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Brooklyn, jMWWWMOOOWaWWillfcWW____ meCaribbean ExpoA Boro Successbusiness people came out the last weekend in July to support the Caribbean American Business Expo, held in Brooklyn. Snipping the ribbon to start the expo are: Charles Joshua, Chairman of the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce; State Senator Velmanette Montgomery; Dora Carbonell, director of the Small Business Development Center at L.I.U. and chair of the event; and R. Ferdinand Pilgrim, president of the United Resources Trading Co.Containerport Operator Gets Prize For TradeUniversal Maritime Service Corporationreceived an award July 18 from the NewYork State Department of Commerce for itsrole in promoting international trade at itsRed Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn,where Universal Maritime is stevedore for17 steamship lines that use the Brooklynwaterfront.The 1986 New York State Governor%u2019sAward for Export Achievement waspresented at a breakfast meeting by AlanParter, deputy commissioner, InternationalDivision, New York State Department ofCommerce. Robert Martin, the executivevice president of Universal, accepted theaward on behalf of the corporation%u2019s president, James Costello.This prestigious award was created in1981 by the State to honor outstanding accomplishments in the export field, focuspublic attention on the importance ofoverseas sales to the State%u2019s economy andto encourage other New York firms to lookabroad for new markets for their productsand services.The breakfast m eeting, coordinated bythe Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce andhosted by Chase Manhattan Bank (BrooklynDivision), was held at the Brooklyn Club inDowntown Brooklyn. Present at them eeting, in addition to the Executive Staffof Universal Maritime and senior membersof the New York State Department of Comm erce, were officials from Chase Manhattan, the Chamber of Commerce andAssemblywoman Eileen Dugan.Con Edison%u2019s reduced ratescan help your business growAnnouncing reduced electric and gas ratesto help promote business, jobs and economic growthIf you're thinking of starting, relocating or expanding your business in the Big Apple or its Golden Apple neighbor to the north. Westchester County, you could benefit from Con Edison's PROJECT APPLESEED. This award-winning program offers reduced electric and gas rates to qualified commercial and industrial customers. PROJECT APPLESEED offers three ways to help your business grow.Reduced rates for special areasIf you move or expand your business in 18 special areas of New York City, you could receive electric rate reductions of up to 30%. Andbusinesses that locate or expand in the South Bronx and East Harlem can qualify for gas rate reductions of as much as 19%.Reduced rates for vacant buildingsIf you move your business into a vacant building in areas of New York City and Westchester County, you may qualify for reductions of up to 12% on electric rates and 19% on gas rates And this would be in addition to the property tax incentives you would receive from local governments. Reduced rates for new buildingsIf you choose to build or move your business into a new buildingin areas of New York City and Westchester, similar reductions apply - up to 10% lower electric rates and 19% lower gas costs. This is in addition to the property tax incentives from local governments.To find out how PROJECT APPLESEED%u2019s reduced electric and gas rates can help your business, call Benjamin J. Glascoe at (718) 802-5553. Or write to him at Con Edison, 30 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y 11217C mK K U J t U IE X B I o U ii APPLESEEDWhat a wa\\; to grow!Page 14, THE PHOENIX/BROOKLYN.INC SECTION TWO, August 14, 1986WE CAN MANUFACTUREYOUR PRODUCTIN OUR 100,000 sq. ft. BROOKLYN RIANTFULL SERVICE MANUFACTURINGLiquid Spray Painting Electrostatic Powder Painting%u2022 Job fabrication%u2022 Assembly%u2022 Silk screening,%u2022 Electronic assembly I PC Board, etcWAREHOUSING %u2022 QUALITY CONTROL* ENGINEERINGH i r f ! for a quote on any%u25a0 %u25a0 contract proposalJ T J L V > (718)154 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237 8214220%u2022 Sheet metal forming and stamping%u2022 Spot welding%u2022 Design%u2022 Product developmentTHE CITY OF NEW YORKSEEKS PROPOSALS FOR THE LEASE OFA PRIME WATERFRONT PROPERTY45,000 sq. ft.,3 story buildinglocated within the 23rd Street Marine Terminal, Brooklyn NY. Suitable for light manufacturing, warehousing, or related uses.To obtain a copy of Request For Proposals, contact: Douglas Criscitello 212-806-6842NYC DEPT OF PORTS,INTERNATIONAL TRADE & COMMERCEBattery Maritime Bldg., 3rd firNY, NY 10004SUBMISSION DEADLINE:Sept 19, 1986 11:00 AM, at above addressE D W A R D I. K O C H (M ayor)A L A IR A. T O W N S E N D (D e p u ty M ayor)M IC H A E L P H U E R T A (Com m issioner)