One of Plasma’s Most Trusted Contractor’s is Now a Certified Minority Business Enterprise

Stough Development Corporation — Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Certified

As of June 28, 2024, Stough Development Corporation is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), based on the Stough family’s Choctaw Native American heritage.

We have been certified as a minority business by the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (MSDC). Working with Stough can now fulfill your federal minority contractor requirements.

Applying for the MBE certification was an extensive process. Due to Michael Stough’s grandfather being on the Choctaw roll in 1902 when the Indian Nations were dissolved, Michael and Scott have Native American status. Businesses owned by Native Americans are considered minority enterprises.

1. When you work with Stough, you are using an MBE

By law, 23% of federal contracts must be awarded to small businesses. Five percent of those contracts must go to minority-owned contractors with 8a certification.

You don’t have to sweat this obligation—or the desire to show a commitment to diversity in general—any longer. Now one of the most trusted names in plasma—Stough Development Corporation—is a certified minority business.

It can be a challenge to find a minority contractor you can count on to do the job right. Excelling in plasma for over 40 years, Stough has a sterling reputation in the industry—and now provides partners with a no-extra-work, value-adding minority contractor solution.

Homestead Certificate from 1904 documenting that an ancestor of the Stough family is Choctaw by blood.

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2. All the benefits of working with Stough, with the bonus of fulfilling diversity objectives

Getting the minority certification has strengthened our commitment to excellence, diversity and delivering significant value to our clients. It also offers Stough clients a unique opportunity to fulfill their diversity objectives and participate in MBE programs.

 Even if you are not trying to win federal contracts, adding diversity is always good business.

Working with Stough means

A. superb site selection using our new proprietary tool that

    • uses AI and machine learning
    • takes into account demographics and competition nationwide
    • can pinpoint where donors live, and exact intersections that will be most successful
    • models where a successful center should be located, even in an area that does not currently have centers

 

B. quality design, construction and finishes that lead to

  • longer center life with lower maintenance costs
  • higher production with efficient center design
  • better relationships with donors, staff and neighbors

 

C. a partner always available to help with operational concerns like

  • building safety into center policies
  • developing win-win relationships with your janitorial and maintenance vendors
  • meeting regulatory requirements
  • retaining staff and encouraging repeat donor visits

 

D. meeting your diversity and MBE goals through a contractor you already know and trust

 

Regulators, donors, employees and your neighbors will appreciate your support of minority businesses.

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TO WIN LUCRATIVE FEDERAL CONTRACTS, YOU MUST INCLUDE MINORITY CONTRACTORS IN YOUR PROJECTS. AS AN MBE, STOUGH HELPS CLIENTS MEET THIS REQUIREMENT, WHILE PROVIDING UNPARALLELED EXCELLENCE IN PLASMA CENTER SELECTION, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

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To streamline delivery and control costs, we take a prototype approach when possible, engage local civil engineering consultants for each project, and establish a working relationship with the local governing authority.