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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
Construction Material Costs Now Stonewalling Projects
South Bend Has Given Just 0.006% of Contracting Dollars to Minorities This Year
SBA Gives University of Maryland $400K for New Vet Biz Training Center
Monroe City, Louisiana Greenlights $46M Water Plant Expansion
Federal Government to Ramp Up Procurement from SDBs to Tune of $100B
Construction Jobs Down 20K in May
SBA’s Venue Relief Program Also Telling Business Owners They Are Dead
Veteran Slams SBA’s EIDL Program, Wants to Talk to Manager
Utah’s $725 Million Highway Project Begins Construction
US Senate Committee Unanimously Passes $304 Billion Highway Bill
USDOT Announces $10 Million in Funding for Tribal Transit Projects
Is Biden’s Infrastructure Package Unfair to Non-Union Construction Companies?
New Jersey’s $1.8 Billion Bridge Project Sees Outreach to Hundreds of DBEs
USDOT Expands Workforce Development Programs with Focus on Minorities
Washington Governor Approves $18 Billion for Construction and Transportation
Vermont Considers Nation’s First Construction Certification Program
Maryland DOT Scales Back Beltway Expansion Plan
SBA Chief Guzman Sued as New Restaurant Fund Numbers Are Unveiled
Five School Construction Projects, Four Renovations Proposed in Boston
Texas Central’s $20b High Speed Rail Project Begins Construction This Year
Confluence of Factors Put HVAC Contractors in a Tight Spot.
South Carolina’s ‘Malfunction Junction’ to Get $1.7b Upgrade
Are Authorities Doing Enough to Prevent DBE Fraud?
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Illinois Port Construction Will Spawn 500 Union Jobs
Arkansas School Construction Projects Get $77.5m Injection

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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
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

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Louisiana Breaks Ground on $760m Levee Project

The project was first proposed 50 years ago.

August 3, 2021

Major $1.3b NYC Project Returned to Sender Over M/WBE Shortfalls

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer sent a contract from IPC Resiliency Partners for work on the East River Park in Manhattan back to the Department of Design and Construction.

July 30, 2021

Infrastructure Bill Passes Major Hurdle With Bipartisan Support

Roads, transit, rail and bridges — oh my!

July 29, 2021

BREAKING: US Government Breaks Records With $145.7B Awarded to Small Businesses

On Wednesday the Small Business Administration announced that the federal government surpassed its goal, awarding 26.01 percent of contract dollars to small businesses.

July 28, 2021

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