth #217 AT&T 225 W. Randolph Chicago, IL 60606 312-223-7611 www.attsupplierdiversity.com Deborah Fuentes Niziolek Sr. Diversity Sourcing Manager
Booth #133 Avis Budget Group, Inc. P.O. Box 4319 Huntington, NY 11743 973-496-2179 susan.pettit@avisbudget.com Susan Pettit Strategic Business, Diversity Relations
Debra Jennings-Johnson Director, Supplier Diversity
Booth #617 Cardinal Health
Aileen Velazquez Manager, Supplier Diversity
Vivian Rivera Assoc. Rep. Procurement
Booth #229/231 ComEd
1450 Waukegan Road McGaw Park, IL 60085 847-578-6799 martha.holmes@cardinalhealth.com
Exelon BSC Supply Three Lincoln Center Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181 630-437-4398 emmett.vaughn@exeloncorp.com
Martha Holmes Director, Small Business Development
Emmett Vaughn Exelon Supplier Diversity Manager
Booth #529 Cargill
Booth #123/125 Deere & Company
15407 McGinty Rd. W. Wayzata, MN 55391 952-742-4096 www.cargill.com
3400-80 th Street Moline, IL 61265 309-765-5905 salesramar@JohnDeere.com
LeAnn Thompson Supplier Diversity Liaison
Ramar Scales Manager, Supplier Diversity
Booth #507/509 CDW
Booth #235 Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
200 N. Milwaukee Avenue Vernon Hills, IL 60061 847-419-6334 markkey@cdw.com Mark Key Program Manager, Supplier Diversity
300 E. Randolph Street, 4 th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 312-653-8291 latonya_fourte-lyles@bcbsil.com LaTonya Fourte’-Lyles Manager, Supplier Diversity
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corporate
p r ocur em ent Booth #433 Hospira, Inc.
Booth #130 Motorola Solutions Inc.
Booth #320/322 Office Depot
300 Field Drive, Bldg. H4-1 Lake Forest, IL 60045 224-212-6418 berlon.hamilton@hospira.com
1301 E. Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196 847-576-4377 megan.stock@motorolasolutions.com
6600 N. Military Trail Mail Code: N416T Boca Raton, FL 33469 www.officedepot.com
Berlon Hamilton Supplier Diversity Leader
Megan Stock Supplier Diversity Manager
Booth #328 James McHugh Construction Co.
Booth #533 Navistar
AnneMarie Richards Assistant Merchant, Supply Chain Diversity
1737 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 312-821-0344 npedraza@mchughconstruction.com Natalie Pedraza Director of Compliance
Booth #521/523 Kraft Foods Group 3 Lakes Drive, NF 329 Northfield, IL 60093 847-646-7892 latonya.seanior@kraftfoods.com LaTonya Seanior Procurement COE
Booth – Microsoft Pavilion Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 425-421-6455
Lucille Taylor Supplier Diversity Coordinator
Booth #329 The Nielsen Company 200 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60606 312-583-5583 shirelle.magee@nielsen.com Shirelle Magee Supplier Diversity Coordinator
Booth #504/506 Northern Trust 50 South LaSalle, M-11 Chicago, IL 60675 312-444-2323 daf@ntrs.com
Booth #104/106 OfficeMax 263 Shuman Boulevard Naperville, IL 60563 www.officemax.com/supplierdiversity Anthony Billinger Manager, Supplier Diversity
Booth #220/222 PepsiCo, Inc. 1 Pepsi Way Somers, NY 10589 914-253-3836 milena.yoraschek@pepsico.com Milena Yoraschek Supplier Diversity Coordinator
Booth #223/225 PNC 116 Allegheny Center Mall Pittsburgh, PA 15212 supplierdiversity@PNC.com Maureen Bober Seskey VP, Director Supplier Diversity
Fernando Hernandez Supplier Diversity Director
Deidra Jenkins Vice President, Supplier Diversity Manager
Booth #128 Monsanto Company
Booth #432 Novation
Booth #428 Rush University Medical Center
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. Mail Zone G3NC St. Louis, MO 63167 314-694-1492 daphanie.a.pointer@monsanto.com
125 E. John Carpenter Fwy Irving, TX 75062 972-581-5914 lstrong@novation.com
1700 W. Van Buren Chicago, IL 60612 312-942-6703 jandrews@rush.edu
LaSheia Strong Supplier Diversity Program Manager
John Andrews Purchasing Manager/Business Diversity
Daphnie Pointer Supplier Diversity Manager, Global Procurement
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2601 Navistar Drive Lisle, IL 60532 331-332-2371 lucille.taylor@navistar.com
Booth #228/230 Southwest Airlines
Booth #615 The University of Chicago
Booth #115/117 W.W. Grainger, Inc.
