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Happy Birthday US Navy

Announcements and Updates / Military History / Naval History

Happy 249th Birthday United States Navy

US Navy (USN) Birthday Click here to view businesses owned by U.S. Navy Veterans (and active duty/reservists) Click here to view USN military quotes Click here to view famous veterans Click here to view the history of the USN and anniversaries On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed… Read more
Veterans Affairs Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Announcements and Updates

Florida Veterans: Hurricane Disaster Resources (provided by US Department of Veterans Affairs)

Disaster Assistance for Veterans Hurricane Milton is expected to hit Florida late Tuesday/early Wednesday and is currently a category 5 storm. Track it at #Milton resources| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (noaa.gov). The hurricane is anticipated to cause severe damage and VA facilities will be closed or impacted. This email will help answer your questions about VA disaster assistance. If you… Read more
CareerSource Palm Beach County Hosts Paychecks for Patriots Annual Job Fair with 60+ Employers in Partnership with Hope Florida on November 6th

Announcements and Updates / Veterans Employment Events / Veterans Employment News

CareerSource Palm Beach County Hosts Paychecks for Patriots Annual Job Fair with 60+ Employers in Partnership with Hope Florida on November 6th

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2024) — CareerSource Palm Beach County, in partnership with Hope Florida, will host the annual Paychecks for Patriots job fair on Nov. 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be held at the Airport Hilton in West Palm Beach. It offers U.S. military veterans, their families, and the general public… Read more
VOB Supporter Poster

Announcements and Updates

September 2024 Veteran Owned Business Website Numbers

Veteran Owned Business Project September 2024 website numbers are in: 356,000+ unique visitors (nearly 5,700,000 so far in 2024) 2,510,000+ page views (over 48,800,000 so far in 2024) 21,660 unique visitors on busiest day 11,484 average unique visitors per day (*would be much higher if you add in all domains associated with VOB) And as always… thank you so much… Read more
Granite - SDVOSB Bids

Announcements and Updates / Contracting

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY is Seeking Qualified Sub-Contractors: Invitation to Bid CT 01-0J8904 Hwy 36 Humboldt County – The estimated cost of the project is $13,000,000.00

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY is seeking DBE/MBE/WBE Qualified Sub-Contractors on the following Project: Project Name: 01-0J8904 Hwy 36 Humboldt County Project Owner: Caltrans       Contract # 01-0J8904 Lead Estimator: Bret McPhaul Phone: 707.489.4782 Bid Date: 11.7.2024| 2:00 pm                       Fax Quotes to: 707.467.4143 General work description: Hot Mix Asphalt, Asphalt Base, and Structural Concrete Granite Construction Company (Granite) is requesting quotes from all qualified… Read more
Kris Kristofferson Famous Veterans

Announcements and Updates / Famous Army Veterans / Famous Veterans

Remembering Kris Kristofferson | Country Singer, Songwriter, Actor and ARMY Veteran!

Just heard of the passing of country music star (“Me and Bobby McGee”, “For the Good Times”, “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down”, and “Help Me Make It Through the Night”) and movie actor [(Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven’s Gate (1980), Stagecoach (1986),… Read more