Monica Lacey, right, and Justin Hogue, center, stop to look at material presented by public affairs representative Megan Holland, seated at an Engineering and Research Development Center booth Tuesday during Engineering Expo 2009 at the Vicksburg Convention Center. The event, sponsored by Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce, promoted developing relationships between the Corps of Engineers and local businesses. Besides various Corps branches, among the two dozen exhibitors represented were local banks and hotels, Alcorn State University and consulting firms. (Suzanne Feliciano*The Vicksburg Post)