EMPOWERMENT CONTRACTING PROGRAM The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Small Business Administration, Dayton Electronic Commerce Resource Center, and the U.S. Department of Defense -- Defense Logistics Agency will host a seminar entitled the Empowerment Contracting Program on Wednesday, February 26, 1997 in London and Somerset, Kentucky. This Conference will give attendees insight into the new federal Empowerment Contracting Program and how it will create incentives to foster the growth of Federal contractors in economically distressed communities. Other topics will include Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA), and Kentucky's Vendor Information Program (VIP). Cost: Free of Charge. Call to register for this seminar at: (606) 864-5175. Event Date: Wednesday, February 26, 1997. Time: 8:30 a.m. -- 12:15 p.m. EST. Location: Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, London, Kentucky and Center for Rural Development, Somerset, Kentucky***** E-MAIL: Chris Davis, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, cdavis2@mail.state.ky.us.

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