PWC Trade Fair will reflect building boom.On Wednesday, November 1, Professional Women in Construction (PWC) will host its annual trade fair centered on the theme "New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New York--It's A Wonderful Town." The fair--which the PWC has hosted since 1990--will be tied to the rebuilding of lower Manhattan and the unprecedented construction activity taking in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The Trade Fair, held at Con Edison's headquarters at 4 Irving Place in New York City, will run from 5.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.. Veteran small business consultant, Gwendolyn Colbert-Kushner, will present a free workshop, "Do It Right the First Time," providing technical assistance on how to apply for government certification as a W/M/DBE (women, minority and/or disadvantaged business) directly preceding the Fair at 4.45 p.m. Sponsors and exhibitors include Con Edison, Construction Specifications Institute The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) is an organization that maintains and advances the standardization of construction language as pertains to building specifications. ; Phoenix Constructors JV; Altus Metal & Marble; Tishman Construction Co., Inc.; Turner Construction Company; Wal-Mart Realty; National Reprographics Duplicating printed materials using various kinds of printing presses and high-speed copiers. , Inc.; MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. ; NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City School Construction Authority; NYC Health & Hospitals Corp.; NYC Department of Environmental Protection; NJ Transit; Port Authority of NY & NJ; Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center; and the NYC Department of Buildings. PWC President Lenore Janis commented, "This is the start of a major era in construction. We're beginning to see the rebuilding of lower Manhattan while commercial, retail and residential work is expanding at midtown and uptown sites and throughout the borough. The Trade Fair will reflect this boom. It's already generated enormous interest." The cost for exhibiting is $395 for members, $495 for nonmembers. Attendance at the Trade Fair is $50 for members, $75 for nonmembers. Janis urges all to make reservations early. Call 212.486.7745 or contact PWC at pwcusa1@aol.com. |
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