MDA biz ops conference

The Mississippi Development Authority’s 2015 Government Procurement Opportunities Conference and Trade Fair is May 5 in Southaven. Businesses are invited to make connections with federal and state purchasing offices and private sector firms at the biennial event, sponsored by MDA and the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program. Dr. Donna Peebles, associate director of the Office of Small Business Programs of the National Guard Bureau will be the opening-session speaker. Invited federal agencies and defense contractors include: Air Force, Army and Navy installation officials, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Homeland Security, the VA, Lockheed Martin, Huntington Ingalls Industries and NASA. For more information, call (601) 359-2904. (Source: MDA 04/30/15)