NC DOT Workshop Draws Crowd of Minority Business Owners at CFCC McKeithan Center

The North Carolina Department of Transportation conducted a workshop at the McKeithan Center on the north campus of Cape Fear Community College targeting outreach to disadvantaged businesses in the area.

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Highways, in partnership with the department’s Office of Civil Rights and Cape Fear Community College Small Business Center hosted an outreach workshop on Saturday, for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) at the McKeithan Center on the north campus of Cape Fear Community College.

Genesis Block was a proud sponsor of the event which had a great turnout. Over 70 people were in attendance and minority businesses ranging from trucking companies to commercial real estate brokers were there looking for contracting opportunities with the NCDOT. Genesis Block and Cape Fear Community College Small Business Center are partnering to build a pipeline of well trained minority business owners to populate the southeastern North Carolina region.

Genesis Block and Cape Fear Community College Small Business Center are partnering to build a pipeline of well trained and qualified minority owned businesses in southeastern North Carolina.

With an annual operating budget of approximately $5 billion dollars, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for building and maintaining North Carolina’s transportation network, as well as overseeing the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles. The NCDOT’s Division of Highways advertises and awards numerous contracts each year for all sorts of transportation work. Each project is an opportunity for NCDOT to encourage minority and women owned business participation and provide equitable and balanced access for these businesses to compete on contracts.

NCDOT has multiple contract opportunities statewide, including: Construction, Maintenance, Emergency Work, Mowing, Traffic Control, Tree Service, Cleaning Service, Litter pickup and more.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has an annual budget of close to $5 billion dollars.

Genesis Block set a company goal in 2023 to connect minority owned firms to $2.5 million dollars in contracting opportunities. Workshops like “Doing Business with the NC DOT”, provide insights and analysis for minority owned business enterprises to gain the information and networks needed to grow their business. Our next Converting Conversations to Contracts event will be on May 17, 2023 at the McKeithan Center on the north campus of Cape Fear Community College.

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Converting Conversations to Contracts is the premiere event driving minority enterprise development in southeastern North Carolina.

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