{"id":12796,"date":"2025-11-26T17:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12796"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:44:49","slug":"the-ohio-minority-supplier-development-councils-annual-awards-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/the-ohio-minority-supplier-development-councils-annual-awards-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council\u2019s Annual Awards Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-OMSDC-Annual-Awards-Gala-Masquerade-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12797 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-OMSDC-Annual-Awards-Gala-Masquerade-3-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-OMSDC-Annual-Awards-Gala-Masquerade-3-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-OMSDC-Annual-Awards-Gala-Masquerade-3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council\u2019s (OMSDC) Annual Awards Gala was held this year on November 21, 2025, in the Hilton Cleveland Downtown. It was a full masquerade party, with people on stilts, everyone wearing masks, and the colors for women and men that evening seem to be an emerald green or a Christmas burgundy. People came from all over the U.S., as one guest told me, \u201cto network\u201d at this event. Awards were even given to outstanding corporations, MBE\u2019s and civic leaders that accompanied a very personal and moving video of the awardee and how the OMSDC has supported them.<\/p>\n<p>Taken from their website, the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (OMSDC) is a non-profit, 501c3 organization dedicated to providing a direct link between Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and its Corporate Members. Founded in 1972, the Ohio MSDC certifies minority businesses, provides MBEs with access to procurement opportunities, and assists Corporations in the development and maintenance of effective corporate supplier diversity programs. Over the past five decades, Ohio. MSDC has been a bridge between corporate America and minority owned businesses. Every year, Ohio MSDC\u2019s Corporate Members spend over $7 billion with MBEs certified by the Council (www.ohiomsdc.org).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gala Anual de Premios del <\/strong><strong>Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Por la Dra. Linda Alvarado-Arce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-OMSDC-Annual-Awards-Gala-Masquerade-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12798 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-OMSDC-Annual-Awards-Gala-Masquerade-7-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-OMSDC-Annual-Awards-Gala-Masquerade-7-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-OMSDC-Annual-Awards-Gala-Masquerade-7.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>La Gala Anual de Premios del Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (OMSDC) se celebr\u00f3 este a\u00f1o el 21 de noviembre de 2025 en el Hilton Cleveland Downtown. Fue una aut\u00e9ntica fiesta de m\u00e1scaras, con gente en zancos, todos con mascarillas, y los colores para hombres y mujeres esa noche parec\u00edan ser el verde esmeralda o el borgo\u00f1a navide\u00f1o. Acudieron personas de todo Estados Unidos, como me coment\u00f3 un invitado, para &#8220;hacer contactos&#8221; en este evento. Tambi\u00e9n se entregaron premios a corporaciones, MBEs y l\u00edderes c\u00edvicos, acompa\u00f1ados de un video muy personal y conmovedor del galardonado y del apoyo que el OMSDC le ha brindado.<\/p>\n<p>Tomado de su sitio de web, el Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (OMSDC) es un 501c3 organizaci\u00f3n, dedicada a proporcionar un v\u00ednculo directo entre las Empresas Comerciales Minoritarias (MBE) y sus miembros corporativos. Fundado en 1972, el MSDC de Ohio certifica a empresas pertenecientes a minor\u00edas, brinda a las MBE acceso a oportunidades de contrataci\u00f3n y asiste a las corporaciones en el desarrollo y mantenimiento de programas eficaces de diversidad de proveedores corporativos. Durante las \u00faltimas cinco d\u00e9cadas, el MSDC de Ohio ha servido de puente entre las empresas estadounidenses y las empresas propiedad de minor\u00edas. Cada a\u00f1o, los miembros corporativos del MSDC de Ohio invierten m\u00e1s de $7 mil millones en MBE certificadas por el Consejo (www.ohiomsdc.org).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce The Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council\u2019s (OMSDC) Annual Awards Gala was held this year on November 21, 2025, in the Hilton Cleveland Downtown. 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