P.O. Box 36611, HDQ-7PD 2702 Love Field Drive Dallas, TX 75235 http://swa.aecglobal.com/
6030 S. Ellis Avenue Room 132 Chicago, IL 60637 773-702-2553 nquarles@uchicago.edu
100 Grainger Parkway Lake Forest, IL 60045 847-535-4471 conner.n@grainger.com
Pam Cline-Glover Supplier Diversity Manager
Booth #429 Staples www.staples.com/diversity
Booth #428 Trinal, Inc. Rush University Medical Center - Capital Projects 329 W. 18 th Street, Suite 401 Chicago, IL 60616 312-738-0500 tdavis@trinalinc.com Tammi Davis Chief of Operations
Booth #108/110 U.S. Bank 3366 W. Century Blvd. Mail Code:LM-CA-1493 Inglewood, CA 90303 supplier.diversity@usbank.com
Booth #405/407 United Airlines 77 West Wacker Chicago, IL 60601 312-997-8400 supplierdiversity@united.com Ruby McCleary Director, Supplier Diversity
Nadia M. Quarles, Esq. Director of Business Diversity
Booth #613 The University of Chicago Medicine 5841 S. Maryland Avenue Rm. B-140, MC1050 Chicago, IL 60637 773-834-8548 www.uchospitals.edu James Williams Manager, Business Diversity
Booth #604/606 University of Illinois Suite 340-IL Union Bookstore Chicago, IL 61820 217-244-1001 sekou@uillinois.edu Fred Coleman, III, Ph.D. Director of Diversity
Booth #212/214 UPS 55 Glenlake Parkway, NE Atlanta, GA 30328-3498 404-828-7490 khomeyer@ups.com Kathy Homeyer Corporate Supplier Diversity Coordinator
Nancy Conner Supplier Diversity Manager
Booth #313/315 Walgreen Co. 200 Wilmot Road Deerfield, IL 60015 847-315-3325 carrie.pecher@walgreens.com Carrie Pecher Supplier Diversity Services
Booth #129 We Energies (Wisconsin Energy Corp.) 231 W. Michigan Street, P423 Milwaukee, WI 53203 414-221-2614 jerry.fulmer@we-energies.com angela.herring@we-energies.com Jerry J. Fulmer Director Supplier Diversity
Booth #412/414 Wrigley 600 West Chicago Ave, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60654 312-212-7985 andrea.kalley@wrigley.com Andrea Kalley North America Commercial Packaging & Supplier Diversity
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Business
R e s o u r ces Booth #620 Accion Chicago
Booth #528 Fifth Third Bank
1436 W. Randolph St, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60607 312-275-3000 nrivera@accionchicago.org
222 S Riverside Plaza 312-704-5955 Chicago, IL 60606 community.chicago@53.com
Noemi Rivera Loan Intake Specialist
Booth #305 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Booth #312 Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. 22761 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90265 323-459-8108 cmangan@dandb.com
Booth #607 SCORE: For the Life of Your Business 500 W. Madison, Suite 1150 Chicago, IL 60661 312-353-7724 alan_jacobs@alansells.com Alan Jacobs Central Vice Chair
30 East Lake Street Chicago, IL 60601 http://www.ccc.edu/10KSB Bral M. Spight Executive Director
Catherine Mangan Event Marketing Manager
federal government
p r ocur em ent Booth #331 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Booth #331 Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Booth #605 IRS - Employee Plans, Great Lakes Area
230 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60604 312-322-2968 mark.hands@chi.frb.org
90 Hennepin Avenue, P.O. Box 291 Minneapolis, MN 55480 612-204-5044 theresea.hueg@mpls.frb.org
230 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60604 312-292-3843 wiley.ransom@irs.gov
Mark J. Hands Supplier Diversity Program Manager
Theresea Hueg Director, Expense Management and Procurement
Wiley Ransom EP CE&O Analyst
Booth #331 Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 1 Memorial Drive Kansas City, MO 64198 816-881-2334 latonya.prather@kc.frb.org Tonya Prather Financial Management
Booth #331 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis P.O. Box 662 St. Louis, MO 63166 314-444-6231 rhonda.c.adams@stls.frb.org Rhonda Adams Supplier Diversity Specialist
Booth #131 U.S. Department of Energy 9800 South Cass Avenue Argonne, IL 60439 630-252-1629 dewillican.middleton@ch.doe.gov DeWillican Middleton Small Business Program Manager
Booth #622 U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Small Business Utilization 230 S. Dearborn Street, Room 3280 Chicago, IL 60604 312-353-5384 maureen.cruz@gsa.gov Maureen Cruz Business Services Specialist
Booth #530 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 500 West Madison, Suite 1150 Chicago, IL 60661 312-353-4519 phyllis.shelton@sba.gov www.sba.gov Phyllis Shelton Economic Development Specialist
