{"id":15193,"date":"2017-09-19T19:29:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T19:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=15193"},"modified":"2017-11-09T19:29:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T19:29:42","slug":"suffolk-launches-trades-partnership-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2017\/09\/19\/suffolk-launches-trades-partnership-series\/","title":{"rendered":"SUFFOLK LAUNCHES TRADES PARTNERSHIP SERIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Program to provide local certified firms with development opportunity and resources<br \/>\nwithin the construction industry<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">TAMPA, FL, September 19, 2017 \u2013\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suffolk.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana;\">Suffolk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">\u00a0is launching its 2017\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolk.com\/southeast-trades-partnership-series\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana;\">Trades Partnership Series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: black;\">which assists certified trade partner firms in fostering long-term relationships and developing their industry skills. A select group of participants will be accepted into the program which is being held in Tampa beginning Friday, November 3. Applications are now being accepted through October 6.<\/span><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">To be eligible for the program, applicant firms must have at least two years in business and hold a certification as a Disadvantaged Minority Enterprise, Disadvantaged Women Business Enterprise, Small Business Enterprise, or an equivalent certification from a governmental agency in Florida. For this year\u2019s program, Suffolk will be partnering with the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Black Women in Construction, and Associated Builders and Contractors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">\u201cWe are deeply invested in creating equal access and opportunity for quality-driven, experienced trade partners on all of our projects, and we are thrilled to bring our Trades Partnership Series to Tampa in support of this goal,\u201d said Suffolk Vice President Josh Christensen. \u201cOur objective is to provide valuable curriculum and access to resources for the participating firms, and most importantly, creating meaningful, long-lasting relationships.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">Accepted participants will begin the program on November 3 during the kickoff reception from 12-2pm. Courses then take place on November 6 \u2013 November 9 from 4-7pm. A final course and graduation ceremony will be held on November 10 from 12-2pm. Sessions will be held in Suffolk\u2019s Tampa office located at 616 Channelside Drive, Suite 102. Attendance will be mandatory at all sessions for participants to successfully complete the program at which point they are connected to a mentor from Suffolk\u2019s leadership team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;\">The application deadline is Friday, October 6 at 5pm ET. Applicants will then be notified of their acceptance status by Friday, October 13 at 5pm ET. All eligible firms are encouraged to apply. Space will be limited. For more information and to apply, visit\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolk.com\/southeast-trades-partnership-series\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">https:\/\/www.suffolk.com\/southeast-trades-partnership-series<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program to provide local certified firms with development opportunity and resources within the construction industry \u00a0 TAMPA, FL, September 19, 2017 \u2013\u00a0Suffolk\u00a0is launching its 2017\u00a0Trades Partnership Series\u00a0which assists certified trade&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15193"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}