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Boston Mayor Launches New Tools to Aid Supplier Diversity
The SBA is Revamping its EIDL Program
Oregon’s Port of Coos Bay to get New $1b Container Facility, Rail Upgrades
St. Louis’ Broadway Tower to Finish $18m Renovation in November
Contract for DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza Awarded to White-Owned Firm
Funding Allocated for Phase 2 of $415m PA Courthouse Project
One Month After Ground Broke on Levee Project, Ida Shows Its Urgency
Duplexes May Get Greenlight in California Suburbs
EPA Creates Diversity Task Force, Will Spend More With DBEs
Building Material Prices Won’t Stabilize Until Summer 2022
Massachusetts Wind Farm’s Union Priority at Odds With Workforce Diversity
Port of Long Beach Completes $1.4b Terminal Project
Contract Awarded for $840M VA Hospital in Kentucky
Texas Wraps Up Phase 1 of $527m Highway Project Near San Antonio
SBA is Working With Congress to Codify Biden’s Raised DBE Goals
US Blew $30b on Afghanistan Construction Programs
New Orleans Convention Center Must Vote Again on Contract Bids
Study Says Public Private Partnerships Have Higher DBE Participation
OMB Report IDs Major Faults in Equity in Federal Programs
Deadline for Applications to Build Chicago’s First Casino Extended
LA Transit ‘Mega Project’ to Link San Fernando Valley to West Side, LAX
Material Costs Still Sky-High as Infrastructure Bill Approaches Passing
Louisiana Breaks Ground on $760m Levee Project
Major $1.3b NYC Project Returned to Sender Over M/WBE Shortfalls
Infrastructure Bill Passes Major Hurdle With Bipartisan Support
BREAKING: US Government Breaks Records With $145.7B Awarded to Small Businesses
Ohio Candidate May Face Ethics Probe Over Contract Corruption Allegations
Slate of Construction Projects to be Considered in Ohio
DC Area Authorities Reconsider Beltway Express Lanes
Scranton Pennsylvania to NYC Rail Line May Soon Become Reality
Rhode Island Pell Bridge Enters Phase 2
Colorado Approves $238 Million for Highway, Transportation Projects
Major Women’s Owned Business Organization Adds 6 Board Members
Biden Admin. Advised on Equity by Top Contracting Association
Oklahoma Asks Feds for Highway Funds
Little Tangible for Small Businesses in Biden’s Executive Order
Minnesota DOT Funds 7 Rail Projects Aimed at Economic Development
Can You Compete With Elon Musk?
New Jersey Legislators Push Veteran Contracting Bill
Illinois DOT Announces $110m for Chicago-Area Transit Projects
Georgia DOT Awarded $102m in Construction Contracts This May
VIDEO: Memphis Publishes M/WBE Pandemic Recovery Guide
Border Wall Billions Redirected to Military Construction Projects
BREAKING: USDOT Proposes $905m in Future Infrastructure Grants
JFK Airport to Get $145m, 26 Acre Cargo Facility
Many Improvements Needed in Federal Procurement Program - Report
US Territory Northern Mariana Islands Needs More Construction Workers
White Women Reap the Bulk of Minnesota’s DBE Dollars
California Draft Budget Would Fund $30m New Hospital in San Diego
Massachusetts General Hospital Adding New Towers, 1M Square Feet

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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
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

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