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local government
p r ocur em ent Booth #628 Capital Development Board
Booth #334 City Colleges of Chicago
100 West Randolph St Chicago, IL 60601 312-814-0941 jeanifer.l.kimbrough@Illinois.gov
226 W. Jackson Chicago, IL 60606 www.CCC.edu
Jeanifer L. Kimbrough FEP Compliance Technician
Booth #629 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) 60 East Van Buren Blvd. #13 Chicago, IL 60605 312-913-7486 logden@thecha.org Lauri Ogden Special Projects Coordinator
Booth #625 Chicago Public Schools - Office of Business Diversity 125 S. Clark Street, 19 th Floor Chicago, IL 60603 773-553-2991 pharitos@cps.edu www.cps.k12.il.us Poly Haritos Manager, Business Diversity for CPS
Booth #631 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) 567 W. Lake Street Chicago, IL 60661 312-681-2620 eorozco@transitchicago.com Enrique Orozco, Jr. Acting General Manager - P&SBCP Dept.
Booth #234 City of Chicago, Department of Aviation 10510 W. Zemke Chicago, IL 60666 773-894-3034 angela.manning@cityofchicago.org Angela Manning Managing Deputy Commissioner
Booth #621 City of Chicago, Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle, Room 805 Chicago, IL 60602 312-74-GOBIZ www.cityofchicago.org/ businessaffairs
Booth #531 McCormick Place/SMG
118 N. Clark Street, Room 1020 Chicago, IL 60628 www.cookcountygov.com
301 East Cermak Road Chicago, IL 60616 312-791-6446 hmushier@mccormickplace.com
Lisa Alexander Office of Contract Compliance
Booth #333 Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) 100 W. Randolph St., Suite 4-402 Chicago, IL 60601 312-814-3281 carlos.gutierrez@Illinois.gov Carlos Gutierrez Outreach Manager
Booth #335 Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Illinois Entrepreneurship Network
Booth #431 City of Chicago, Department of Procurement Services
James R. Thompson Center, 100 W Randolph Chicago, IL 60601 800-252-2923 ceo.support@illinois.gov www.commerce.state.il.us
121 N. LaSalle, Room 806 Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-2096 victoria.wright@cityofchicago.org
Booth #630 Illinois Toll Highway Authority
Victoria Wright Marketing & Outreach Coordinator
Booth #623 City of Chicago, Office of the Treasurer 121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 106 Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-5195 lparedes@cityofchicago.org Lilia Paredes
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Booth #430 Cook County
2700 Ogden Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515 630-241-6800 diversity@getipass.com Diversity & Strategic Development
Hilary Mushier Purchasing Manager
Booth #632 Metra 547 W. Jackson Chicago, IL 60661 312-322-6587 acolquitt@metrarr.com Janice Thomas, Director Ashley Colquitt, Community Liaison
Booth #532 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 111 East Erie Street, 6th Floor Chicago, IL 60611 312-751-4040 regina.berry@mwrd.org www.mwrd.org Regina D. Berry Compliance Officer
Booth #633 Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) 175 West Jackson Blvd. Suite 1650 Chicago, IL 60604 312-913-3212 reddl@rtachicago.org LaToya Redd Paralegal/FOIA
Certified
W BE s Booth #120 Bridgeforth Wolf & Associates, Inc. 47 W. Division, Suite 229 Chicago, IL 60610 312-663-5171 donna@bridgeforthwolf.com Donna Bridgeforth President
Booth #224 Cedar Concepts Corporation 4342 S. Wolcott Avenue Chicago, IL 60609 773-890-5790 linda.boasmond@cedarconcepts.net Linda Boasmond President
Booth #324 Consolidated Printing 5942 North Northwest Highway Chicago, IL 60631 773-631-2800 www.consolidatedprinting.net Marilyn Jones President
Booth #213/215 INTREN, Inc. 18202 W. Union Road Union, IL 60180 815-923-2300 jbalchunas@intren.com Loretta Rosenmayer CEO
Booth #121 J&J Exhibitors Service, Inc. 2338 S. Indiana Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 312-225-3323 www.jjmotor.com Nancy Murphy President
Booth #413/415 Kayhan International
Booth #416 Manilow Suites
1475 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 104 Schaumburg, IL 60173 847-843-5090 pat.turnbull@kayhan.com
175 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 3007 Chicago, IL 60601 312-819-0050 courtney@manilowsuites.com
Pat Turnbull President & COO
Francine Manilow President
Booth #216 KellyMitchell Group
Booth #113 New Age Transportation, Distribution & Warehousing Inc.
