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June 19 Reception Celebrates 6th Anniversary of PHA's Small Business Development Program(For Working Media only; not for distribution to the general public)ADVISORY, June 17, 2008 --
WHEN: Thursday, June 19
5:30-8 p.m.
WHERE: Gus Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas Avenue
Houston, Texas 77002
WHO: PHA commissioners, executive staff and Small Business
Development staff, along with hundreds of participants
in the program.
Speakers include Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, Sylvia
Garcia, Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 2, and Houston
City Council Member Sue Lovell.
WHY: In 2002, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston
Authority established the Small Business Development program
with the goal of awarding 35 percent of all eligible PHA
contracts to certified small businesses.
Since the program's inception and through the first quarter
of 2008, PHA has awarded $203.7 million in contracts to
registered small businesses. The phenomenal growth of the
program over the past six years is the focal point of this
year's reception, held on Juneteenth.
AUDIO/
VISUALS: Prepared statements and/or interviews with Chairman Jim
Edmonds, Executive Director Tom Kornegay, Small Business
Development Director Gilda Ramirez, various participants
in the program.
CONTACTS:
Lisa Ashley-Whitlock, Communications Manager
Office: (713) 670-2644 Cell: (832) 247-8179, lwhitlock@poha.com
Argentina M. James, Director of Public Affairs
Office: (713) 670-2568 Cell: (713) 306-6822, ajames@poha.com
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 7,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage and second in overall total tonnage. The port authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. PHA is the first port authority in the world to receive ISO 28000:2007 certification for Port Police and the perimeter security operations at both the Barbours Cut and Bayport Terminals. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange. For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com The Port of Houston Authority logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=720
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