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Tacoma, Wash. – Today, Frank Boykin joined the City of Tacoma to oversee the Washington Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center,  which provides

technical assistance and business consulting to  established minority-owned businesses in Washington state. Embedded  within the City of Tacoma's Community and Economic

Development  Department since September 2016, the Washington MBDA Business Center was  established as part of a cooperative agreement between the City of  Tacoma and

the U.S. Department of Commerce. It is one of 35 MBDA  Business Centers across the country.

“I look forward to building on the good work the Washington MBDA  Business Center has done to date to provide ongoing, quality assistance  to minority businesses with rapid

growth potential,” said Mr. Boykin.  “As our region works to build a stronger economy, it is critical that we  engage and elevate our minority businesses and position them to  thrive.”

Mr. Boykin has more than three decades of professional, leadership,  relationship-building and community experience with a well-documented  history of and reputation for

connecting business and community,  developing meaningful metrics to drive outcomes and results, and  connecting public policy opportunities to public service.

Most recently serving as Director of the Manufacturing Industrial  Council (MIC) at the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, Mr.  Boykin successfully raised the level of

engagement and impact of Pierce  County’s manufacturing, industrial and maritime businesses. During his  time there, he also served as head of the Pierce County Business 

Accelerator (PCBA), a cohort-based program established in direct  response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide resources to entrepreneurs  and business owners in Pierce

County including training, coaching and  technical assistance. PCBA focuses on underserved and BIPOC  communities.

Prior to that, Mr. Boykin worked for 25 years as a United Parcel Service  (UPS) executive, helping companies of all sizes strategize about their  logistical needs while growing their

businesses. His largest account in  that role was Amazon.

"Frank Boykin brings to the table broad experience and deep expertise in  the private and public sectors," said Community and Economic  Development Director Jeff Robinson. "He

is highly respected in the  business community and we look forward to working with him on our shared  strategic goals.”

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