Vitamin Awarded MBE/DBE Certification by the Maryland and U.S. Departments of Transportation

BALTIMORE, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vitamin®, the boutique design-web-public relations firm headquartered in Baltimore, Md. has been awarded a Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)  Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification, and a U. S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification.

The certifications, administered through MDOT, qualify Vitamin to conduct business as an MBE/DBE service provider throughout the state of Maryland and for federally-funded U.S. DOT contracts. The firm received certification in all of its areas of expertise, including: including graphic design, web design, advertising, public relations and direct mail.

"We believe that the MBE/DBE designation gives us an opportunity to provide our expertise and services to the many organizations that require both certified business partners and professional integrated marketing and communications services," said Amanda Karfakis, Vitamin's president and CEO. "We're very proud that the certification includes the full range of services that Vitamin provides, and that we're able to offer a new MBE/DBE option to prime contractors and directly to government agencies as well."

About Vitamin

Vitamin, the "Cure for the Common Brand," is the mid-Atlantic's first boutique design-web-PR firm focused on nourishing brands through a best practices, all-in-house approach to creating cohesive identity, print, interactive and public relations programs. Vitamin's client list includes regional and national companies in diverse fields, including architecture/engineering/construction (AEC), education, healthcare, restaurant/ hospitality, non-profit and search/staffing.

About the Maryland Department of Transportation's Office of Minority Business

The Maryland Department of Transportation, Office of Minority Business Enterprise has two primary functions: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification for the State of Maryland and the administration and coordination of the MBE and DBE Programs within the MDOT administrations. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) administers both the State of Maryland MBE participation goal, as well as the DBE participation goal for contracts that receive assistance from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT).

SOURCE Vitamin