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| August 13, 2021 | New Orleans Convention Center Must Vote Again on Contract Bids | The development follows challenges from bidders who did not secure the contract for hundreds of millions in upgrades to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Allegations of irregularities i ...Read more |
| August 9, 2021 | Deadline for Applications to Build Chicago’s First Casino Extended | Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tacked on an extra two months for bidders to submit plans to build a casino in Chicago. Bidders were originally given until August 23 but on Friday the deadline w ...Read more |
| August 5, 2021 | LA Transit ‘Mega Project’ to Link San Fernando Valley to West Side, LAX | The project would ultimately connect the San Fernando Valley, the Westside and LAX with high-capacity transit. Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners includes Bechtel, Meridiam Infrastructure an ...Read more |
| July 30, 2021 | Major $1.3b NYC Project Returned to Sender Over M/WBE Shortfalls | “The Comptroller’s Office has conducted a thorough review and engaged with the City through a series of questions and answers to determine compliance with all applicable rules and regulations p ...Read more |
| July 27, 2021 | Ohio Candidate May Face Ethics Probe Over Contract Corruption Allegations | The Democratic primary race for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District has been heating up for some time now, but a recent report is bound to turn the heat up yet another notch. The two candidates ...Read more |
| July 22, 2021 | DC Area Authorities Reconsider Beltway Express Lanes | Washington DC’s regional planning board decided on Wednesday to reexamine the construction of two tolled express lanes along a part of I-270. |
| July 7, 2021 | Can You Compete With Elon Musk? | On Tuesday, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis announced on Twitter that the city had accepted a bid from the Boring Company to “build an underground transit system between downtown and the ...Read more |
| July 1, 2021 | VIDEO: Memphis Publishes M/WBE Pandemic Recovery Guide | Memphis OBDC Director Joann Massey and a team of 14 colleagues published a two-hour video highlighting opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses to secure millions of dollars in city co ...Read more |
| June 11, 2021 | South Bend Has Given Just 0.006% of Contracting Dollars to Minorities This Year | As Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours the country promoting President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, South Bend continues to lag in minority business participation in city contractin ...Read more |
| June 9, 2021 | Monroe City, Louisiana Greenlights $46M Water Plant Expansion | The company exceeds a 17 percent participation rate from disadvantaged business enterprises, according to city engineer Kim Golden. The city council also awarded a "$1.09 million alternate project ...Read more |