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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Rusty Miller and David Bugh traveled from LaBelle, Mo., on Wednesday morning to attend the second annual Tri-State Procurement and Economic Development Conference at Hannibal-LaGrange University.
Their company, Prairieland FS, a full-service agricultural and energy supplier, is interested in contracting with the government for business.
“We came to update ourselves on business in the area, and it’s education for us to learn how to bid with government contracts,” Bugh said as he and his business partner waited for a new breakout session to start.
The pair were two of 163 participants who traveled from Missouri, Illinois and Iowa to attend the conference. Thirty-three vendors, including the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Logistics Agency, set up booths to meet potential small-business clients, many of which were owned by women, minorities or veterans.
“It’s all about networking. Vendors are meeting new clients, and clients are meeting vendors,” said Chris Shoemaker, a business development specialist with the Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center. “So far, it’s been successful this morning.”
Cathy LeSure, director of national accounts at Missouri’s Emed Medical Co., a pharmaceutical products distributor, acted as both a vendor and conference participant.
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