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Executive Committee Members
Hector Martinez, Chair
US Bank
Jerry Fulmer, Vice-Chair
WEC Energy Group Wisconsin - Illinois - Minnesota
John Taylor, Second Vice-Chair
Cargill
Veronica Johnson,
Secretary
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Jennifer L. McNeal, Treasurer
Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP
Duane Ramseur, President & CEO
North Central MSDC
Jodie Tanaka, MBEIC Chair
Tempo Creative Consultants
Edna Abernathy,
MBEIC Vice-Chair
E.R. Abernathy Industrial, Inc.
David Williams, MBEIC Vice-Chair
Williams Engineering, LTD
Robert Marsh, NMBEIC Regional Chair
Synico Staffing, Inc.
Board Members
Kenneth Clinton
Clinton Consulting, Inc.
Shaleta Dunn
ManpowerGroup
Hadrian D'Souza
Best Buy Corporation
Readus Fletcher
City of Saint Paul
Bud Hanley
Minnesota Twins Baseball Club
Scott Hardwick
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Kile Husen
Xcel Energy
Gwendolyn Johnson
Eaton's Cooper Power Systems
Robert Kelly
Kelly Computer Supply Company, LLC
Molly Larsen
CVM Solutions
Jessica Lozano Williams
Target
Herb Miller
Michels Corporation
Jay Parker
Taylor Corp.
Dorothy C. Richburg
KCS
Alice Roberts-Davis
MN Department of Administration,
State of Minnesota
Minoo Seifoddini
Custom Service Plastics, Inc.
D. Craig Taylor
City of Minneapolis
Tom Whisler
General Mills Corporation
Tonia Woodbury
Wells Fargo
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Northwestern Mutual First Annual Supplier Diversity Sourcing Conference
November 17, 2016
8:30am-12:00pm
Northwestern Mutual Headquarters
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
AT&T and NCMSDC Supplier Diversity Sourcing Conference
December 5, 2016
7:30am-12:00pm
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center
750 North Lincoln Memorial Drive
Milwaukee, WI
General Mills Procurement Meeting/Holiday Reception
December 8, 2016
3:30-6:00pm
General Mills Headquarters
1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN
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MBE Magazine Names Shaw-Lundquist MBE Business That Rocks
Congratulations to Hoyt Hsiao and Shaw-Lundquist for being named an MBE business that ROCKS by MBE Magazine in their most current issue! Shaw-Lundquist was highlighted for doing exceptional work within its industry and community.
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Fastest 50. No. 46: Javen Technologies Inc.
Congratulations to NCMSDC MBE Javen Technologies, Inc. for being awarded the fastest growing company with the growth rate of 33% between 2013 and 2015 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal! This is the sixth time Javen Technologies has been listed in the Fast 50 list.
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PC Pitsop Ranked 35th on America's Fasted-Growing Private Companies
Congratulations to NCMSDC MBE
PC Pitstop for being ranked in the 35th annual Inc. 5000 ranking of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies! PC Pitstop came in at 4131 in the 2016 listing, with a commendable three-year sales growth of 68%. PC Pitstop was founded in 1999 by Rob Cheng. You may have seen Rob on television in their PC Matic commercials. Prior to forming PC Pitstop, Rob Cheng was a Senior Vice President at Gateway Computers responsible for Gateway's Consumer business worldwide including profit and loss responsibility. Since 1999, PC Pitstop has evolved into a major security software publisher in the United States, UK and Japan. PC Pitstop makes PC Matic, PC Matic MSP, PC Matic Pro, Tech Sentry Authentication and PC Magnum. PC Pitstop has operations in Sioux City, Iowa.
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612.465.8881
Wisconsin Office
500 West Silver Spring Drive
Suite K-200
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414.847.6497
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President/CEO
Director, Corporate Relations & Certifications
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A Letter from North Central MSDC
President & CEO, Duane Ramseur
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Performance Reviews, Are they obsolete?
