Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) hosted 700 diverse business leaders from 33 states at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Justice and Equity’s second annual Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Connect Summit on April 17-18, at the company’s Energy Resource Center (ERC) in Downey.
The summit, being held for the first time on the West Coast, connected MBEs with the DOE and more than 40 other state and federal agencies, prime government contractors, financial institutions, private sector companies and nonprofit organizations for learning, business opportunities and over 1,900 unique business matchmaking sessions.
The final day of the summit featured Founder & CEO George L. Pla of Cordoba, where he shared his story and his vision for MBE’s in the industry.
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