TACOMA, Wash. – As part of its ongoing work to address disparities for historically underutilized businesses owned by minority, women, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, the City of Tacoma’s Equity in Contracting (EIC) Program has partnered with Emerald Cities Collaborative to launch its first completely in-person E-Contractor Academy. The E-Contractor Academy aims to provide the information, resources, tools, and connections so that minority and women-owned construction firms can grow by working on clean energy and sustainable building projects. The Academy and all support services are offered free of charge to participants.
The following topics will be covered:
- The clean energy and sustainable building landscape
- Energy efficiency programs and incentives
- Business growth principles
Academy Dates: October 22 – November 19 (Tuesdays, from 3 – 5 PM)
Location: Mi Centro (1208 S. 10th St., Tacoma, WA 98405)
Application Deadline: October 15
Event details are available at makeittacoma.com/events.
Community members with questions, or requests to receive information in an alternate format, can contact Monica Guevara at mguevara@emeraldcities.org.
That a city government with a 26 million dollar budget shortfall, thinks it can preach the path to financial success, through discriminative policy and practice, is both alarming and laughable.