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The U.S. Department of Transportation wants to help small businesses in North Carolina get some of the billions of dollars that the government spends each year on highway and other infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n

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USDOT is holding a day-long event in Raleigh on Thursday, at N.C. State University\u2019s McKimmon Center,<\/a> that opens with how-to sessions from government and industry experts. There will be chances for small business owners to meet one-on-one with officials from more than a dozen federal agencies, including USDOT, the Interior Department<\/a> and Department of Housing and Urban Development.<\/a><\/p>\n

Businesses can register for the National Small Business Matchmaking Series<\/a> event in Raleigh through noon Wednesday, June 3, at cmp.dot.gov\/event\/nsbmsnorthcarolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the workshops aim to give small businesses access to federal decision makers, both for their benefit and the good of government agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re leaving the swamp to meet with American small business owners who are the backbone of our economy and engaging their expertise to build big, beautiful infrastructure projects,\u201d Duffy said in a written statement. \u201cWe invite our mom-and-pop shops to join us in creating transportation projects that improve the lives of American families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raleigh is one of three sites around the country where USDOT is holding these events, along with Phoenix and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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North Carolina\u2019s growing economy and concentration of small businesses made it a natural choice, as does the presence of military bases such as Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune, said Allen Gutierrez, director of the USDOT\u2019s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.<\/a> The Department of Defense as well as the Army and Navy will take part.<\/p>\n

The first event in Arizona in March attracted nearly 250 businesses, according to USDOT. Gutierrez said nearly 450 had registered for the Raleigh event by Monday morning, including 20% from nearby states.<\/p>\n

He said he expects USDOT will organize more of these matchmaking events in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really taking off. We\u2019re getting calls from senators and different states,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cThey say, \u2018Hey, I see what you\u2019re doing in Phoenix; I see what you\u2019re doing in Raleigh. We want you guys next year.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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