Thanks Dave, Michigan will add ours to the list soon. We have compiled a short list.

Joe McElroy
Director of Safety
Michigan Electric Cooperative Association
201 Townsend Street, Suite 900
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 331-4459 mobile
(269) 467-7576 office

> On Sep 16, 2016, at 8:32 AM, Bill Willingham <fecabill@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks David and all those that contributed.  We hope to add a few names soon.  One question for
> Martha/NRECA - do transgender owners count as Female/women owners?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: list-manager@feca.simplelists.com [mailto:list-manager@feca.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of David
> White
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 5:24 PM
> To: sw-storm-coordinators@feca.simplelists.com
> Subject: female + minority-owned contact companies
>
> Thanks to those of you who submitted a few companies, we have gathered enough to start a listing for
> the female / minority - owned utility contractor groups as requested by FEMA (see attached).
>
> Martha also suggests checking with your local / state small business administrations and economic
> development agencies.  Some of those offices may have utility contractors listed in this category.
>
> As mentioned in my e-mail last month [8/22] when we requested these, we do not intend for this to be
> a recommendation or endorsement of any of these businesses.  These are simply qualifying companies
> that some of our Co-ops may have received bids from in the past.
>
> I hope this helps.  If anyone else would like to add a contractor group to this list, let me know and
> I will take care of it.
>
>
> David G. White
> Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives Safety / Training / Storm Restoration
> 502-229-7268
> dwhite@kaec.org<mailto:dwhite@kaec.org>
>
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