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| September 23, 2021 | City of Frederick expands M/WBE goals | The City of Frederick recently completed a disparity study leading to recommendations for the city to ...Read more |
| September 17, 2021 | NY and NJ Port Authority to increase M/WBE participation | The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of ...Read more |
| September 10, 2021 | Boston Mayor Launches New Tools to Aid Supplier Diversity | “I am excited to introduce a suite of new tools to help minority-owned business enterprises thrive,” Mayor Janey said. “I believe entrepreneurship is a proven pathway to wealth creation. As M ...Read more |
| September 2, 2021 | Contract for DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza Awarded to White-Owned Firm | Black Lives Matter Plaza is a two-block pedestrian street in Washington, DC, named in 2020 by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Mayor Bowser showed her ...Read more |
| September 2, 2021 | Wilmington Launches M/WBE Disparity Study | The City of Wilmington has launched a disparity study beginning August 2021 to examine and understand the current procurement process and ensure it is available to Minority- and Women-owned busines ...Read more |
| August 31, 2021 | Erie County Examining M/WBE Participation | Erie County has announced it is overhauling its Minori ...Read more |
| August 25, 2021 | Port Houston Launches M/WBE Program | Port Houston will be launching its new M/WBE Business Equity Program and Initiative. The initiative will create a new Business Equity Division reporting directly to Port Houston's Executive Directo ...Read more |
| August 23, 2021 | Massachusetts Wind Farm’s Union Priority at Odds With Workforce Diversity | On May 11, the Biden Administration’s Secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland, and the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, announced the approval of the construction of the Vineyard Wind project. Th ...Read more |
| August 11, 2021 | OMB Report IDs Major Faults in Equity in Federal Programs | OMB, under the leadership of Acting Director Shalanda Young, consulted with a number of US and international experts of matters of equity including assessment and improvement, data science and “o ...Read more |
| August 7, 2021 | Can San Diego's SLBE/ELBE Program Encourage More Minority and Women Contractors? | The City of San Diego rec ...Read more |