Whether you are a minority business owner, corporate or community leader, historically performance reviews have been an annual practice. However, today, major firms are beginning to eliminate performance reviews as discussed in The Harvard Business Review article:
Let's Not Kill Performance Evaluations Yet
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Performance reviews can be awkward and challenging. Reviews can stick people in boxes and leave team members waiting far too long for feedback. It is not a surprise that by the end of 2015 at least 30 of the Fortune 500 companies had totally eliminated formal performance reviews; the rating of employees still exist - employees just cannot see the ratings. Ratings are done subjectively, behind the scenes, and without input from the people being evaluated.
I believe performance reviews are important to the success of any organization. Employee
contributions to the organization over time need to be assessed in some way. Decisions about pay and promotions have to be made. In absence of formal evaluations, those decisions are made "in a vacuum."
Facebook has chosen to hang on to evaluations despite their costs to help ensure fairness, transparency, and talent development. When the company analyzed its performance management systems several years ago, it conducted focus groups and a follow up survey with more than 300 people. The feedback was clear: 87% of people wanted to keep performance ratings. They wanted to know where they stood with the supervisor and organization.
Performance reviews were developed for good reasons: getting rid of evaluations or reviews might be an overreaction to poor execution. Leaders at Facebook think it is more constructive to mitigate the risk by building a culture that recognizes and rewards growth.
Read the full Harvard Business Review Article "Let's Not Kill Performance Evaulations Yet" by Goler, Gale and Grant
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Sincerely,
North Central MSDC
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40th Anniversary of Minnesota Business Opportunity Fair Presents $1.1 Billion Opportunity
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September 21-22, US Bank Stadium
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On Wednesday, September 21 - Thursday, September 22, over 500 Corporate Members, supplier diversity professionals, Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), government employees, and supporters gathered at U.S. Bank Stadium for the 40
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Annual Minnesota Business Opportunity Fair (MBOF) hosted by the North Central Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC). The MBOF connects corporations with a combined $1.1 billion dollar commitment to invest with diverse suppliers and certified MBEs.
"The Minnesota Business Opportunity Fair is an opportunity to build connections and create relationships that turn into contracts," said Duane Ramseur, President and CEO of NCMSDC. "When you think of the fact that we are celebrating 40 years of creating relationships and business, it really makes this year special. We appreciate everyone that has made it possible."
The event began on Wednesday, September 21 at 4:00pm with a networking reception and tours of the new stadium. On Thursday, September 22, starting at 8:00am, attendees were able to participate in workshops and panel discussions to exchange innovative ideas, best practices, and network with some of the regions' top Fortune 500 leaders in procurement and supplier diversity.
Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges both attended the MBOF Awards Luncheon from 11:30am-1:00pm where U.S. Bank was recognized as NCMSDC's 2016 Minnesota Corporation of the Year. The nominations for this prestigious award are submitted by certified MBEs of the NCMSDC. The Corporation of the Year Award recognizes the corporation that has best evidenced its commitment to minority business development during the past year. The award is regarded as the most significant honor to a major corporation for the utilization of minority suppliers. Previous year winners have included Medtronic (2015), Target (2014), and General Mills (2013).
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Ben Fowke, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Xcel Energy served as the luncheon's keynote speaker. Mr. Fowke previously served as president and chief operating officer (COO) with the responsibility for overall corporate operations as well as Xcel Energy's four operating companies, which do business in eight states. Xcel is a strong advocate for supplier diversity and has been a longtime partner of NCMSDC.
"We take pride in the role we play in economic development and rely on supply chain partners to get things done. We're committed to working with diverse suppliers who keep our projects and our communities moving forward," said Ben Fowke, Chairman, President and CEO, Xcel Energy.
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U.S. Bank Awarded 2016 Corporation of the Year
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During the MBOF luncheon U.S. Bank was awarded the 2016 Corporation of the Year due to their enterprise-wide commitment to supplier diversity.
