Veolia Water Milwaukee Hosts Fifth Annual Supplier Diversity Symposium

MILWAUKEE – Oct. 15, 2013 – Veolia Water Milwaukee, along
with Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and the Wisconsin Minority
Supplier Development Council announced they are hosting the fifth annual
Supplier Diversity Symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013.

The
event is designed to advance business opportunities for small, women and
minority-owned companies with Veolia Water and MMSD, who are looking for
partnership opportunities for everything from printing to construction.

The
Diversity Symposium will be held at Veolia Water, 700 E. Jones Street. The
event begins at 8:30 a.m. There will be two tours scheduled of the Jones Island
Wastewater Treatment Facility, which will enable attendees to see the different
types of commodities that may be purchased by Veolia Water and MMSD.

“Veolia Water believes that diversity and
inclusion propel creativity and drive innovation,” said Barbara Brown, Veolia
Water Milwaukee’s procurement management. “These businesses are historically
underutilized, and we’re working hard to make sure each one of them reaches
their potential here in Milwaukee.”

Since
establishing its wastewater treatment partnership with MMSD in 2008, Veolia
Water has spent more than $34 million with small, women and minority-owned
businesses.

Veolia
Water Milwaukee and its partners have been hosting the diversity symposium
since 2009. Each year attendance has substantially increased. At last year’s
event, more than 800 people attended.

To
register for the Supplier Diversity Symposium, or for more information on the
requested products and services, visit www.veoliawatermmsdsds2013.eventbrite.com/.