When

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 4:00 PM CDT
-to-
Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 6:00 PM CDT
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Where

U.S. Bank Stadium
401 Chicago Avenue
Pentair Entrance
Minneapolis, MN 55415

 
Driving Directions 

Contact

McKay Munoz
North Central Minority Supplier Development Council
612-465-8881
mmunoz@northcentralmsdc.net

Hotel

Embassy Suites Minneapolis Downtown
12 6th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
1-800-774-1500 

Group Room Reservations are the night of Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Reserve a room under the North Central Minority Supplier Development Council group block.

Click Here to Book Your Room

Rate: $167.20

Don’t let parking make you late – Plan ahead!

Please plan ahead and allow ample time for both traffic and parking. US Bank Stadium is located in a very busy location of downtown Minneapolis with daily commuters on top of our highly anticipated event.

There are a variety of parking locations downtown Minneapolis, but what is the best option for the MBOF? Take a moment to review the parking options summarized on this helpful website. For reference, US Bank Stadium is located at 401 Chicago Ave and is between S 4th St and S 6th St.

 

2017 NCMSDC Minority Business Opportunity Fair 


 

Buyers' Forum, Trade Show and Industry Think Tank Panel are only opened to Certified MBE's and Corporate Members. Non Certified MBE's and Non Corporate Members can attend the receptions and the Awards Luncheon.

 

Participating Corporate Companies

·   3M ·   Medtronic
·   Abbott ·   MTS Systems Corp
·   BCBS-MN ·   Office of State Procurement
·   Best Buy ·   Target
·   Border States ·   The Export Import Bank of the S
·   C.H. Robinson ·   Travelers
·   Cargill ·   University of Minnesota, BCED
·   CenterPoint Energy ·   U.S. Bank
·   Deluxe Corporation ·   UnitedHealth Group
·   General Mills ·   Wells Fargo
·   Knutson Construction ·   Xcel Energy
·   Mayo Clinic

 

                                          Click Here for PDF

 

Things to know before you go! 

 

Parking

There are a variety of parking locations downtown Minneapolis, but what is the best option for the MBOF? Take a moment to review the parking options summarized on this helpful website. For reference, the Pentair Entrance is located on South 6th Street and the closest parking ramp will be the 1010 Ramp located directly accross the Pentair entrance.

 

Entrance

Please enter the stadium through the Pentair entrance. There you will check in and get your name badge. If you have not registered yet, you can register on-site.

 

Loading Dock Entrance for Exhibitor Booth Item Drop Off 

The loading dock is located on South 4th Street. Only companies that are exhibiting will have access to the loading dock. You can only unload and load, no parking.

Exhibitor Setup Time 

Wednesday, September 20th from 1:00pm - 5:30pm

Thursday, September 21st from 8:00am - 9:30am