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Massachusetts General Hospital Adding New Towers, 1M Square Feet

The $1.9 billion expansion has been in the works since 2019.

June 17, 2021

Massachusetts General Hospital

Construction Material Costs Now Stonewalling Projects

Prices keep going up, up, up. Fifty-six percent of apartment development firms report delays due to the phenomenon.

June 14, 2021

apartment building construction

South Bend Has Given Just 0.006% of Contracting Dollars to Minorities This Year

It’s an abysmal number for a city that is more than 43 percent populated by minorities.

June 11, 2021

Pete Buttigieg

Construction Jobs Down 20K in May

A not-so-promising start to this year’s construction season.

June 7, 2021

commercial construction

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USDOT Expands Workforce Development Programs with Focus on Minorities highway construction
Washington Governor Approves $18 Billion for Construction and Transportation Governor Jay Inslee Washington
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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
Chicago City Treasurer promotes diversity scoreboard for MBE inclusion

IL
LA Metro Accepts Public Comment on DBE Goals for Fiscal Years 2022-2024

CA
North Hempstead Adopts Procurement Preference for SDVOBs

NY
City of Birmingham looking for M/WBE disparity study feedback

AL
Baltimore City Considers New M/WBE Bills

MD
New Sacramento Bill Promotes Statewide SBE Utilization Quota

CA
Black-Owned Businesses Awarded Less than 1% of North Carolina's $9.9B Public Works Contracts

NC
Federal Railroad Agency to Conduct First Nationwide M/WBE Disparity Study

DC
New Participation Goals for Illinois’s BEP-Certified Businesses

IL
DBE Mentor-Protege Program Launches in Santa Clara

CA
City of Boston Completes M/WBE Disparity Study

MA
Oakland to Strengthen its LBE/SLBE Programs

CA
New Orleans Seeks to Ensure 35% of City Contracts go to DBEs

LA
NYC Will Include LGBT-Owned Businesses in City Procurement

NY
FAA seeking stakeholder feedback on ACDBE program

DC
Virginia bill will aid MBE/WBE/SBE businesses

VA
Data released on Birmingham’s M/WBE program, more plans in the works

AL
8(a) “Section 8” Firms Get a Boost, Able to Qualify Through Past Performance in Joint Ventures

DC
Maximum Award Price Raised for WOSBs and HUBZone Businesses

DC
The SBA is Overhauling its WOSB Program

DC
Nassau and Suffolk Counties lack data on M/WBE participation in public works

NY
Small Business Admin. launches SDVOSB certification process in place of Dept. of Veteran Affairs self-certification process

DC
Maryland Ups Personal Net Worth Cap for MBEs

MD
NJ Treasury Announces Initiatives to Promote its SBE, MWBE, VOB, and DVOB Programs

NJ
Five Percent of LA School Contracts to go to DVBEs

CA
Jacksonville Transportation Authority launches LBE Program

FL
San Diego SLBE Audit Finds Lack of Minority and Women Role

CA
Alaska's DOT Aims to Increase DBE/MBE/WBE Participation in Contracts

AK
Tennessee’s DBE Program Sets New Spending Record

TN
Department of Transportation Will Broaden DBE Eligibility

DC
Houston Port Study Shows M/WBE’s Underrepresented Among Contractors

TX
Chicago City Council extends M/WBE set-aside program

IL
The National Veteran Business Development Council is helping to certify SDVOSBs and VOSBs

MI
New York nearly reaches 30% M/WBE goal for state contracts

NY
Chattanooga aims to increase MWBE participation

TN
HUD Section 3 Business Program Updated for 2020

DC
New Jersey to conduct M/WBE disparity study

NJ
Orange County passes DVBE policy

CA
East Baton Rouge’s new DBE Program

LA
Asheville sets up M/WBE gender race-conscious contracting policies

NC
Ohio launches WBE program

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Hattiesburg city officials give update on DBE Program

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