Star News- Wilmington's new convention center will need contractors for a wide range of tourism and technical jobs, and businesses that are local or certified as small or minority-owned could stand out among others seeking those positions.At a forum hosted Thursday night by the city of Wilmington and an urban planning contractor, local business representatives learned about opportunities for contract jobs and criteria required of them to be selected as a contractor with the Wilmington Convention Center. The city has a policy to encourage the inclusion of women, minorities and small businesses in doing business with the city, said Ken Weeden of Ken Weeden & Associates, a consulting firm contracted by the city to plan Thursday night's forum. Weeden told the forum's attendees that the city will require small or minority-owned businesses seeking contractor positions to have a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification, which means the state has recognized the business as being small and independent with at least 51 percent of the business owned by one or more socially or economically disadvantaged individuals. Certifications are issued by the N.C. Department of Transportation or the N.C. Department of Administration.
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