OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—It may seem like a long road from soothing a patient to smoothing concrete, but it’s a transition that former nurse Cindy Hatfield has made successfully. Her company, Hatfield Construction, LLC is poised to obtain more tools for success through a mentor-protégé agreement with Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC.
CNS, which operates the Y-12 National Security Complex for the National Nuclear Security Administration in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is an active participant in the Department of Energy’s Mentor-Protégé Program. This program provides a mechanism for DOE/NNSA prime contractors like CNS to enter into working agreements and provide nonfinancial assistance to small businesses like Hatfield’s. READ MORE