101 S. Hanley Road, Suite 1100 Clayton, MO 63105 314-727-1700 cassandra.sanford@kellymitchell.com Cassandra Sanford CEO
Booth #317 KNOCK, inc. 1315 Glenwood Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55405 877-965-6625 newbusiness@KNOCKinc.com Lili Hall President and CEO
Booth #233 KnowQ Solutions 2855 Keystone Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 847-323-7276 annapappas@knowqsolutions.com Anna Pappas President
Booth #525 Mach 1 Global Services 2401 International Parkway Woodridge, IL 60517 708-903-0319 kthomsen@mach1global.com Kari Thomsen District Manager
1881 Rose Road Lake Zurich, IL 60047 847-545-9200 x103 dianec2@newagetransportation.com Carolyn Gable, CEO Diane Craig, WBE/Supplier Diversity Manager
Booth #124 OmniSource Marketing 8945 N. Meridian, Suite 150 Indianapolis, IN 46260 317-575-3306 ksummers@omnisourcemarketing.com Kendal Summers Senior Director, New & WBE Business Development
Booth #409 Overture LLC 595 N. Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 847-573-6087 heathers@overturepromo.com Heather Sanderson CEO
Booth #508 Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. 2700 Van Buren Street Bellwood, IL 60104 708-547-6000 maryL@RNSI.com Mary Richards Lawrence President
Booth #314/316 Smead Manufacturing Company 600 Smead Blvd. Hastings, MN 55033 651-438-2076 www.smead.com Sharon Avent President & CEO
Booth #221 The Bureau of Engraving, Inc. 3400 Technology Drive Minneapolis, MN 55418 612-782-8063 patrick.stuart@thebureau.com Lynne Alexander, CEO Patrick Stuart, VP of Marketing
Booth #505 VIVA USA, Inc. 3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 847-368-0860 vilangovan@viva-it.com www.viva-it.com Visanthi Ilangovan President
Booth #114 PrintSolutions, Inc. 1744 Beachview Court Crown Point, IN 46307 219-988-4186 sherrie@printsolutions11.com Sherrie Matthews President 15
resource
ORGANIZ ATIONS Booth #609 Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (CMSDC) One East Wacker Drive, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60601 312-755-8880 info@chicagomsdc.org Shelia Hill Executive Director
Booth #330 HACIA 901 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 205 Chicago, IL 60607 312-666-5910 www.haciaworks.org
Booth #624 The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 855 W. Adams, Suite 100 Chicago, IL 60607 312-425-9500 jfaus@ihccbusiness.net Jessica Faus Marketing and Communications Manager
M e dia Booth #408 Sun-Times Media www.suntimes.com
*Exhibitors listed are those committed by August 20, 2013.
