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Treasury Dept. Creates New Office for Covid Relief Oversight
West Virginia DOT Announces $40m in Road Project Awards
Ohio DOT Celebrates Launch of $1.92 Billion Construction Season
Minnesota DOT Unveils 2021 Construction Agenda
UPDATE: Utah Governor Signs Billion Dollar Infrastructure Bill
New Bridge Repair Technique Proves Massive Success
Unions Protest Amazon Expansion in Massachusetts
SBA’s Office of Advocacy Criticized as Big Business Mouthpiece
Alaska Secures $47.5 Million for Work on Three Airports
“Tsunami of Growth”: Construction Job Growth Soared in Month of March
Biden White House Unveils $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
HUD Announces $1B Worth of Measures to Help Native Communities
Plan Created for $2.5 Billion Development at Philadelphia’s Navy Yard
Roofing Supply Costs Up 25-30 Percent
BREAKING: SBA Increases Economic Injury Disaster Loan Cap to $500k
More Than 1,000 U.S. Businesses Close Per Day Since Pandemic Start
Small Business Environment More Healthy Despite Slowing Gains
Price of a New House Up $24k Due to Soaring Lumber Costs
$2b LaGuardia AirTrain Project Could Begin in June
Just 20% Of Small Businesses Have Cyber Insurance - Study
Texas County’s Lawsuit Seeks Reassessment of $7.5B I-45 Expansion
Stimulus Gives Massive Shot in the Arm to Public Transit
Uncertainty as PPP Gets Cash Injections Despite Looming Expiration Date
Ohio House Passes $8 Billion Transportation Budget
Honolulu Harbor Renovation Project Enters Phase 2
Hawaii Bucks National Trend, Construction Sector Thriving Despite Pandemic
New Bill Marks Major Step in LGBTQ Business Equality
SBA Sets Up 14-Day Exclusive Loan Period for Small Biz, Changes to PPP
How Contractor Associations Work with Labor Unions to Fill in the Gaps — and Sometimes Save the Day
USDOT Loans More Than $900 Million for Dallas Regional Rail Project
New Study Shows Unionized Construction Sites are Safer
EXCLUSIVE: Most State & Local Gov’ts Lack Veteran Set-Asides In Public Works Projects
The Biggest Construction Companies of 2021
UPDATE: Biden’s Labor Secretary Pick Faces Legal Action Over Disparity Study
Road Closures and Bridge Dismantling Signal Progress on $14b LAX Renovation
Biden’s Top Two Department of Labor Officials Under Fire
Maine DOT Releases $2.71 Billion 3-Year Work Plan
Black Businesses Deserve Another Stimulus this Black History Month
Florida Governor’s Budget Proposal Seeks More Than $10 Billion for DOT
Commercial Construction Will Take a Hit in 2021
NASPO Conference to Feature Deep Dive on Key Covid Challenges
Florida's Pensacola Bay Bridge $430 Million Project Chugs Along
Small Business Advocates Urge Congress to Quickly Confirm New SBA Leader Guzman
Buttigieg: A New Face Facing New Obstacles in Transportation
DC's New Amazon HQ Sparks $4 Billion in Transportation Projects
A Border Wall Blitz as Future Hangs in Limbo — or Does It?
Pennsylvania Invests Millions in Rail-Freight Improvements
SBA Administrator Heaps Praise on Trump After High-Profile Resignations Over Capitol Riots
DoT Secretary, Five FAA Officials and More Resign Following Capitol Riots
IRS to Increase Small Business Audits But There Are Ways to Protect Yourself

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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	OH
Hattiesburg city officials give update on DBE Program	MS

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