Research Triangle Park -  Congressmen David Price (NC-04), Bob Etheridge (NC-02), and Brad Miller (NC-13) will host Marketplace 2009 next week on Wednesday, May 27. 

Marketplace is a small business contracting conference designed to bring small business sellers together with buyers from the federal government and large prime contractors.  It features a trade show, a series of seminars, one-on-one meetings with select agency and prime contractor representatives, and the opportunity to bid on contracts.  The conference is hosted by the three Triangle-area U.S. Representatives in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the North Carolina Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), and the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC). 

Wednesday’s luncheon topic is “Federal and State Recovery Plan (ARRA) Opportunities.”  Congressmen Price, Etheridge, and Miller will provide a federal report and be joined by Dempsey Benton, Director of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Investment.  Director Benton will discuss recovery opportunities within the state. 

More information is available on the web at www.sbtdc.org/events/marketplace.

LOGISTICS: 

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sheraton Imperial
Research Triangle Park, NC