Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council

06/17/2026

Tomorrow. It's here. 🎉

The 2nd Annual Juneteenth Business Jubilee goes live — and the centerpiece is a conversation you'll want a seat for.

The panel: How business becomes a catalyst for economic opportunity and stronger communities.

The voices at the table:

• Vanita Lee Tatum, Amalgamated Bank

• Chris Horton, Small Business Administration (SBA)

• Anita Russell, Working Solutions CDFI

• Will Jackson, US Bank

• Moderator: Donna Ruff, WRMSDC

Real talk, real strategy, real people who've done it. The kind of conversation you leave with something from.

And it's official: tomorrow kicks off the scholarship fundraiser. Every dollar raised goes straight into the community — development programming and COMTO NorCal scholarships. Showing up is giving back.

Doors at 10 AM. 260 Townsend Street, San Francisco.

Not registered yet? There's still time. 🔗 https://wrmsdc.regfox.com/juneteenth-business-jubilee

Come out. Show love. Make an impact. See you tomorrow.

Tagging our incredible planning team (LinkedIn):

WRMSDC — Donna Ruff
Swinerton / BCBRG — Mia Brown , Mick Penn
100 Black Men of the Bay Area — Rey LaChaux , Charles Osivwemu , Shaw Taylor
COMTO NorCal — DeNise Blake

Online registration for Juneteenth Business Jubilee starts on May 27th 2026. Online registration ends June 18th 2026.

06/16/2026

WRMSDC is pleased to share an upcoming webinar opportunity with our network and encourage you to consider participating and sharing broadly.

As part of a national Public Policy Webinar Series, this session offers an opportunity for MBEs to hear directly from a federal policymaker and gain insights into issues currently impacting minority-owned businesses.

This installment features a fireside chat with a Member of Congress, focused on the evolving economic and policy landscape and what it means for business growth, access, and competitiveness.

We recognize the importance of staying informed and engaged on policies that affect our business community. Opportunities like this can help business leaders better understand the environment in which they operate and advocate for their businesses.

Why consider attending or sharing:

-Stay informed on policy developments affecting minority-owned businesses
-Gain perspective on economic and business trends at the national level
-Participate in a broader dialogue relevant to your business and community

We encourage you to share this opportunity with your network and attend if your schedule allows.

📅 Thursday, June 18, 2026
🕓 4:00 PM EST
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/55dc9jyy

Your engagement helps ensure our community remains informed, prepared, and connected.

06/15/2026

Sharing an upcoming opportunity for Local Business Enterprises in the Bay Area.

Skanska USA is hosting an Open House focused on subcontractor engagement across key 2026 markets—an opportunity to connect and learn more about upcoming work.

📍 San Francisco
📅 June 25 | ⏰ 9:30–11:00 AM

This event is organized, managed, and hosted solely by Skanska. Our organization has no affiliation with, sponsorship of, or responsibility for this event, including its content, registration process, or outcomes. Please contact Skanska directly for all event-related inquiries.

06/12/2026

Big things are happening in 2026!

From the Juneteenth Business Jubilee to our Holiday Celebration, we’ve got events lined up all year long 🎉

Make sure these are on your radar 👇

👉 Explore all events + details:
https://wrmsdc.org/events/

✨ You can now add events directly to your calendar in one click
📌 Share with someone who should be there with you

06/11/2026

Two weeks out from June 25.

Today we want to recognize the partners powering this work:

XL Construction — Cornerstone Sponsor
Hensel Phelps — Builder Sponsor
DGS & McCarthy Building Companies — Connector Sponsors

Real checks. Real commitments. Real opportunity for small businesses across our region.

📅 Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 8:30 AM–2:00 PM
📍 People Working Together · 4125 Northgate Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95835
💵 Free to attend

🔗 Register: https://wrmsdc.regfox.com/construction-industry-leadership-summit

Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council · XL Construction · HENSEL PHELPS · California Department of General Services · McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

06/10/2026

Some organizations talk about investing in the future. This one has built its entire model around it.

Meet 100 Black Men of the Bay Area.