In 2015, U.S. Bank spent $368MM with Certified MBE/WBE/SDV/VET/LGBT owned businesses a 19% increase from 2014. During the award luncheon Tom Lutz, Chief Procurement Officer, Senior Vice President at U.S. Bank accepted the award on behalf of U.S. Bank. Some of the sentiment he shared about U.S. Bank includes:
Our Supplier Diversity Program was created in 1998 to help grow and support this initiative. It is staffed by two full-time employees dedicated to driving Supplier Diversity internally within the corporation, as well as externally in the community. We strive to identify business opportunities for certified diverse suppliers to participate equally with other suppliers in the competitive supplier evaluation process. The Supplier Diversity strategy includes designation of diversity goals set by business lines towards meeting the enterprise wide goals and objectives to diversify the supply chain and create jobs.
Our success is directly related to the vitality of the communities we serve. Our communities - spanning from the Ohio Valley to the Twin Cities to the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean - are made up of an increasingly diverse population. Diverse suppliers are rapidly growing and progressing from suppliers of small commodity lines to providers of a wide variety of manufactured products and corporate services. By doing business with diverse suppliers, we're building bridges within the community and contributing to the growth of companies who, in turn, help us build the best bank in America.
U.S. Bank is committed to building the best bank in America. To meet this goal, we're helping to build the best communities in America. That's why we support Supplier Diversity. It creates opportunities for more individuals and firms to do business with us. When the diverse communities we serve are strong, then we have economic vitality in the communities where we live and work.
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Richard K. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
To learn more about U.S. Bank Supplier Diversity visit their
website.
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Attend the AT&T Supplier Diversity Sourcing Conference
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The AT&T and NCMSDC Supplier Diversity Sourcing Conference is a business networking event designed to enhance awareness; increase procurement and business opportunities with minority-owned businesses (MBEs). Its purpose is to introduce and facilitate business relationships with AT&T Supply Chain, AT&T tier I/prime contractors and MBEs. AT&T and its tier I/prime contractors will be present to discuss upcoming sourcing opportunities with you.
Based on the business information provided within your registration and the sourcing needs of AT&T and its tier I/prime contractors, a 10 minute, one-on-one business matchmaker appointments will be pre-scheduled for those MBEs who register by Monday, November 28th at 5:00 p.m. CST. These meetings will benefit you in different ways: it is your company's opportunity to meet privately with AT&T and/or its tier I/prime contractors to discuss potential opportunities and this is your opportunity to share your company's capabilities, capacities and to share what differentiates your company. You will be notified in advance by email of your matches for your planning and preparation purposes. In addition to the matchmaker meetings, there will be networking and other business resources available to you throughout the program.
Networking begins at 7:30am and the event concludes at 12:00pm.
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Attend the General Mills Procurement Meeting/Holiday Reception
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Thursday, December 8, 2016
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Please join NCMSDC and General Mills
for the December Procurement Meeting and Holiday
Reception on Thursday, December 8, 2015, from 3:30
to 6:00pm at General Mills Headquarters located at 1
General Mills Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN.
This year's guest speakers are Anton Vincent, President, Snacks Division, General Mills and Kevin Lindsey, Commissioner of Human Rights, MN Department of Human Rights.
Agenda
Check-in (photo ID required)
3:00-3:30pm
General Procurement Meeting
3:30-4:30pm
Holiday Reception and Networking
4:30-6:00pm
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First Annual Construction Industry Business-to-Business Forum a Success!
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On September 9th
, the National Association of Minority Contractors - Wisconsin Chapter (NAMC-WI) in partnership with the North Central Minority S
upplier Development Council
(NCMSDC) hosted our first annual Construction Industry Business-to-Business Forum.
This forum was the NCMSDC's first market event organized around an industry vertical, and it was well attended and well received.
ManpowerGroup hosted the forum, and the area's leading diverse suppliers in the construction industry space joined us to meet with the area's leading general contractors, developers and corporate members with construction-related opportunities.
