2025 Economic Development Forum Program Guide

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Letter from the CEO

Dear Friends, Partners, and Future-Focused Leaders,

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elcome to the 2025 Economic Development Forum (EDF)!

I am honored to extend my warmest greetings as we gather for the 18th year.

The EDF has been a catalyst for meaningful connections, transformative partnerships, and groundbreaking strategies that drive economic growth across our region and beyond. This year’s theme, “Future Focused,” challenges us all to look ahead—to anticipate change, embrace innovation, and position our businesses and communities not just to survive but to thrive in the years to come.

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Over the next few days, you will hear from visionary speakers, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and connect with leaders from across industry sectors. Whether you are a small business owner, a corporate executive, a policymaker, or a community partner, this forum was designed with you in mind. Together, we will explore future-forward strategies, uncover new opportunities, and strengthen the networks that fuel sustainable economic growth.

The EDF is more than a conference—it is a convening of ideas, strategies, and concepts that lay the foundation for a future-focused roadmap.

It is where innovation meets strategy, where partnerships fuel possibilities, and where businesses and communities position themselves for long-term success.

Thank you for being here, for investing your time, and for lending your voice to focus on the future. Your participation demonstrates not only a commitment to your own growth but also to the broader vision of building stronger businesses, stronger communities, and a stronger economy for all.

Let’s step boldly into the future—together.

With sincere appreciation,

Jozelle Luster Booker President and CEO The MMBC Continuum

Letter from the Chairman

Dear Colleagues, Partners, and Friends,

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n behalf of The MMBC Continuum Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2025 Economic Development Forum (EDF). Each year, EDF provides us with a vital opportunity to come together, share knowledge, and create pathways for economic growth across our region. We appreciate all of our sponsors who help make this event possible, including the support of Host Sponsors, Ford BlueOval City, and FedEx for their leadership and commitment.

The theme of this year’s forum, Future Focused, challenges each of us to not only respond to the needs of today but to anticipate the opportunities of tomorrow. When we come together by working collaboratively, our businesses and communities are much stronger.

This gathering is about more than networking—it is about building resilience and strengthening the ties between small businesses, corporate leaders, and community partners. I encourage you to be intentionally engaged and leave this forum with fresh insights and a renewed commitment to play your role in driving sustainable economic impact. Together, we can ensure that the future we are building is one of shared prosperity.

Thank you for your participation and your partnership in this important work.

Sincerely, Keith Norman VP, Government Affairs, Baptist Memorial Health Care Board Chair, MMBC Continuum

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter from MMBC Continuum CEO................................................ 4 Letter from the MMBC Continuum Board Chairman........................ 5 EDF Corporate Sponsors / M/WBE Sponsors / Media Sponsors........ 10 EDF Reception & Contintental Breakfast Sponsors ......................... 11 2025 EDF Schedule........................................................................ 12 Power Breakfast...................................................................... 16 Seminar: Bank On It................................................................ 17 Workshop – Booked for Business............................................. 18 iHeart Seminar – From Local to Legendary............................... 19 Workshop – The Future of Procurement is Now....................... 20 Workshop – The Workforce Blueprint...................................... 21

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Career Seminar – The Supply and Demand of Human Capital � 23 2G:MPower Seminar – Next Gen Memphis............................. 24 Seminar – Embracing the Future of Your Business Through AI � 25 Unified for Growth: A Future Focused Mayoral Discussion....... 26 Luncheon with Speaker........................................................... 28 Contractor Seminar – Partners in Progress............................... 29 Exhibitor Map................................................................................ 46 Exhibitor Listing............................................................................. 48 Special Thanks............................................................................... 55

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Working together for stronger, healthier communities At Baptist, our mission to care for and strengthen our communities has been made easier because of community partners like the Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum and their dedication to making our corner of the world a better place for all.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 2025 SPONSORS Thank you to our 2025 EDF sponsors for your ongoing commitment to improving the economy through the inclusion of diverse suppliers.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

DAY 1 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Exhibitor Move-In / Registration Renasant Convention Center – (Exhibit Hall)

5:30 am – 7:30 pm

Opening Business Reception Rooftop - aloft Downtown Memphis

DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 8:00 am – 8:30 am

Registration & Networking Lower Level Lobby and Exhibit Hall

8:30 am – 10:00 am Power Breakfast Lower Level Grand Ballroom Keynote Speaker Dewayne Scott, TN Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development

