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City of Chicago Establishing a Certification Program for Veteran Owned Businesses

May 24, 2017 Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Villegas Introduce Ordinance Establishing a Certification Program for Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Gilbert Villegas, Alderman Carrie Austin and Alderman Matt O’Shea today introduced an ordinance to establish a certification program for veteran-owned business enterprises (VBE). “The creation of this program underscores our commitment to ensuring veterans can thrive in the City… Read more

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Veterans Procurement Forum – June 17 in Chicago

Event: Veterans Procurement Forum Date: Jun 17,2016  Time: 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM Location: Ralph H. Metcalf Federal Building – 77 W. Jackson Street GSA Conference Center, 3rd Floor,  Chicago, IL About the Event: Learn How to Contract with Government Agencies If you are a Veteran-owned or a Service Disabled Veteran-owned company and interested in government procurement, join us on June… Read more
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100,000 Jobs Mission in Chicago Seeks Military Veterans

100,000 Jobs Mission in Chicago Seeks Veterans IDES and IDVA Partner to Put Veterans to Work Pre-Registration is Encouraged for Best Service, Results CHICAGO – With a goal of hiring at least 100,000 Veterans by 2020, a coalition of more than 60 companies, government agencies and Veteran groups will be hosting a huge hiring event in Chicago July 12 for… Read more