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Get On Board
CREATE’s Get On Board events foster networking for certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and other MBE or WBE businesses with rail-industry contractors specializing in engineering, design and construction. Railroad supplier diversity and procurement professionals will answer questions and provide information during the event. In addition to networking, the event will include relevant workshops about securing work in the rail industry.
Previous Get On Board events were:
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Get On Board: November 1, 2023CREATE’s Get On Board events foster networking for certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and other MBE or WBE businesses with rail-industry contractors specializing in engineering, design and construction. Railroad supplier […]
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Get On Board: April 12th, 2023CREATE’s Get On Board events foster networking for certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and other MBE or WBE businesses with rail-industry contractors specializing in engineering, design and construction. Railroad supplier […]
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Get On Board: Week of April 26, 2021The Get On Board networking event originally scheduled for the week of March 22 has been rescheduled to the week of April 26. This event will still allow businesses a […]
Recordings of these past Get On Board events are available here: https://www.createprogram.org/gob/
Other Past Events
Building Blocks of Success: IDOT announces March dates for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Workshops, March 9-31, 2021
The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting free virtual workshops in March as part of its Building Blocks of Success series for firms interested in participating in the Disadvantaged Business
Fall Into The County: Vendor Resource and Information Expo, October 16, 2019
This event provided opportunities to network with Cook County and its sister agencies. The event also included the following workshops: Procurement 101, Advanced Look into 2020 Buying Plan – Capital
Metra On Track to Success Vendor Fair, September 4, 2019
Metra, a CREATE Program partner, held a vendor fair on September 4, 2019. This event provided small businesses access to prime contractors and an opportunity to attend free educational workshops.