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10:15am

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Exhibit Hall Entrance

10:30am – 3:00pm

Vision Vault - Exhibit Hall Innovation Zone, Silent Workshops, Corporate Connect

11:00am – 12:30pm Seminar: Bank On It: Tools, Talk & Time with Financial Experts Main Stage - Vision Vault Janetha Brown, MBA, First Horizon Bank Jamel Dagher, Paragon Bank Evan Collins, Renasant Bank 11:15am – 12:15 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS (Concurrent) Booked for Business: Author Insights for Leaders and Entrepreneurs - The Inaugural EDF Book Club Ford Stage - Vision Vault Panel: Christin Webb, Author, 31 Days of Confidence: Engage Your Core and Leadership John D. Jackson, Author, For Whom The Virus Tolls Carolyn Hardy, Author, Step Out Presented by Jennifer Richardson 11:15am – 12:15 pm From Local to Legendary: (Concurrent) Using Radio & Smart TV to Grow Your Business FedEx Stage - Vision Vault Speaker: Leon Williamson - Market President, iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group, Memphis & Tupelo

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11:45 am – 1:30 pm Concessions: Grab ‘n Go Lunch Vision Vault - Exhibit Hall 12:30pm – 1:30 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS (Concurrent) The Future of Procurement is Now: Harnessing AI for Impact Ford Stage - Vision Vault Christin Webb, CEO, The Greater You Leadership Series & Managing Partner, Avid Solutions The Workforce Blueprint: Building Futures FedEx Stage - Vision Vault Speaker: Amber Covington, CEO, Third & Ten Consulting 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Grand Slam Marketing Main Stage - Vision Vault Presenter: Germain Kirk, Digital Marketing Consultant, Gray Media 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Grand Prize Drawing Main Stage - Vision Vault

DAY 3 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 7:15 am – 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast Sponsored by W&T Contracting Corporation Lower Level Lobby

8:00 am – 9:15 am

The Supply and Demand of Human Capital: From Classroom to Career LL7 Facilitator: Dr. Carol Johnson Dean Panel: David J. Russomanno, University of Memphis Amy Shead, Southwest TN Community College Dan Sujan, Rhodes College Tara Dunn-Ross, Lemoyne-Owen College Amy Ware, Christian Brothers University

9:15 am – 10:45 am

2G:MPower Seminar Next Gen Memphis: Building Tomorrow’s Tech, Today River Front Rooms Facilitator: “Big Sue” Purnell, Senior Vice President of Programming, iHeart Media

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DAY 3 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (cont’d) Panel: Brent Hooks, Regional Vice President, Cornerstone Engineering, Inc. Kesha Cohran-Ivy, Chief Academic Officer, Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South Molly Polatty, Program Manager — Government Program Manager, Shelby County Trustee 9:30 am – 10:45 am

Embracing the Future of Your Business Through AI to Advance, Thrive and Dominate LL7 Presenters: Travis Spencer, Sr. Manager - Supplier Relations, Ford Motor Company Presenter: Sridhar Sunkara, CEO, eBiz Solutions

9:30 am – 12:15 pm

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Future Focused Workforce Exchange: Ready. Set. Hire!

Lobby of LL7

11:00 am – 12:15 pm Unified for Growth: A Future Focused Mayoral Discussion Speakers: Mayor Larry Dagen - Millington, TN Mayor Maureen Fraser - Collierville, TN Mayor Marco McClendon - West Memphis, AR Mayor David Parsons - Bartlett, TN Mayor Josh Roman - Lakeland, TN 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Luncheon Keynote Lower Level Ballroom Speaker: Jeremy Mathurin, Solution Engineering Director, Microsoft 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Partners in Progress: Building Together for Economic Impact LL6 Facilitator: Andy Davis, Turner Construction Panel: Ama Addai, Ardmore Roderick Grant Mills, Chris Woods Construction Terrell Richards, W & T Contracting Wiley Richards, W & T Contracting Carlos Fifer, Fifer & Associates

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6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Robert R. Church, Sr. Achievement Awards Gala Lower Level Grand Ballroom

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POWER BREAKFAST

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Lower Level Grand Ballroom PROGRAM Opening Remarks & Introduction of MC

Jozelle Luster Booker, President & CEO The MMBC Continuum

Mistress of Ceremonies Joy Redmond, Anchor, WMC-Action News 5 Invocation

Rev. Colley Cooper, Pastor, Hope City Church BREAKFAST SERVED

Greetings

Reginald Boyce, Director, City of Memphis Harold Collins, Chief Administrative Officer, Shelby County Government

