Thompson turns out for MWBE showcase

William Thompson, MWBE Team Chair for the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, welcomed Professional Women in Construction (PWC) at the recent MWBE Showcase highlighting contracting opportunities at the CUNY/CCNY Advanced Science Research Center project.
Andis Woodlief, MWBE Manager of Skanska USA Building, a co-sponsor of the Showcase, assisted the co-ordination of the event. Other sponsors included NYESD, DASNY, NYCSBS and CUNY. Governor Cuomo has announced that $82 million in construction contracts will be available for New York Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) as part of the $373 million CUNY /CCNY ASRC  Harlem project.
Pictured l to r: Subashini Chandrasekera, exec.assistant (PWC);Trish Giaquinto, marketing director (PWC); Lenore Janis, president (PWC); William Thompson, MWBE Team Chair and Lina Gottesman, v.p (PWC) and president of Altus Metal & Marble. Photo by Calvin Lee.