Rodney Ellis

Port Houston Launches Business Equity Division

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Monday, July 26, 2021

Port Houston has announced its new MWBE Business Equity Program and Initiative, receiving praise and support from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Commissioners Rodney Ellis, Adrian Garcia, and other community and business leaders at Thursdays official announcement regarding Port Houstons newly-formed Business Equity Division.

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  • Port Houston has announced its new MWBE Business Equity Program and Initiative, receiving praise and support from Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Commissioners Rodney Ellis, Adrian Garcia, and other community and business leaders at Thursdays official announcement regarding Port Houstons newly-formed Business Equity Division.
  • From left: Harris County Pct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Port Houston Commissioner Cheryl Creuzot, Houston Minority Supplier Diversity Council President Ingrid Robinson, Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther, President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Dr. Laura Murillo, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Port Houston Commissioner and Business Equity Committee Chair Wendy Montoya Cloonan, Harris County Commissioner Pct 1 Rodney Ellis, and U.S. Small Business Administration District Director Tim Jeffcoat.
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    Port Houston has created this new division to create greater equity for minority and women-owned business enterprises participating in its procurement and contracting processes.
  • Guenther added that as Port Houston addresses DEI, it considers this new business equity program as forward-looking, and a public declaration, capturing the initiative and vision for DEI at Port Houston.