Sponsor Remarks

Jonathan Mitchell, General Manager, WMC-Action News 5 / Gray Media DeJuan Hendricks, Business Development/Senior Account Executive, iHeartMedia

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Celestine Evans, Manager, Enterprise Business Services, FedEx Ermal Faulkner, Site Director, Blue Oval City & Electric Vehicle Sites, Ford Motor Company Speaker Introduction

Jozelle Luster Booker

Keynote Speaker

Dewayne Scott, Deputy Commissioner, TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development

Closing Remarks

Keith Norman, Vice President of Government Relations, Baptist Memorial Health Care Board Chair, The MMBC Continuum Jozelle Luster Booker, President & CEO The MMBC Continuum

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dewayne Scott Deputy Commissioner Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

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BANKING SEMINAR

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Main Stage - Vision Vault

Bank On It: Tools, Talk & Time with Financial Experts Join local financial institutions for insights into banking services tailored to small businesses, aspiring entrepreneurs and individuals. Following presentations, attendees can meet one-onone with bank reps to explore financing options, programs, and partnerships.

PANEL

17 Janetha Brown, MBA Vice President/BCM First Horizon

Evan Collins VP, Community Lending & Relationship Director Renasant Bank

Jamel Dagher Assistant Vice President, Commercial Lending Paragon Bank

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WORKSHOP (Concurrent)

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Ford Stage - Vision Vault

Booked for Business: Author Insights for Leaders and Entrepreneurs - The Inaugural EDF Book Club Step inside the stories behind some of today’s most useful small business reads. In this inaugural book club session, featured authors will share key takeaways, discuss their inspiration, and offer insights to help you apply their lessons. Book sales and signings follow the panel.one-on-one with bank reps to explore financing options, programs, and partnerships.

PANEL

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Christin Webb Author 31 Days of Confidence: Engage Your Core and Leadership D. John Jackson Author For Whom The Virus Tolls

Carolyn Hardy Author Step Out Look Up

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WORKSHOP (Concurrent)

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

FedEx Stage - Vision Vault

From Local to Legendary: Using Radio & Smart TV to Grow Your Business

PRESENTER: DeJuan Hendricks Business Development Senior Account Executive iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group Memphis & Tupelo

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WORKSHOP (Concurrent)

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Ford Stage - Vision Vault

The Future of Procurement is Now: Harnessing AI for Impact Technology is changing the way organizations source, buy, and build. This session offers live demos and expert walkthroughs of procurement tools that integrate AI, automation, and predictive analytics to streamline purchasing, vendor management, and more.

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PRESENTER: Christin Webb CEO The Greater You Leadership Series Managing Partner Avid Solutions

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WORKSHOP (Concurrent)

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

FedEx Stage - Vision Vault

The Workforce Blueprint: Building Futures Without Limits This interactive session convenes employers, community leaders, and workforce partners to address gaps and strengthen alignment across the talent pipeline. Insights will shape the Workforce Ecosystem Mapping Project, building a future-ready roadmap that connects residents to opportunity and employers to skilled talent.

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PRESENTER: Amber Covington Founder & CEO Third & Ten Consulting

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CAREER WORKSHOP

Thursday, September 11, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

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The Supply and Demand of Human Capital: From Classroom to Career Leaders from higher education and secondary education institutions will share their future-focused strategies and innovative approaches to preparing students for careers and the workforce in today’s competitive AI-driven world.

PANEL

23 David J. Russomanno Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost University of Memphis

Amy Shead Associate Vice President of Workforce and Career and Technical Education SWTCC

Dan Sujan Dean for Postgraduate and Special Programs Rhodes College

Tara Dunn-Ross Chief Operating Officer LeMoyne-Owen College

FACILITATOR Dr. Carol Johnson Dean TBD TBD

Amy Ware TBD Christian Brothers University

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2G:MPOWER SEMINAR

Thursday, September 11, 2025 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

River Front Rooms

Next Gen Memphis: Building Tomorrow’s Tech, Today This dynamic and interactive session is designed to introduce and expose high school students to the fast-evolving tech industry, from coding and cybersecurity to data analytics, IT support, and entrepreneurship. Students will gain practical insights about career pathways and other opportunities that will inspire youth to pursue high-tech careers.

Who Should Attend: • High School & College Students • Aspiring Future Entrepreneurs

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PANEL

FACILITATOR: “Big Sue” Purnell Senior Vice President of Programming iHeart Media

Brent Hooks, PMP Regional Vice President Cornerstone Engineering, Inc.

