MWMCA MINORITY OUTREACH FAIR AT LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL MARYLAND BRINGS SMALL, MINORITY AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES TOGETHER FOR CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES
View Pictures from Live! Casino’s Minority Outreach Fair Held on 7/17/25
Hanover, MD (July 22, 2025) – The Cordish Companies’ Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland partnered with the Md. Washington Minority Companies Association (MWMCA) to host the 25th Minority Outreach Fair last week. The event brought together small, minority- and women-owned businesses to facilitate meetings with top prime companies throughout the region and assist them in identifying work and/or contractual opportunities. Since its inception in 2012, the event has provided the foundation for small, minority and women-owned firms to secure work. This biannual fair aims to promote networking, locate small business resources, and foster new partnerships.
“Our goal at MWMCA is to help women- and minority-owned businesses in the region overcome the challenges of identifying and gaining access to business opportunities by supporting their endeavors to explore valuable and worthwhile information,” shared Wayne Frazier, President of the MWMCA. “Events like the Minority Outreach Fair seek to even the playing field and provide equitable access for significant contract prospects to dedicated local business owners. Partnering with The Cordish Companies and Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland for this event year after year offers us a venue to bring businesses and exhibitors together to break down barriers and progress in our common mission.”
This Minority Outreach Fair took place at the Event Center at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover on Thursday, July 17, 2025, from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Attendees met and networked with some of the region’s top prime businesses including Bowie State University, Constellation, Johns Hopkins University, Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, MedStar Health, M&T Bank, St. Mary’s College of MD, Loyola University of Maryland, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), University of Maryland Medical System, and more. To view a full list of events and all 98 exhibitors, please visit here. Admission to the event, parking, and exhibitor participation were all free of charge.
“We believe real impact happens when businesses invest in the community, which is why The Cordish Companies proudly hosts the Minority Outreach Fair each year,” said Zed Smith, COO, The Cordish Companies. "We're grateful to play a role in helping thousands of small, minority-owned businesses secure new contracts through this event. It’s an honor to once again partner with MWMCA, both as host and exhibitor, to connect with vendors and strengthen partnerships."
The Minority Outreach Fair is part of a series of regular minority outreach events produced by The Cordish Companies and the MWMCA. Through this ongoing partnership, the two organizations demonstrate a mutual commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion with a focus on supporting the economic impact of local MBE and WBE firms.
