We’d love your input to help us support supplier diversity
The LOCOMeX Platform supports supplier diversity in the supply chain with specialized tools to assist diverse suppliers, non-diverse prime vendors, project owners, and the management of portfolios of projects with supplier diversity needs. The following surveys will help LOCOMeX to improve supplier diversity by helping us to understand your pain points, experiences, and situations. We…
Dedication to Joyce Kershaw Reubel
Joyce Kershaw Reubel Co-Founder & Chair Emeritus Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance Joyce Kershaw-Reubel was an unforgettable woman. She was a co-founder of Kerma Medical Products, Inc. and The Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance (HSDA). She was notably one of the first African American Women to own her own business in healthcare. Joyce was a strong leader, full…
THE Solution For Very Small Quantity Waste Generators
BOOMERANG PAK for VERY SMALL QUANTITY WASTE GENERATORS Non-hazardous RX/OTC pharmaceuticals and DEA Controlled Substances C-II – C-V According to the Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, the oldest written version of the saying “what you don’t know can’t hurt you” comes from 1576, in Petit Palace by G. Pettie. “So long as I know it not,…
The Trump Administration Weighing Rollback of Optional Practical Training (OPT) Program
Foreign nationals who are in the U.S. in F-1 student status are often eligible to engage in employment after completing their academic program in what is referred to as Optional Practical Training (OPT). As a result of the current high unemployment rate in the U.S., the Trump Administration is currently reviewing the F-1 OPT program,…
SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Advance Program Reopened to All Eligible Small Businesses and Non-Profits Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic
The SBA has reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance program portal to all eligible applicants experiencing economic impacts due to COVID19. SBA’s EIDL program offers long-term, low interest assistance for a small business or non-profit. These loans can provide vital economic support to help alleviate temporary loss of revenue. EIDL assistance…
Cigna + Oscar Helps Small Business Owners who Recognize that a Healthy Workforce is the Key to a Vibrant Business in COVID-19 Environment
Approximately two-thirds of small businesses say that providing health insurance to their employees is now a higher priority as a result of COVID-19. In Atlanta, the San Francisco Bay Area and across Tennessee, Cigna + Oscar will offer small businesses access to affordable local health insurance products. Covered employees will have access to free 24/7…
Deborah Williams Receives 2019 Corris Boyd Award
Deborah Williams Receives 2019 Corris Boyd Award “This award is given annually in memory of our late friend. Corris Boyd was an exceptional person and an outstanding leader in workplace diversity. This award is our way of keeping his legacy of excellence going and we are so happy to have Vanessa here to take part,”…
HSDA Connector: Kerma Medical Products & TriMedia
Andrea Reubel-Walker from Kerma Medical Products, Inc. and Mary Layman from TriMedia have been working together on behalf of HSDA for many years. In 2016, Kerma Medical identified an opportunity to bring TriMedia on board as a diverse supplier through the design of their 25th anniversary logo. The success of this project created a momentum for…
L5 Award
L5 Awarded Mail System Solution Contract for One of the Nation’s Ten Largest Public Health Systems St. Petersburg, FL – August 21, 2018- L5 Express, LLC a certified Women Based Enterprise was awarded a 3-year Mail System Solution contract by Broward Health Systems. Under the contract, L5 will provide mail services to all Broward Health…