Globetrotters Engineering Corporation的动态

In Honor of Black History Month, we would like to reflect on one of Globetrotters Engineering Corporation's co-founders, William Moore. William “Bill” Moore, a veteran entrepreneur and native of Terra Haute, Indiana, who had fought in the US Army in the Battle of Normandy during World War II and later earned a degree in Construction Management from the University of Wisconsin. For 25 years, Mr. Moore had run his own successful construction firm and worked on a variety of public infrastructure projects in the Chicagoland region. But he and Mr. Shah recognized a larger market opportunity for civil engineering consultants who understood the local landscape. From 1980 to 1996, GEC also engaged with the Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to run its Minority Business Development Centers in Gary, Indiana, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Indianapolis. Mr. Moore served as the Principal-in-Charge of the centers, for which Globetrotters provided management and technical assistance to certified minority and disadvantaged business enterprises (MBE/DBEs), as well as education and training opportunities to enhance the management and operational skills of minority entrepreneurs. The firm’s certification as a DBE in federal and local contracting opportunities helped GEC demonstrate its capabilities and capacity. Though it has since graduated from its original DBE status, GEC remains a certified MBE with the City of Chicago. Mr. Moore, who was an active leader in the local construction industry and served as Co-Chairman of the Chicago United Contractors Division, retired from Globetrotters in 2004 but continued providing valuable counsel to the firm in the ensuing years as President Emeritus and Director. He passed away at the age of 95 in 2019.?