The City of West Palm Beach and the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency will host the 7th Annual Community Mixer in celebration of National Black Business Month on Thursday, August 5th at the West Palm Beach Lake Pavilion, 101 South Flagler Drive 33401 from 6:00p – 8:00p. The event will be hosted by Mayor Keith James who will deliver the keynote address and will also feature staff from various departments informing guests about city updates and opportunities to do business with the City of West Palm Beach. The West Palm Bach Community Redevelopment Agency team will be present to discuss opportunities to relocate, expand and start a business in West Palm Beach’s Historic Northwest neighborhood.
This year’s event will feature a Fireside Chat with special guest Ann McNeill, President and CEO of MCO Construction (MCO) one of South Florida’s few African American-female owned construction companies. MCO was founded over 40 years ago and is one of the leading black owned firms in the State of Florida in the area of construction management and project controls. MCO has worked on a majority of the flagship projects in South Florida, such as The Miami Airlines Arena, The Marlins Ballpark, The Miami International Airport, The Miami Science Museum, The Miami Children’s Courthouse and many more.
“Minority-owned businesses are imperative to our City’s continued economic growth and progression. I am proud to celebrate and support these businesses not only during National Black Business Month but also 365 days a year, and I encourage our community to do the same. The Office of Small Business Assistance, Community Redevelopment Agency, and other programs and Initiatives, also remain dedicated to the growth, development and expansion of minority-owned businesses in our city” said Mayor Keith A. James.
The event will also highlight local business owners Zamarr T. Brown, Owner and Principal Architect of Design2Form (D2F) and Allison Boettcher, Founder & CEO of Blue Mountain Coffee House. D2F is an Architectural, Interior Design, Planning and Project Management Firm that has been serving South Florida since 2002. Blue Mountain Coffee House is an internationally renowned private label brand that sources their coffee from the highest peaks of Blue Mountain, Jamaica and transports the products directly to their West Palm Beach Storefront Location.
The Community Mixer will offer networking, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live music. Sponsors include The City of West Palm Beach, The West Palm Beach CRA and the Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County, Inc. The event is open to the general public, and admission is $10 per person. RSVP online at www.blackbusinessloop.com. For more information about the Community Mixer, contact The Mosaic Group, 561.651-9565, or events@mosaicgroup.co.