Hello OhioMBE Community,
The March 5 edition of the OhioMBE Bid Board is now available! This issue features new contracting opportunities, business development events, and resources to help small and minority-owned businesses grow and succeed.
📢 New Contracting Opportunities Include:
🏗️ Roof Replacement at Food Service Production Center – Bids due March 14
🏗️ Fire Alarm Upgrades – Bids due March 12
🏗️ Professional Design Services – Details available on the Bid Board
🏗️ VAWA Program Service Provider – Bids due March 14
🏗️ Glycol PLC System Upgrades – Bids due April 2
🏗️ LCK Ramp 3 Reconstruction Phase 4 (Rickenbacker) – Bids due April 3
🏗️ Prosecutor Title Insurance Services – Bids due April 10
🏗️ Cosgray Road & Faust Ditch Drainage Improvements – Bids due March 18
🏗️ 2025 County Resurfacing Program – Bids due March 18
🏗️ City of Columbus Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant – Bids due March 12
📌 View the complete Bid Board here: https://bit.ly/4iJt0bh
OBDC Business Development & Training
📅 March 2025 Training & Events
🔥 Business Success Summit: Resources for Women in Business
📆 March 18 | 11:30 AM EST | Online
💡 Featuring Keena Smith (Women’s Center for Economic Opportunity), Catrena Cannon (Columbus Chamber) & more!
🏗 Basic Blueprint Reading for Construction
📆 March 18 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST | Online
📖 Learn to read & interpret blueprints with OBDC Construction Academy!
💰 Free for OBDC Members | $10 for Non-Members
👷♀️ Women in Construction Industry Lunch
📆 March 20 | 12:00 PM | Ruscilli Construction HQ
🤝 Network, share resources & learn how to do business with Ruscilli!
💰 Members: $5 | Non-Members: $10
💰 Building Business Credit & Funding Resources
📆 March 25 | 11:30 AM EST | Online
💡 Learn funding & credit-building strategies with Michael Towns of Adelphi Bank!
📢 Register now at OHBDC.org!
📩 Questions? Contact Bernita at bernita@ohbdc.org
Must-Reads on OhioMBE.com
🖤 Stay informed with these featured articles:
✔️ Who Is Fighting for Black Business Inclusion at Columbus City Schools?
✔️ Recap: OhioMBE Procurement Fair & Small Business Success Summit
✔️ Columbus City Schools Continues to Fail LEDE Vendors
✔️ Who Will Show Up for Supplier Diversity at Columbus City Schools?
✔️ The Columbus NAACP Coup: A Setback for Black Business Advocacy?
✔️ A Question of Leadership and Legacy: The Replacement of Nana Watson
✔️ Addressing Critical Concerns with the Columbus NAACP
✔️ New Opportunity for Contractors: BuildSmart Coaching Program
📌 View the full Bid Board here: https://bit.ly/4iJt0bh
📢 Please share this with other business owners and encourage them to subscribe!
Best,
Ronda Watson Barber
Publisher, OhioMBE
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