South Texas Border Business Contracting Expo

The STBBCE is the premier contracting and manufacturing conference in South Texas! Hundreds of business owners, purchasing agents, procurement decision makers, vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers are expected to attend. Featuring 50 federal, state, local and corporate contracting exhibitors; three training tracks; and a matchmaking event that includes 21 federal, state, local, and corporate Procurement Specialists! Key note speakers include: Tim Foreman, Director - U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) & Yolanda Olivarez, Regional Administrator - U.S. Small Business Administration July 7th ,2010 South Texas Border Business Contracting Expo Welcome Reception 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm First National Banks Ballroom 334 S. Texas Ave. Mercedes, TX July 8th, 2010 8:00 am- 3:00 pm RGV Livestock Show Grounds Event Center, 2nd Floor Mercedes, TX NO FEE! Registration strictly required at: www.southtexascontracting.com STBBCE is hosted by: Committee Chair Rio South Texas Regional PTAC ~ A Component of the Business Development & Innovation Group at UTPA ~ & the South Texas Border Business Contracting Committee. Honorary co-chairs for the STBBCE are U.S. Congressmen: Honorable Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) Honorable Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Honorable Solomon Ortiz (TX-27)