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Booth #434 NAWBO Chicago 3332 W. Foster Ave., #121 Chicago, IL 60625 312-224-2605 info@nawbochicago.org www.nawbochicago.org Melissa M. Lagowski Executive Director
Booth #135 Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) 155 E. 55th Street, Suite 4H New York, NY 10022 212-688-4114 camille@womenpresidentsorg.com Camille Burns VP of Operations
Booth – WBDC Pavilion Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) 8 South Michigan Avenue 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60603 312-853-3477 wbdc@wbdc.org Emilia DiMenco President & CEO
Booth #417 Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 202-872-5516 www.WBENC.org Pamela Prince-Eason President & CEO
E x hib ito r B oo th INd ex CORPORATE PROCUREMENT
BUSINESS RESOURCES
CERTIFIED WBEs
Allstate Insurance........................................... #307/309
Accion Chicago.............................................. #620
Bridgeforth Wolf & Associates, Inc.................. #120
Ameren........................................................... #116
Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp................... #312
Cedar Concepts Corporation.......................... #224
American Airlines............................................ #608
Fifth Third Bank.............................................. #528
Consolidated Printing..................................... #324
AT&T.............................................................. #217
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses...... #305
INTREN, Inc.................................................... #213/215
Avis Budget Group, Inc................................... #133
SCORE: For the Life of Your Business............ #607
J&J Exhibitors Service, Inc.............................. #121
BMO Harris Bank........................................... #207 BP America, Inc.............................................. #107
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Cardinal Health............................................... #617
Kayhan International....................................... #413/415 KellyMitchell Group......................................... #216 KNOCK, inc.................................................... #317
Cargill............................................................. #529
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago................... #331
KnowQ Solutions............................................ #233
CDW.............................................................. #507/509
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City............. #331
Mach 1 Global Services.................................. #525
CNA Insurance Companies............................ #404/406
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis............. #331
Manilow Suites............................................... #416
Comcast Cable.............................................. #332
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.................. #331
ComEd........................................................... #229/231
IRS - Employee Plans, Great Lakes Area........ #605
New Age Transportation, Distribution & Warehousing Inc................... #113
Deere & Company.......................................... #123/125
U.S. Department of Energy............................. #131
OmniSource Marketing................................... #124
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)........ #235
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Small Business Utilization............. #622
Overture LLC.................................................. #409
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)....... #530
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc.......... #508
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Smead Manufacturing Company.................... #314/316
Hospira, Inc.................................................... #433 James McHugh Construction Co.................... #328 Kraft Foods Group.......................................... #521/523 Microsoft Corporation........................Microsoft Pavilion Monsanto Company....................................... #128 Motorola Solutions Inc.................................... #130
PrintSolutions, Inc........................................... #114
The Bureau of Engraving, Inc.......................... #221 Capital Development Board............................ #628
VIVA USA, Inc................................................. #505
Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)................... #629
RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS
Navistar.......................................................... #533
Chicago Public Schools Office of Business Diversity........................ #625
The Nielsen Company.................................... #329
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)....................... #631
Northern Trust................................................ #504/506
Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (CMSDC).......... #609
City Colleges of Chicago................................ #334
Novation......................................................... #432
HACIA............................................................ #330
City of Chicago, Department of Aviation......... #234
Office Depot................................................... #320/322
The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce... #624
City of Chicago, Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP)... #621
OfficeMax....................................................... #104/106 PepsiCo, Inc................................................... #220/222 PNC............................................................... #223/225 Rush University Medical Center...................... #428 Southwest Airlines.......................................... #228/230 Staples........................................................... #429 Trinal, Inc. - Rush University Medical Center Capital Projects.......................................... #428
City of Chicago, Department of Procurement Services................................ #431 City of Chicago, Office of the Treasurer........... #623
NAWBO Chicago............................................ #434 Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO)......... #135 Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC)............................. WBDC Pavilion
Cook County.................................................. #430
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)......................... #417
Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS)..................... #333
MEDIA
U.S. Bank....................................................... #108/110
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Illinois Entrepreneurship Network............... #335
United Airlines................................................. #405/407
Illinois Toll Highway Authority.......................... #630
The University of Chicago............................... #615
McCormick Place/SMG.................................. #531
The University of Chicago Medicine................ #613
Metra.............................................................. #632
University of Illinois.......................................... #604/606 UPS................................................................ #212/214
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago......................... #532
W.W. Grainger, Inc.......................................... #115/117
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).......... #633
Sun-Times Media........................................... #408
Walgreen Co................................................... #313/315 We Energies (Wisconsin Energy Corp.)........... #129 Wrigley........................................................... #412/414
*Exhibitors listed are those committed by August 20, 2013.
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