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| July 8, 2021 | Minnesota DOT Funds 7 Rail Projects Aimed at Economic Development | The seven projects were picked from a pool of 21 proposals and were chosen for their ability to aid economic development in the state. "The number of applicants for the 2021 MRSI grants sho ...Read more |
| July 5, 2021 | Illinois DOT Announces $110m for Chicago-Area Transit Projects | According to the press release published on Friday, the proposal period will end on August 31. The funding comes as part of the second of three grant cycles made possible by the Rebuild Illinois Tr ...Read more |
| July 2, 2021 | Georgia DOT Awarded $102m in Construction Contracts This May | Some 30 construction contracts were awarded by the Georgia department of transportation this May totalling more than $102 million dollars, bringing the state’s total on construction contracts thi ...Read more |
| June 30, 2021 | BREAKING: USDOT Proposes $905m in Future Infrastructure Grants | The awards will come as part of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program and will go to economically important rail and highway projects. “These timely ...Read more |
| June 22, 2021 | White Women Reap the Bulk of Minnesota’s DBE Dollars | The ratio is reflective of a national problem according to Sean Skibbie, interim director of civil rights and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). “White women tend to be, sometime ...Read more |
| June 16, 2021 | North Carolina's DOT is Encouraging DBE Firms to Compete for State Contracts | The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and their Office of Civil Rights is encouraging Disabled Business Enterprises (DBEs) to ...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 |
| May 27, 2021 | USDOT Announces $10 Million in Funding for Tribal Transit Projects | The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced on Wednesday that $10 million is available in competitive grant funding for Native authorities for use towards tra ...Read more |
| May 24, 2021 | New Jersey’s $1.8 Billion Bridge Project Sees Outreach to Hundreds of DBEs | Things are finally starting to push forward in the construction of the new $1.8 billion Portal North Bridge project. The more than 100-year-old bridge spans the Hackensack River in New Jersey ...Read more |
| May 20, 2021 | USDOT Expands Workforce Development Programs with Focus on Minorities | Training is often the biggest barrier to employment in the industry, and those who enter the program may use it as a bridge to entering the construction workforce. On Wednesday, Secretary of ...Read more |