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California’s $105b Bullet Train Project Continues Forward

Merced to Bakersfield will be completed by 2030, while other segments are under environmental review.

May 23, 2022

Planned California High Speed Rail

21 Percent Spike In Non-Residential Construction Materials

Inflexible tariffs and overly restrictive regulations are making it harder for contractors to find and pay for key materials.

May 20, 2022

Construction

Seattle Moves Forward on $12b Light Rail Project

Two link extensions have received approval in West Seattle and Ballard.

May 19, 2022

Seattle Light Rail Transit

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VIDEO - Louisiana DOTD is Removing Illegally Dumped Tires Louisiana DOT
Ukraine War Causes UK Steel Price Surge Steel Bars
$2.4b FEMA Fund For New Orleans Roadwork Faces Scrutiny U.S. National Archives
Disabled Vets Continue to Lose Out On Government Contracts Beverly & Pack
Connecticut DOT Hiring 700 New Positions, Excellent Opportunity for Engineers and Others Freepik
VIDEO - Iowa DOT Identifies Environmentally or Historically Sensitive Areas Iowa DOT
Pennsylvania to Receive $1.6b to Fix Bridges Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Map
Iowa's $4.2b Five Year Transportation Plan Set To Launch Iowa DOT transportation map
Utah Construction Season Starts, UDOT Plans $2.6b in Infrastructure Spending UDOT Bridge
Oregon’s DOT to Spend $100m on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Electric Vehicle Charging Station
New York State Launches $32.8b Transportation Plan Levinson and Stefani Creative Commons
House Republicans Introduce Bill to Reform SBA Blaine Luetkemeyer
General Services Administration to Allow Joint Ventures to Secure Long-Term Gov't Contracts General Services Administration
More Public Works Projects Delayed Due to Material Costs Joe Biden
Contractor Group Blasts Biden’s ‘Buy America’ Construction Mandate Biden Infrastructure
Port of Long Beach $1.5b On-Dock Rail Gets Environmental Greenlight Port of Long Beach
USDOT Loans $1.76b for Maryland Purple Line Purple Line
$60m New Jersey School Opening Delayed Due to Supply Chain Charles and Anna Booker School
House Bill Would Ban Federal Contractors From Working in Russia Vladimir Putin
Tennessee Unveils $3.6b 3-Year Transportation Plan Gov. Bill Lee
SBA Ramps Up Women-Centered Services SBA Women's Business Center
Taxpayers to Fund Most of $1.4b Buffalo Bills Stadium Kathy Hochul Buffalo Bills
USDOT Announces FY23 Budget of $142b, New Strategic Plan Pete Buttigeg
GSA Announces Four-Fold Increase to SDB Goals for Federal Contracts Small Disadvantaged Business
California to Ramp Up Compliance Enforcement at Public Projects Gavin Newsom
Ground Broken at $383.8m Cruise Terminal in Miami Miami cruise terminal
Non-Residential Construction Material Prices Skyrocketed in 2021 Steel Mill
Illinois Disperses Another $250m to Support Local Transportation JB Pritzker
Fed Grants Milwaukee-Chicago Rail $31.8m to Double Passenger Transport Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) Intercity Passenger Rail Project
Russia-Ukraine War Cause Oil, Cargo Prices to Soar Cargo
VIDEO - Biden Commits to 65,000 Miles of Road Repair in 2022 Joe Biden
Feds Halt Trump Admin-Approved $600m Alaskan Mining Road Ambler Access
TriMark USA to Pay $48.5M for Fraudulently Procuring Disabled Vet Contracts Department of Justice
SBA Administrator Guzman Visits Navajo Nation to Talk Infrastructure Navajo President
Washington DC’s First-Ever Public-Private Partnership Approved for $309m Contract DC streetlights
B2Gnow Bridges the Gap Between Government and Business diverse business
Idaho Approves New Projects to Modernize Roads Idaho roadway
Prices of Materials Jumped by Nearly 20 Percent From 2021 to 2022 construction materials
Biden Administration Announces New Actions on Clean Manufacturing Wind turbines
Experts Predict $120b in Infrastructure Bill Fraud Contractor fraud
Contracting Innovation Bill Sent to Biden’s Desk For Signing Biden Signs Bill
Inflation Causes Construction Delay for Bay County Juvenile Courthouse Bay County Courthouse
Chicago Transit Authority Awarded $912m American Rescue Plan Grant Chicago Transit
California Distributes $589m To Improve Transportation Infrastructure Highway construction
VIDEO - NMDOT Replaces 404 Bridge Over I-10 New Mexico DOT
Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh Gets $25m in Federal Funding Fern Hollow Bridge
New $84m Virginia Tech Building to Train Next Gen of Construction Leaders Myers-Lawson School of Construction
SBA Announces New Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions Black-Owned Business
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Austin Greenlights $46m Airport Construction Project Austin Airport’s Expansion and Development Program