Kesha Cohran-Ivy Chief Academic Officer Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South Molly Polatty Program Manager— Government Program Manager Shelby County Trustee

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AI SEMINAR

Thursday, September 11, 2025 9:30 p.m. – 10:45 a.m.

LL7

Embracing the Future of Your Business Through AI to Advance, Thrive and Dominate PRESENTERS

25 Travis Spencer Sr. Manager - Supplier Relations Ford Motor Company

Sridhar Sunkara CEO eBiz Solutions

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MAYORAL DISCUSSION

Thursday, September 11, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

LL7

Unified for Growth: A Future Focused Mayoral Discussion In this session, regional mayors unite to demonstrate the power of collaboration—building bold partnerships that drive prosperity, inspire innovation, and shape a thriving economic future.

PANEL

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Maureen Fraser Mayor Collierville, TN

Marco McClendon Mayor West Memphis, AR

Josh Roman Mayor Lakeland, TN

Larry Dagen Mayor Millington, TN

FACILITATOR

Joanna Crangle Market President and Publisher Memphis Business Journal

David Parsons Mayor Bartlett, TN

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LUNCHEON WITH SPEAKER

Thursday, September 11, 2025 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lower Level Ballroom PROGRAM Opening Remarks & Introduction of MC

Jozelle Luster Booker, President & CEO, The MMBC Continuum

Master of Ceremonies

Andrew Douglas, Anchor, WMC - Action News 5

Invocation

Rev. Dr. Earle Fisher, Senior Pastor Abyssinian Baptist Church

Brief Remarks

Keith Norman, Vice President of Government Relations, Baptist Memorial Health Care Board Chair, The MMBC Continuum Mayor Paul Young, City of Memphis

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Sponsor Remarks

Aditi Khanna, Director Global Sourcing, FedEx

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Jozelle Luster Booker

Keynote Speaker

Jeremy Mathurin, Solution Engineering Director, Microsoft

Closing Remarks

Jozelle Luster Booker

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Jeremy Mathurin Solution Engineering Director Microsoft

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CONTRACTOR SEMINAR

Thursday, September 11, 2025 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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Partners in Progress: Building Together for Economic Impact PANEL

Ama Addai Associate VP, Energy & Utilities Ardmore Roderick

Grant Mills Vice President Chris Woods Construction

Terrell Richards Co-President W & T Contracting Corporation

Wiley Richards Co-President W & T Contracting Corporation

Carlos Fifer President, CEO Fifer & Associates

FACILITATOR

Andy Davis VP & GM, Memphis office Turner Construction

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CONGRATULATIONS

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What does EDGE do?

Serve as the thought leader of Economic Development Strategies Provide tax incentives Coordinate Technical Assistance Administer Grants Manages the International Port of Memphis Represent mayors and elected officials in all economic development activities

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Greater Memphis Chamber

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Lifewave X39

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Houston Cleaning Services

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New Visions

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Young Technology

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Shelby County Government

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THIRD & TEN Consulting

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State of TN Apprenticeship

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GROWWTH The Collective Blueprint

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Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority

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ArchKey Solutions

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Christin Webb

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D. John Jackson

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APEX

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TVA

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Pete Mitchell & Associates

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Bluff City Electrical Contractors, LLC

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WABTS

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Tri-State Defender

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Paragon

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Memphis Electric Co. LLC

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ACG Brand Management

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Universal Scaffold & Equipment

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Flintco

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Renasant Bank

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First Horizon

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Dear Lakesha VytoCor Web Solutions

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Ewing Moving Service, Inc.

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UT Health Science Center

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ATC Career Center

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BMA Transport

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MStreet

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Precise Contracting, LLC

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System Technology

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Bruce Law, LLC

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Enfinity Supply

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Ardmore Roderick

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Tricenergy

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Cornerstone Engineering Inc

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Turner Construction

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Unistar Sparco

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Express Wages

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Campbell & Ford Construction, Inc

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Express Wages 89

TopCat Masonry

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Kroger

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UpCycle Farma 91-91 MLGW

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SPECIAL THANKS

Special thanks to our Board of Directors, corporate members, MMBC Continuum members, small businesses, ecosystem partners, foundation and other strategic partners, for your support of our efforts to engage in the journey to economic inclusion.

SAVE THE DATES & Plan to Attend EDF Next Year Fall 2026

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