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By Cynthia E. Griffin •

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The U.S. Air Force promises to make woman business owners richerby pledging at least $1 billion of its annual contracting budget totheir firms starting this year.

To get the word out, the Air Force has launched an outreachcampaign, complete with regional conferences, which are scheduledfor August 17 in New York City, August 22 at North Carolina'sPope Air Force Base, and August 24 at Louisiana's Barksdale AirForce Base.

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