LeChase co-sponsors biggest supplier diversity and minority business events of the year for New York State and North Carolina’s Triangle Area In This Issue: 1 LeChase co-sponsors 2016 NYS MWBE Forum & MED WEEK 2 Newly Prequal-Approved XBE Firms & NAWIC Conversation with Congresswoman Louise Slaughter 3 Southeast XBE Spotlight 4 Northeast XBE Spotlight 5-6 Recent XBE Outreach Events 7 XBE Tools & Quick Links on the Intranet, XBE Team News & Program Reminders LeChase XBE Update OCTOBER 2016 LeChase served as a co-sponsor at the Sixth Annual NYS MWBE Forum: Transformation 2016, decking out an exhibitor booth inside Albany’s Empire State Plaza Convention Center and greeting attendees on October 5 and 6. 2016 NYS MWBE Forum and Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week events attract scores of attendees from across respective regions 2016 NYS MWBE Forum Also in attendance from LeChase were Michelle Keller, Sherry Jackson, Jennie Bills, Jay Hopeck and Michele Benevento. (photos from Forum on page 4) 2016 Durham MED Week For the 4th consecutive year, LeChase served as a co-sponsor for this year’s Durham MED Week, a weeklong series of events geared toward celebrating the outstanding achievements of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and honoring organizations that support minority business development. The theme for 2016 was “Small Businesses: Continuing to Survive & Thrive.” Denise Thompson was tapped to work on the planning committee for the second year in a row, (continued on page 6) Scott Lawler, estimator for LeChase’s Schenectady office, represented the firm during one of the Forum’s highly sought- after sessions, “One-on-One At the Table,” where he got the opportunity to speed network with a number of pre-registered MWBE firms. Thousands of existing and emerging Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) from across the state convened for the two-day event, connecting with various government agencies and authorities, and participating in a packed schedule of breakout training sessions and panel discussions.
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LeChase co-sponsors biggest supplier diversity and minority business events of the year for New York State and North Carolina’s Triangle Area
In This Issue:
1
LeChase co-sponsors
2016 NYS MWBE
Forum & MED WEEK
2 Newly Prequal-Approved
XBE Firms & NAWIC
Conversation with
Congresswoman Louise
Slaughter
3 Southeast XBE Spotlight
4 Northeast XBE Spotlight
5-6 Recent XBE Outreach
Events
7 XBE Tools & Quick Links
on the Intranet, XBE
Team News & Program
Reminders
LeChase XBE Update OCTOBER 2016
LeChase served as a co-sponsor at the Sixth Annual NYS
MWBE Forum: Transformation 2016, decking out an exhibitor booth inside Albany’s Empire State Plaza Convention Center and greeting attendees on October 5 and 6.
2016 NYS MWBE Forum and Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week events attract
scores of attendees from across respective regions
2016 NYS MWBE Forum
Also in attendance from LeChase were Michelle Keller, Sherry Jackson, Jennie Bills, Jay Hopeck and Michele Benevento. (photos from Forum on page 4)
2016 Durham MED Week
For the 4th consecutive year, LeChase served as a co-sponsor for this year’s
Durham MED Week, a weeklong series of events geared toward celebrating the outstanding achievements of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and honoring organizations that support minority business development. The theme for 2016 was
“Small Businesses: Continuing to Survive & Thrive.” Denise Thompson was tapped to work on the planning committee for the second year in a row, (continued on page 6)
Scott Lawler, estimator for LeChase’s Schenectady office, represented the firm during one of the Forum’s highly sought-after sessions, “One-on-One At the Table,” where he got the opportunity to speed network with a number of pre-registered MWBE firms.
Thousands of existing and emerging Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) from across the state convened for the two-day event, connecting with various government agencies and authorities, and participating in a packed schedule of breakout training sessions and panel discussions.
Founded in 1991, Alternate Resources is a full-service
hotel purchasing and design consultation company that
specializes in hospitality and contract projects.
Certified with NYS as a Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), Alternate Resources is based in Hartsdale, N.Y., a hamlet in the town of Greenburgh (Westchester County), with a professional staff whose experience spans more than 25 years.
Understanding of scope, design intent, budget and schedule are the hallmarks of Alternate Resources, and the firm strives to work efficiently and effectively with all parties to deliver exceptional results.
