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A commerce council's convention's coming 

 
Last week, Mayor Brandon Scott announced the upcoming National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Annual Conference & Exchange.

The event coincides with the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency's 40th Anniversary of Minority Enterprise Development Week. It’s the first time these gatherings will be hosted in Baltimore.

It’s all runnin’ Oct. to 22-25 at the Baltimore Convention Center and will feature a dynamic lineup of sessions, workshops and networking opportunities. 

My birthday is on Oct. 23, so it's slated to be a very eventful month! Will you be there? Let us know by emailing baltimore@technical.ly or responding to this newsletter.

 

— Technical.ly reporter Alanah Nichole Davis (alanah@technical.ly

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