ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nasco Aerospace and Electronics (NASCO) announced today their certification of the SBA HUBZone designation, which assists the Federal government in ensuring federal contracting and stimulating economic growth while creating new jobs in historical underutilized business zones.

“We take pride in our country and look forward in helping our community through diversity.”

The management team and staff are extremely excited about this important certification and the opportunity it brings to Downtown St. Petersburg. The federal government has a goal of awarding 3% of all federal prime contracts dollars to HUBZone certified small businesses. There are over 8 billion dollars in government contracts earmarked and unaffected by the Sequester.

Nasco has created a Strategic Partnership Program with manufacturers, the program helps Increase participation in government contracts while protecting their intellectual property.

With their new designation and increasing diverse authorized product lines, NASCO is becoming one of a kind in the aerospace and electronics distribution market. NASCO provides an easier avenue for government agencies and their prime federal contractors to work with, thereby assisting them in meeting their diversity goals.

“We take pride in our country and look forward in helping our community through diversity.” – Josephine Bagnasco, CEO

For more information about Nasco (www.nascosales.com) or our Strategic Partnership Program