Alternate Resources Quick Facts:
Founded in 1991
Based in Hartsdale, New York
NYS Certified WBE
Provides interior design, purchasing and project
management services, and FF&E procurement
250 E. Hartsdale Avenue, Suite 30 Hartsdale, NY 10530 Phone: 914.713.1001
ter (prospective and current bidding opportunities).
Guest speaker, JaMone Turner, deputy director of
ESD’s Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development
Council, discussed how to become a certified MWBE
with New York State.
2016 NYS MWBE Forum (cont. from page 1)
Rochester XBE Meet & Greet
More than 2,200 registrants attended this year’s NYS MWBE
Forum at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany,
participating in two full days of networking, training sessions
and panel discussions.
The LeChase booth (pictured right) was well visited both days of this
year’s Forum. The XBE Team had the opportunity to meet with hundreds
of MWBE firms from across the state and reconnected with several
individuals with whom they’d met at previous outreach events.
LeChase team members pictured left to right: Jennie Bills, Michelle Keller,
Florence Indovina, Ann Van Auken, Denise Thompson, Sherry Jackson
and Patty Lysyczyn
LECHASE XBE UPDATE :: OCTOBER 2016 PAGE 6
Recent XBE Outreach Events (cont.)
2016 Durham MED Week (cont. from page 1)
LeChase team members (pictured left to right: Dee Richardson,
Patty Lysyczyn, Denise Thompson and Ann Van Auken) attend
the Durham MED Week Honors Breakfast on October 4.
helping to develop the following schedule of events:
Meet the Developers of Durham Projects, October 3 LeChase attendees: Denise Thompson, Patty Lysyczyn, Ann Van Auken, Jack Goodrich and Tom Plant
LeChase team members (pictured left to right: Denise Thompson,
Dee Richardson, Anthony Vellozzi and Priscilla Reed) attend the
Durham MED Week Business Fair on October 6.
2016 Charlotte MED Week
LeChase also served as a co-sponsor at this year’s
Charlotte MED Week, another weeklong observance to recognize the outstanding achievements of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and to honor organiza-tions that support minority business development.
The theme for 2016 was “Investing in the Future.”
MED Week Workshops, October 11
Talent Wins
How to Balance Business, Life & Health
Safety: Why it’s Important, Best Practices & Hot Topics*
(*LeChase Senior Project/Safety Manager Barbara Lytle
served as the facilitator for this workshop)
Newly Certified: Now What?
Meet the Primes & Buyers, October 12 LeChase attendees: Denise Thompson and Barbara Lytle
MED Week Awards Luncheon, October 13 LeChase attendees: Denise Thompson and Barbara Lytle
Denise Thompson (pictured left) and Barbara Lytle attend Charlotte
MED Week’s Meet the Primes & Buyers on October 12.
MED Week Honors Breakfast, October 4 LeChase attendees: Denise Thompson, Patty Lysyczyn, Ann Van Auken, Jack Goodrich, Seth London, Denny Mangum and Dee Richardson
The Chamber’s Guide: Survival 101, October 5 LeChase attendee: Denise Thompson
MED Week Business Fair, October 6 LeChase attendees: Denise Thompson, Dee Richardson, Anthony Vellozzi and Priscilla Reed
MED Week Golf Day, October 7 LeChase attendees: Denise Thompson, Lynette Sandlin, Darbee Jackson, Seth London, Reid Miller, Steve Loneman, Marcus Tuttle and Anthony Vellozzi
XBE Program Reminders
XBE Tools on the Intranet
LECHASE XBE UPDATE :: OCTOBER 2016 PAGE 7
The Corporate XBE Team is diligently working to continually develop new tools to assist with XBE-related projects.
Check the LeChase XBE Program page on the Intranet often for updates. Do you have a suggestion that
could help our teams? Let Sherry Jackson know about your idea.
Current Tools:
XBE Outreach Event Request Form
XBE Acronyms List
XBE Solicitation Log
Updated Subcontractor Prequal Form
Subcontractor Prequal Status
XBE Meeting Log Template
List of Regional/State Advertising Options
and Community Organizations—sample ad
copy included!
List of NYS Counties and Towns within
ESD’s Work Districts/Regions
Tools in Development:
XBE Project Binder
XBE Subcontractor Bid Breakdown
Worksheet
Please remember to forward all XBE utilization plans to Michelle Keller for initial verification.
Help us populate our XBE Updates! Send all information regarding XBE-related events,