SBA Visits Delaware Small Business on Manufacturing Day
Obama Cabinet Member to Tour Milford Manufacturer
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow,U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, a member of President Obama's Cabinet, will be visiting a 21st century manufacturer on National Manufacturing Day. First State Manufacturing, located in Milford, has successfully used SBA services and was recognized as the Delaware Small Business Persons of the Year Award in 2012.
On Manufacturing Day, U.S. manufacturers open their doors to demonstrate the current reality and long-term potential of twenty-first century manufacturing and the career opportunities it offers. Supporting the expansion of American manufacturing is a priority for President Obama's Administration, and it's a priority that cuts across all agencies.
Founded in 1997, First State Manufacturing began as a small two-person operation in Eli and Sher Valenzuela's garage. Today, First State Manufacturing is a firmly established industrial sewing company – operating out of a 76,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and employing more than 70 highly trained full-time staff. This industrial seating and upholstery supply company now lists as clients some of the nation's largest government and commercial entities.
WHAT:
Tour and Press Conference
WHO:
SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet
WHERE:
First State Manufacturing
301 S.E. 4th St
Milford, DE 19963
WHEN:
October 3, 2014 – 10:30 a.m. EDT
HOW:
Press must RSVP by 9 a.m., October 3, 2014 to [email protected]
Advisory Number: MA14-31
Contact: Miguel Ayala (202) 205-6420
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Blogs
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110909/DC65875LOGO
SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration
WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?
Newsrooms &
Influencers
Digital Media
Outlets
Journalists
Opted In
Share this article