Project Connect Hosts Open House for City Residents

Event Spotlights Organizations Within the STEAM Industry

May 15, 2018 | 2 min reading time

This article is 7 years old. It was published on May 15, 2018.

Photo by City of St. Louis Staff Title: SLDC Director Speaking at NGA West Town Hall 2018
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St. Louis, MO- Project Connect is providing a forum to ensure residents are prepared for the future career and educational opportunities available, as St. Louis grows its Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math sector around the future National Geospatial Intelligence Agency facility in North St. Louis.

This event will take place on Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Vashon High School, 3035 Cass Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63106. This event spotlights organizations within the STEAM industry, including the geosciences industry, represented by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

There will be local construction trade unions in attendance, in addition to criminal record expungement and mentoring services. Other organizations in attendance will be: Next NGA West Team, NGA & US Army Corps, US Geospatial- Intelligence Foundation, SLATE, LaunchCode, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis Development Corporation, Labor Unions, Operation HOPE and the MO Small Business Development Center.

If there are additional questions, please contact Janet Harris at 314-657-3700 or harrisjan@stlouis-mo.gov.

About the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC)

St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) is an umbrella, not-for-profit corporation organized under Chapter 355 of the Missouri State Statutes with the mission of fostering economic development and growth in the City of St. Louis by stimulating the market for private investment in City real estate and business development and improve the quality of life for everyone who lives in, works in, and visits the City.  The mission of the SLDC is to stimulate the market for private investment in City real estate and business development and improve the quality of life for everyone who lives in, works in, and visits the City of St. Louis. If there are questions, please contact John Parker, Director of Corporate Communications and Media at 314-363-1102 or email him at parkerj@stlouis-mo.gov

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