Hennepin County, MN (PRWEB) August 16, 2006

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) calls on Governor Tim Pawlenty and the appointed members of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority Commission to ensure opportunities are presented for qualified minority and women-owned law firms as the construction of the Minnesota Twins baseball stadium and the University of Minnesota Gophers football stadium gets underway.

?It is essential in the push for commercial law diversity that both stadiums projects provide opportunities for qualified minority and women-owned firms,? said Yolanda Coly, Associate Director of NAMWOLF. ?With such a broad range of work for both stadiums; it is important to make a percentage of that work available to certified minority and women-owned firms.?

Minority and women-owned law firms are encouraged to bid on contracts by calling Sharon Banks of the University of Minnesota at (612) 624-0530 and Jerry Bell of Minnesota Twins Sports at (612) 375-1366.

The construction of the 42,000-seat Minnesota Twins baseball stadium and the 50,000-seat U of M Gopher football stadium is planned to begin late summer 2007. The Twins ballpark is set to open in 2010, while the Gophers stadium will open for the 2009 football season.

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (http://www.namwolf.org) was founded in June, 2001. It is a national trade association comprising a select group of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the increased utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.

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