Their work stands on four pillars:

🤝 Mentoring — serving as role models and mentors for youth.
📚 Education — providing scholarship assistance that opens doors.
📈 Economic Empowerment — driving economic development in the community.
❤️ Health & Wellness — promoting wellness and non-violence.

It's a simple idea with deep roots: when you pour into people early and consistently, you change what's possible for them — and for everyone who comes after.

That mission is exactly why they belong at this table. The Jubilee is about economic opportunity that lasts, and lasting opportunity is built the same way 100 Black Men builds it — one relationship, one mentee, one open door at a time. Their presence connects the businesses in the room to a longer story: the next generation of leaders already being shaped.

This is what the series is for. Not one moment — momentum.

📍 260 Townsend Street, San Francisco
📅 June 18 · 10 AM – 2 PM
🔗 https://wrmsdc.regfox.com/juneteenth-business-jubilee

Tagging our incredible planning team:

WRMSDC — Ruff
Swinerton / BCBRG (Black Community Business Resource Group) — Mia Brown, Mick Penn
100 Black Men of the Bay Area — Reymon Lachaux, Charles Osivwemu, Marco T. Lindsay, Shaw
COMTO NorCal — DeNise Blake

Online registration for Juneteenth Business Jubilee starts on May 27th 2026. Online registration ends June 18th 2026.

06/09/2026

The part of June 25 small businesses are going to want to hear about: we're building in 30 minutes of Opportunity Sharing.

Primes, GCs, and public agency partners sharing what they're bidding next. The kind of intel you can't Google.

📅 Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 8:30 AM–2:00 PM
📍 People Working Together · 4125 Northgate Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95835
💵 Free to attend

🔗 Register: https://wrmsdc.regfox.com/construction-industry-leadership-summit

Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council
California Department of General Services
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

06/09/2026

Every meaningful event has a foundation underneath it. Ours has two.

The WRMSDC Board of Directors — a group of leaders who give their time and credibility to this work, quietly and consistently.

And the WRMSDC team — the staff and event partners who carried the 2026 Annual Business Summit & Awards Luncheon from concept to a packed room at Oakstop on May 21. The work most attendees never see, but feel in every detail of the day.

Thank you to both groups for the foundation you provide. The network is stronger because of you.

📸 Shellee Fisher Photography & Design

06/08/2026

Every great gathering needs a house to hold it. This year, ours is Swinerton's — and that means something.

Meet BCBRG, the Black Community Business Resource Group at Swinerton.

Swinerton's Business Resource Groups are employee-led and built from the ground up — spaces of connection, support, and professional development, formed organically and driven by the people in them. BCBRG carries that purpose into the wider community: opening doors, making room, and bringing the builder's world to the same table as the businesses growing alongside it.

That's what hosting really means. Not just providing a space — extending one. Saying come in, there's a seat for you here.

When a company opens its doors to a community, it's making a statement about what it values. We're grateful BCBRG made that statement with us.

📍 260 Townsend Street, San Francisco
📅 June 18 · 10 AM – 2 PM
🔗 https://wrmsdc.regfox.com/juneteenth-business-jubilee

Tagging our incredible planning team:

WRMSDC — Donna Ruff
Swinerton / BCBRG (Black Community Business Resource Group) — Mia Brown, Mick Penn
100 Black Men of the Bay Area of the Bay Area — Reymon Lachaux, Charles Osivwemu, Marco T. Lindsay, Shaw
COMTO NorCal — DeNise Blake

Online registration for Juneteenth Business Jubilee starts on May 27th 2026. Online registration ends June 18th 2026.

06/08/2026

SBIC — the Small Business Input Committee — is what it looks like when a network organizes itself.

A group of certified business owners who advocate for their peers, strengthen connections within the small business community, and work alongside WRMSDC to build a marketplace where these businesses can grow.

They were on stage at the 2026 Annual Business Summit & Awards Luncheon. They were at the tables. They were in the conversations. And they keep showing up long after the event ends — because that's the work.

Thank you to every SBIC member — and the businesses you represent. The network is what it is because of you.

📸 Shellee Fisher Photography & Design