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Delaware Study Shows Disparities in State Contracts for DBE firms

DE
California Public Utilities Commission Passes 1.5% Procurement Target for LGBTBEs

CA
Boston Mayor Looks to Expand City Contracts for M/WBEs

MA
City of Greensboro Launches Supplier Diversity Tracking and Reporting

NC
NYC Provides Less Than 4% of Contracts to M/WBEs

NY
New Ohio Law Reduces Barriers for M/W/VBEs

OH
M/WBE goals rarely met in Missouri, lack of disparity studies

MO
Hillsborough County to expand SBE and DM/DWBE

FL
NCDOT looking for DBEs and Small Businesses

NC
Pennsylvania spending on SDB and VBE firms increases by 30%

PA
DBE program to grow from Infrastructure Law

DC
MDOT launching contracting process for DBE truckers

MI
SDB Goal for Federal Agencies Expanded to 11% by Biden Administration

DC
LGBTBEs set to be added to Travis County and the City of Austin's HUB Program

TX
SBE Pool Expanded & DVBE/SBE Program Changes in California

CA
M/WBE Utilization Led By New York

NY
SDVOSB Federal Contracting Goal Could Rise from 3% to 5% with New Congressional Bill

DC
DBE workshops to be held by Illinois DOT

IL
Small Biz & M/WBEs to be Mentored by NYC Department

NY
DBEs and WBEs: Don't Forget The Importance of NAICS Codes for Your Certification

DC
SDVOSBs Get Contract Set-Asides with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command

DC
Gainesville Launches M/WBE, Small Biz, and Vet Biz Disparity Study

FL
M/WBE Disparity Study to be launched by Harford County

MD
NYC Releases “Making the Grade” Findings on M/WBE Utilization

NY
North Carolina’s DOT Expands DBE Outreach Efforts

NC
SDB Participation Promoted by 2 New Pennsylvania Bills

PA
8(a) Firms No Longer Required by SBA to have a Bona Fide Place of Business

DC
New LGBTQ+ Cert Opens Opportunities for Los Angeles County Contracts

CA
Chicago extends M/WBE set-aside program through 2027

IL
King County upgrades M/WBE Small Contractor and Supplier Program

WA
Black business leaders call for changes to Oakland’s SLBE/LBE program

CA
City of Frederick expands M/WBE goals

MD
NY and NJ Port Authority to increase M/WBE participation

NY
City of Turlock Sets out 2021-2023 DBE & ACDBE Goals

CA
Wilmington Launches M/WBE Disparity Study

DE
Erie County Examining M/WBE Participation

NY
Port Houston Launches M/WBE Program

TX
Minnesota DOT seeks to update its DBE and ACDBE program

MN
Can San Diego's SLBE/ELBE Program Encourage More Minority and Women Contractors?

CA
To Ensure Purchasing and Contracting Equity, Seattle Launches M/WBE Advisory Committee and Disparity Study

WA
Alameda County Officials Undertaking Disparity Study; Possible Improvements to its ELB/SLB program

CA
King County Moves To Increase M/WBE Partners

WA
HUBZone Small Biz Program is Expanding in Illinois

IL
Chicago Mayor Initiates Extension of City’s M/WBE Program

IL
Columbus Seeking to Expand City Contracts with M/WBEs

OH
City of Arlington Implements a Minority and Women-Owned Enterprise Policy

TX
Disparity Study Looks at Lack of M/WBE Firms in State Contracting

CT
North Carolina's DOT is Encouraging DBE Firms to Compete for State Contracts

NC
LGBTQBE Legislation Moves Forward in Baltimore

MD
Boston Allocates Funding to Help M/WBE & Veteran Firms to Compete for Gov't Contracts

MA