MEDIA ADVISORY, June 30, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT: Zachry, Great Bear to be Featured at PHA Small
Business Development Program Forum
WHEN: Wednesday, July 6, 2005
4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Port of Houston Authority Executive Office Building
(cafeteria)
111 East Loop North (near the Houston Ship Channel
Bridge)
Houston, Texas
WHO: Andy Anderson, Bayport Project Manager, Zachry
Construction Corporation
Troy Smith, Owner, Great Bear Construction
PHA contractors, sub-contractors and registered PHA
small business vendors
WHY: Anderson and Smith will provide insights and
illustrate the partnership between a prime
contractor and a small business owner. The forum
will provide information about how to become a
registered small business vendor with the PHA as
well as updates on current and upcoming PHA
projects. Opportunities for informal networking
with PHA staff members, prime contractors,
sub-contractors, and other small business owners
also will be available. Refreshments will be
served.
Please R.S.V.P. by no later than 12:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 6 by contacting the Small Business
Development Office at 713-670-2597 or
nsears@poha.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Argentina James, PHA Public Affairs Director
Office: 713-670-2568 Cell: 713-306-6822
Felicia Griffin, PHA Communications Manager
Office: 713-670-2644 Cell: 713-594-5620
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 6,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and sixth largest in the world. 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. 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
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