The forum featured "The Region's Construction Industry Forecast" panel led by panelists, Kelly Noel, Director of Construction Management for Aurora Health Care, Thomas R. Irgens, Vice President of Irgens, Jerry Fulmer, Vice President - Supplier Diversity for WEC Energy Group, and Charlotte Tisdale, Procurement and Business Development Manager for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.
The forum also featured "An Insider's Look at the Region's Construction Needs and Opportunities" panel led by panelists, Katherine Warzynski, Chief Estimator for the Keiwit Infrastructure Company, Herb Miller, Senior Manager of Supplier Diversity & Business Development & Marketing at Michels Corporation, Lynn Littlejohn, Director of Community Affairs with Mortenson Construction, and Jon Scholz, Senior Project Executive for Gilbane.
Following the panel presentations, prescheduled one-on-one matchmaker meetings occurred between the attending suppliers, general contractors, developers and corporate members, where companies were able to discuss upcoming opportunities and how to bid for these opportunities.
The NCMSDC thanks our wonderful panelists for their contributions, ManpowerGroup for being our corporate member host and additionally, WEC Energy Group, Michels Corporation, Mortenson Construction, Kiewit Infrastructure Company, Hunzinger Construction Company, J P Cullen & Sons, Irgens, CG Schmidt Inc., and Gilbane Building Company for helping make the event possible as our featured partners.
In partnership with NAMC-WI, the NCMSDC looks forward to our second annual Construction Industry Business-to-Business Forum in 2017. Stay tuned for the date!
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Congratulations Newly
Certified MBEs!
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BPK Inc.
Minnetoka, MN
Rajeev Bhatia, CEO
About:
IT consulting - Services: Web Design and Development; Mole App Development; Digital Strategy and Roadmap; DevOps-Puppet and Chef; Move To Cloud; Training and Coaching.
FENDEX INC.
Milwaukee, WI
Russell Wright, CEO
About:
Inventor of a tri-folding wallet designed product that organizes and protects feminine hygiene products in transport for disease prevention.
First Nation Electrical LLC
Fargo, ND
Daniel Bonner, Owner
About:
Electrical contracting company that serves the North Dakota region which provides residential, commercial, and industrial electrical needs.
Global Language Connections
Minneapolis, MN
Khadija Ali, CEO
Priya Morioka, COO
About:
Global Language Connections offers language and cultural navigation services across industries. Their clients include healthcare, education, business, and government. They have a roster of contract employees that cover over 150 languages for their clients.
Hinckley Laundry LLC dba: Grindstone Laundry
Hinckley, MN
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe/Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures
Joe Nayquonabe, Commissioner of Corporate Affairs and Board Chair of Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures and
Michael Mailhot, Director of Non-Gaming Operations of Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures and Director of Hinckley Laundry LLC dba: Grindstone Laundry
About:
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures started a commercial laundry services in 2015 focused on the hospitality, health care and corporate sectors. Currently the laundry facility services 5 companies owned by Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (Grand Casino-Hinckley MN, InterContinental Hotel-St. Paul MN, Double Tree-St. Paul MN, Double Tree-St. Louis Park MN, Eddy's Resort-Onamia MN).
Infoteq Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN
Patricia Howe, CEO
About:
Specialize in Healthcare IT and Program Management services to efficiently plan, implement and deploy client's health technology projects. Services: Healthcare Payer Functions, Healthcare Provider Functions,
Integrated Technology, Program and Project Management.
Interscholastic Licensing Company
Fitchburg, WI
Ron Brent, President
About:
Interscholastic Licensing Company (ILC) creates residual income for schools by helping them license their logos and mascots. ILC also creates and maintains individual and customized web stores where its clients can sell their licensed logo bearing spirit wear. These web stores are a source for our clients to purchase all extracurricular uniforms, apparel, and equipment below retail cost. This ILC e-commerce system is also an accounting system that allows our clients to track sales in a variety of ways. At a time when schools are facing budget cuts that threaten extracurricular activities and after school programs. ILC provides schools with an opportunity to offset those cuts by giving them 100% of the mark up (AMP- Additional Mark-up Program) from sale proceeds. ILC business model is based on volume, this allows their clients to convert a program cost into a revenue stream to fund athletics and other extracurricular activities.
