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| February 1, 2024 | Milwaukee Adopts MWBE Disparity Study Recommendations | The City of Milwaukee has taken a significant step towards addressing disparities in city contracts and services, particularly involving minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs). This ...Read more |
| January 11, 2024 | Cambridge Disparity Study Shows Underutilization of M/WBEs | The City of Cambridge has announced the completion of its comprehensive Disparity Study, an initiative to examine the city's procurement practices and policies for goods and services. Conducted by ...Read more |
| December 24, 2023 | Oregon MBE, WBE, Vetbiz Disparity Report Released | A Disparity Study for the State of Oregon was conducted by BBC Research & Consulting to eval ...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 |
| November 18, 2023 | Nashville Evaluates Its Support for M/WBE Program | In the recently published report by Metro Nashville on the Equal Business Opportunity Program for the fiscal year 2023, contracts worth ...Read more |
| September 7, 2023 | Durham County Launches M/WBE Disparity Study | Durham County is joining a long line of local administrative governments working to adopt an equitable and fair approach toward government contracting and procurement dollars. Durham County h ...Read more |
| August 21, 2023 | SBA Gov't Scorecard Shows Increased Spending with SDBs, SDVOBs, WOSBs, HUBZones | The annual SBA Govt scorecard measures how well the federal agencies meet the small business prime contracting and subcontracting goals. The new scorecard highlights the Biden-Harris Admini ...Read more |
| August 21, 2023 | Charles County to Update MBE/SLBE Programs | The Charles County Government's Minority Business Enterprise Program has changed its name to Minority and ...Read more |
| July 26, 2023 | M/WBE and VBP Equity Package Moves Forward in Illinois Legislature | Illinois is taking significant steps to address environmental concerns and procurement issues in government c ...Read more |
| May 31, 2023 | San Antonio Increases Utilization of M/WBE Subcontractors | Colette Holt & Associates (“CHA”) was asked by the City of San Antonio, Texas, to conduct a disparity study investigating its Small Business Economic Development Advocacy (SBEDA) Program. ...Read more |