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| Date/Time | Title | Description | 
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| February 1, 2024 | Chicago Transit Authority Awards Dozens of Contracts to DBEs and SBEs | Chicago is one of the busiest and largest cities in America. The Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) public transportation grid connects with a network of rail and roadways. CTA is the pulsat ...Read more  | 
                  
| December 1, 2023 | City of Asheville Undertakes Disparity Study | Miller³ Consulting, Inc. (M³ Consulting) has been contracted by the City of Asheville's Community and Economic Development Department to carry out a thorough five-year parity study of its contrac ...Read more  | 
                  
| December 1, 2023 | Seattle Mayor Expands M/WBE Opportunities | Mayor Bruce Harrell signed a new Executive Order at the Reverse Vendor Trade Show 2023 that increases contracting equity and access for small businesses. This is especially useful for women- and mi ...Read more  | 
                  
| August 28, 2023 | Texas's Montgomery County to Undertake Largescale School Construction | The Lone Star state is one of the fastest-growing states in the country, and counties like Montgomery County are rapidly expanding in terms of development and population size. One example to ...Read more  | 
                  
| March 10, 2023 | Jacobs Wins $500m Los Angeles Sanitation Project | The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment (LASAN) chose Dallas-based Jacobs as the advanced design-build contractor for the $500 million Donald ...Read more  | 
                  
| September 29, 2022 | New Rules for SBA 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone Firms | The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a proposed rule that would significantly alter ...Read more  | 
                  
| December 2, 2021 | LaGuardia Airport Project Doles Out $2b to MBEs | The overhaul of LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York has set records in contracting with minority and women-owned businesses. Additionally, the project has featured high rates of contracting with ...Read more  | 
                  
| October 18, 2021 | 8(a) Firms No Longer Required by SBA to have a Bona Fide Place of Business | A moratorium has been set in place by the U.S. S ...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  | 
                  
| July 24, 2021 | Alameda County Officials Undertaking Disparity Study; Possible Improvements to its ELB/SLB program | Alameda County is requesting Small Businesses to participate in ...Read more  |