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On this Sunday, 16th of June, we are celebrating Father's Day. So happy Father's Day to all the incredible dads who inspire us every day with their dedication, strength, and wisdom. Your hard work and love at home and in the workplace make the world a better place. 👨🍼 #FathersDay #APLAwFirm #Legalservices #CorporateServices #RegulatoryAdvisory #LicensingServices

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I always say this…there is a reason why it is called a “Motherboard”. If anyone built their own PC from scratch; investing in the parts & components to fitting it all by hand & screwdrivers to running it up with PC software. Without the motherboard, the PC will not function. It’s the body of the PC. Observe the intricate, fine details. The Motherboard explains it all about Mothers.

Today, we celebrate the incredible dads who have shaped our lives with their love, wisdom, and unwavering support. Happy Father's Day to all the remarkable fathers out there! Comment below and shout out the dads in your life!

Raymond Malone, Chairman Fairness in Construction Board 414 E 12th Street, 4th Floor East Kansas City, Missouri 64106 [email protected] April 16, 2024 Quinton Lucas, Mayor City Council, All Districts Cc: Brian Platt, City Manager Cc:Jaime Guillen, CREO Director City of Kansas City, Missouri City Hall, 29th Floor (Mayor) City Hall, 22nd Floor (City Council) Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Honorable Mayor and City Councilpersons, Our past letters and messages to you to date have gone unanswered, therefore I’m forced to write this letter to informed you of our very real concerns. As the appointed Chair of the Fairness in Construction Board, who has always strived for excellence and professionalism, I find it necessary to address these issues in the hope of fostering a more inclusive and equitable contracting environment. As a reminder, the Fairness in Construction Board was created to address and remediate unfair public procurement procedures in both city funded and assisted projects, including tax incentivized projects. Particularly, the Fairness in Construction Board addresses disparities and exclusion of available and qualified socioeconomically disadvantaged businesses on publicly funded and assisted contracts. Through the implementation of the Fairness in Construction Board (“Board”), we have created a more competitive and fair environment for all. This is achieved through the collaborative process of the members of the Board. Being comprised of collective bargaining organizations, majority owned businesses, minority and woman owned businesses, construction business organizations, professional construction services organizations, and community input has created a partnership that promotes equal access, opportunity and protection of the laws of the city, state and federal government in public procurement. The strength of the Board has been transparency in data collection and reporting from the City’s Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department. After repeated requests, the Board has been denied access to reports, administrative support and monitoring of city-funded and assisted contracts, including tax-incentivized projects (such as the Meta data-center project and more recently the Google data-center project). This has caused an increase in complaints of discriminatory activity in public procurement processes, on construction projects and reports of economic abuse of small and disadvantaged businesses on taxpayer funded projects. Over the past several decades, I have encountered numerous instances of discrimination based on race, color, sex and national origin in construction and its contracting procedures. These instances have ranged from subtle biases to outright discriminatory actions. A few examples of why Prime contractors need to be monitored. Especially JE Dunn, Turner Construction and McCownGordon in Kansas City Missouri our Disparity report displays discrimination. Mayor ignores Kcmo Fairness Board.

As we say at Ford, be curious! As we celebrate Memorial Day and the service members that have fallen let's not forget the founders of the holiday. It's more than a day off of work or the start of summer. Did you know that freed slaves started Memorial Day? The importance of remembering true stories of the past helps us bridge understanding. Go Positively Speaking Up, Go Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, Go Always Deliver, Go Outpace the Competition, Go, Ford, Go Engineering, Go EV Revolution, Go Customer Experience, Go Design and Software Teams, Go UAW, Go Strategy Team, Go Auto, Go All Industries! #innovationliveshere #aheadofthecurve #diversityandinclusion #careabouteachother #opportunities #strategy #manufacturing #EVs #Blueovalcity #professionalism #deliver #innovationneversleeps #changingthegame #relentleespursuitofperfection #newageautomotivehistory

Some tips for advancing liberty, from three years ago.

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Today is my one year anniversary. Of figuring it out. The anniversary of myself. I'm celebrating by finally revealing the truth. And it's not what you think. My hope is that my story will encourage you to find your truth, too. Plus, where else can you read about airplanes, chemo, oral sex, and fortune cookies all in the same chapter? #tryst56 #whoisshe [email protected] https://lnkd.in/gqT7gwR2 Chapter 9. Stef Get On An Airplane & Go TRYST56.MEDIUM

Excellent advice for all facets of life…