Archives by: Chris Plater

BALTIMORE, MD – The Mid-Atlantic Region Minority Business Development Agency Advanced Manufacturing Center is excited to announce the launch of the Manufacturing Innovation Hub Cooperative (MiHUB). A virtual ribbon cutting for MiHUB will be held online at 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2020, as part of the 2020 Baltimore Minority EnterpriseDevelopment Week (Baltimore MEDWeek) and Supplier Diversity Inclusion Week Minority Manufacturing Symposium. The MiHUB CoOp is an outgrowth of the MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center – Baltimore’s current support to minority manufacturers. ... Read more

Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Minority Enterprise Development Week (Baltimore MEDWeek) and Supplier Diversity Inclusion Week 2020, “Succeeding Together: Through Collaborative and Cooperative Thought and Action” will be held virtually, Monday through Thursday, November 9-12, 2020. Baltimore MEDWeek highlights the importance of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in our Region, including the stakeholders impacted by MBEs as suppliers, employers and contributors to our economic growth. Launching Monday, November 9 with online “Press & Previews” announcements, including a speaker lineup, Baltimore MEDWeek returns with two ... Read more

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that David J. Byrd will be the new National Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). Mr. Byrd will be the 18th National Director of the agency.  Established by an Executive Order in 1969, MBDA is the only Federal agency solely dedicated to the growth and global competitiveness of U.S. minority-owned businesses.  “David’s vast experience in public service and as an entrepreneur are true assets to MBDA and the Department of ... Read more

POSTPONED INDEFINITELY DUE TO COVID-19 Save the date for MiHUB's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Symposium, conducted Tuesday, March 24, 2020, by the Mid-Atlantic Region Minority Business Development Agency Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Host organizations include the Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Owned Business Development; the SMART Congressional Initiative; and the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland. To receive information on the AI Symposium, send your name, position, company/organization, phone number and email address ... Read more

Manufacturers may find these links of help in their efforts to meet workforce, operational, retooling, financing, technical assistance, and other challenges posed to businesses and the greater community by COVID-19. MID-ATLANTIC REGION MBDA ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CENTER PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business DevelopmentMaryland Chamber of CommerceMaryland Department of CommerceMaryland Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business AffairsMaryland Manufacturing Extension PartnershipMaryland TEDCOMBDA Minority Business Development CentersMeridian Management GroupRegional Manufacturing Institute of MarylandVirginia Manufacturers Association NATIONAL Centers for ... Read more

Baltimore MED/SDI Week highlights, plus.... The City of Baltimore has been awarded a $300,000 supplemental funding grant to enable our Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore to develop a Manufacturing Cooperative, MiHUB, that will create an ecosystem based on the needs of minority manufacturers. Read more. Read more

The Minority Manufacturing Symposium is focused on business marketing for minority manufacturers and welcomes other businesses and organizations in the supply chain for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) manufacturers. This interactive symposium connects MBEs with government officials and industry leaders to network, share experiences and discuss opportunity for growth. REGISTER Baltimore MEDWeek includes four events. Click this link, click TICKETS, then select the Minority Manufacturing Symposium, Thursday, October 10, 2019, to register. FEATURED Morning Engagement with Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young...Blueprint for Value Creation...Strategies for ... Read more

A Baltimore MEDWeek Event Presented by Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, the Mayor’s Office of Small, Minority and Women Business, the Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center – Baltimore, and the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland YOU'RE INVITED! Minority Manufacturers | OEMs | Others in the Industry Supply Chain | Resource & Service Providers to the Industry | Promoting Supplier Diversity & Inclusion The Minority Manufacturing Symposium, a Baltimore MEDWeek event focused on business marketing for minority manufacturers, features Blueprint ... Read more

The theme of Baltimore’s 2019 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) / Supplier Diversity and Inclusion (SDI) Week is Inform, Instruct, Inspire.  Baltimore MED/SDI Week was created to raise awareness about the critical role minority and women-owned businesses play in Baltimore. Read more. Read more

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Minority Business Development Agency. The only government agency with the primary mission of promoting growth and competitiveness of the United States' minority owned business. I encourage you to attend the 50th Anniversary Celebration during the National MEDWeek in Washington D.C. Read more. Read more