Invited Speakers & Agencies         

 
Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall
Bakersfield City Council Member Irma Carson
Kern County Board of Supervisors Representatives
State Assembly Nicole Parra
State Senate Dean Florez
State Assembly Curren Price
Congressman Kevin McCarthy
Congressman Jim Costa

AGENCIES / ORGANZATION (Information Booth & speaker )

* Bakersfield City Public Work (Confirmed)
* TRIP (Thomas Road Improvement Project Staff) (Confirmed)
* County of Kern Road Department 
* Kern County Community & Economic Development Dept.
* City of Bakersfield Economic & Community Development Dept.
* Caltrans  District (6) Small Business & SJVSBC (Confirmed)
* Caltrans HQT Civil Rights DBE certification (Confirmed)
* DGS Office of Outreach SB & DVBE Certification (Confirmed)
* Women & Minority Business Enterprise Clearinghouse (Confirmed)
* CSU Fresno / University Business Center (Confirmed)
* City of Fresno (small business & certification)
* Valley Small Business Development Corp (Confirmed)
* Small Business Development Center (Central California) (Confirmed)
* Kern COG (Kern Council of Governments)
* California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley (Confirmed)
* SBDC  (Weill Institute of Bakersfield College)
* Granite Construction Company (Confirm)
* AGC of California (Associated General Contractors of California)
* Kern County Builder’s Exchange, Inc. (Confirmed)
* KERN EDC
* Central California Economic Development Corp.
* State of California (Small Business Loan Guarantee Program)
* State Fund workman compensation insurance requirement & job safety
* City Business licensing
* Procurement Solution & Technology , Inc. (Confirmed)
* James Transportation Group (Confirmed)
* Algerine McCray, Deputy Director, Civil Right Caltrans (retired)
* Contractors State License Board (CSLB)
* Laborer Union Local # 220 (Confirmed)
* Kern Minority Contractor Association (Confirmed) 
* Kern Black Chamber of Commerce (Confirmed)
* Central CA Black Chamber of Commerce
* Anue Mngmt Group, Inc.
* San Joaquin Valley Black Chamber of Commerce (Confirmed)
* San Diego Black Contractors Association (Confirmed)
* Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Confirmed)
* The Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
* Greater Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
* The Bond Connection 
* Kern High School District
* California Construction Contracting Program

Other agencies to be invited:

* State / Industrial Relations Dept. - Prevailing hourly wage
* State of California Business Directory
* EDD
* FTB
* IRS
* State Department of Insurance
* PG&E & Other Utilities Company
* SBA
* Department of Corrections
* Department of Defense
* GSA (Federal)
* Public Utilities Commission

This page to be updated weekly * (You may click on name of invited to visit their website)