October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This observance was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2004 as an effort to educate internet users on the importance of online safety and privacy. As we have had to adapt to working remotely and moving our daily activities virtually,
Lockheed Martin is a global provider of systems, products and services primarily focused on defense, aerospace and global security. Although headquartered in Bethesda, MD, the company employs more than 110,000 people in some 375 facilities, including a substantial presence at 22 facilities in Georgia. Lockheed Martin was born out of the merger of two pioneering
JE Dunn Construction is a national building contractor focused on delivering the Exceptional Client Experience. With 23 offices across the US, Dunn employs more than 3500 people and generated revenues in excess of $4 billion in 2019. A family- and employee-owned company that has existed for almost 100 years, JE Dunn takes great pride in
Please join the GMSDC family in celebrating National Black Business Month (NBBM) throughout the month of August. Since 2004, the nation has observed a month-long commemoration of the history, contributions and accomplishments of black-owned businesses. It is important that we take note of this all-important business segment and the role it plays in the US
One of the GMSDC’s most committed partners is the Atlanta-based law firm Drew Eckl & Farnham (DEF), one of the largest litigation defense firms in the Southeast. A long-term corporate partner of the GMSDC, DEF was recently honored by the Daily Report as a recipient of a Georgia Legal Award as one of the state’s
The GMSDC is proud to celebrate and recognize these newly certified Minority Business Enterprises for the month of June. We urge you to read more about their business and help welcome them to the GMSDC family. AP Shah Consulting LLC Management and IT consulting firm Bull Dawg Trucking LLC General Freight Trucking Care Free Living LLC
In 1975 – before some of us were even born – a small group of Georgia corporations came together to discuss inclusive procurement practices. Their vision became a movement that would become the GMSDC. Their foresight has changed the way business is done in Georgia. Given the political climate of business at the time, our
As businesses across the State of Georgia prepare to reopen their physical locations and resume business operations, it is time to develop a plan that ensures their employees, clients and customers are healthy and safe. Together with the NMSDC, the National MBEIC and the affiliate councils, we introduced the Forward Focused series. The series will
The GMSDC is proud to celebrate and recognize these newly certified Minority Business Enterprises. We urge you to read more about their business and help welcome them to the GMSDC family. 23 Consulting LLC – A full-service consulting and legislative lobby firm in Atlanta A la Carte Menu Services Inc. – A food-service management company providing contract feeding,
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a month recognizing the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the United States. In June 1977 Reps. Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California, introduced a resolution to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week.