LKT Laboratories, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
Dr. Like Lam, President
About:
LKT Labs is a chemical company focused on the discovery and distribution of specialty research chemicals for cancer chemo-prevention. They produce and distribute unique chemicals and bio-chemicals for all types of life science research and supply raw materials for manufacturing and repackaging. LKT Labs has been in business for 25 years, and has supplied specialty chemicals to thousands of researchers.
Mbura LLC
Maplewood, MN
Anthony Lusiba, Principal
Caroline Njogu-Lusiba, Principal
About:
Mbura empower small and minority owned businesses with the knowledge and tools they need to be successful. They provided simple and user friendly cloud based technology solutions, these solutions enable small to medium sized businesses to strategically connect, collaborate and communicate with their customers in a secure and flexible space.
Midwest Executive Realty LLC
Milwaukee, WI
Sonya Mays, Owner
About:
Real estate brokerage firm providing real estate and property management services to buyers, sellers, property owners and investors.
Minority Business Investments dba: Gerald Logistics
Racine, WI
Gerald Bester, CEO
About:
MBI (Minority Business Investment LLC) doing business as Gerald Logistics, founded by veteran senior supply chain logistics executive, and veteran entrepreneur Gerald Bester. Gerald Logistics specializes in dedicated transportation, 3PL warehouse services, and distribution. This company will employ well trained company drivers, warehouse personnel, and owner operators (independent contractors).
NewPublica LLC
Minneapolis, MN
Alberto Monserrate, CEO
Melisa Lopez Franzen, President
About:
NewPublica, LLC is a public relations and strategic communications firm focusing on new audiences and new communications. Their approach is inclusive and their experience extends from mainstream to diverse audiences.
Services: Public & Community Relations Consulting, Corporate Communications, Event Planning, Management Media Placement & Assessment.
P&S Holdings LLC dba: Patton's Restaurant & Catering
Des Moines, IA
Pamela Patton, CEO
Stanley Patton, President
About:
Full service restaurant & catering. Classified as a soul food restaurant featuring such items as southern fried chicken, red velvet waffles, upscale unique dishes. Featured on Diner's Drives & Dives, National Award Winner from the National Restaurant Association -- only award every won in the State of Iowa faces of diversity American dream award and listed in one of the top 20 restaurants in the State of IA.
Sleep Health Specialists LLC
Plymouth, MN
Sarah Moe, CEO
About:
Sleep Health Specialists provides sleep health education to local businesses and corporations to help improve health and productivity through sleep health education. Services are offered through classes, training and seminars.
Tainter's Optimized Mechanical Solutions LLC
Fall Creek, WI
Thomas Tainter, President
About:
Provides Commissioning, Re-Commissioning and Design Build Technical Consulting Services of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems for the purpose of ensuring optimal energy efficiency and effective operation of the HVAC systems within Industrial, Hospital, K-12, Higher Ed, Commercial, Prisons and GSA Facilities.
The Joxel Group LLC
Milwaukee, WI
Sushil Pillai, CEO
Nan Pillai, COO
About:
Focus areas are in the pension retirement as well as behavioral health services. In these areas, they provide strategic, process improvement, and system integration services.
WhyClean Residential and Commercial Cleaning Company LLC
Waukesha, WI
Lashaunda Martin, President
Marcus Martin, VP of Operations
About:
Provide premium, customized cleaning and janitorial services, primarily serving commercial firms.
Wolverine Constructions LLC
Watford City, ND
Jonas Crump, Owner
Daniel Richmond, Owner
About:
Provider of General Contracting Services: Water and Septic Install, Heavy Civil, Hydro-Excavation, Hydro-Vac Services, Oil Field Services.
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