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| April 26, 2021 | New Sacramento Bill Promotes Statewide SBE Utilization Quota | A new Sacramento bill is being introduced to promote a statewide quota for Small Business Enterprise (SBE) utilization. If passed it will enforce the awarding of 25 percent of all state contracts t ...Read more |
| April 20, 2021 | Black-Owned Businesses Awarded Less than 1% of North Carolina's $9.9B Public Works Contracts | North Carolina has announced the results of their first disparity study in over a decade. It reveals that only about 1 percent of North Carolina public works contracts have been awarded to black-ow ...Read more |
| April 16, 2021 | Federal Railroad Agency to Conduct First Nationwide M/WBE Disparity Study | The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will be running a disparity study on small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses to better understand whether or not firms applying for subcontracts ...Read more |
| April 13, 2021 | New Participation Goals for Illinois’s BEP-Certified Businesses | The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) Business Enterprise Program (BEP) has announced a new disparity study along with a new formula in order to raise the participation of Di ...Read more |
| April 6, 2021 | DBE Mentor-Protege Program Launches in Santa Clara | In collaboration with Silicone Valley Transit Consultants (SVTC), the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing a Mentor-Protege Program with the goal of aiding the growth o ...Read more |
| April 6, 2021 | City of Boston Completes M/WBE Disparity Study | Before leaving office, former mayor Mayor Martin J. Walsh announce ...Read more |
| March 22, 2021 | Oakland to Strengthen its LBE/SLBE Programs | The City Council of Oakland, California has passed an ordinance aimed at creating easier access to city contracts for local small, POC-led, and women-owned businesses. Council members Lor ...Read more |
| March 6, 2021 | New Orleans Seeks to Ensure 35% of City Contracts go to DBEs | Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans has announced efforts to expand access to public contracts for disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs). As part of these steps the office of Supplier Diversit ...Read more |
| March 2, 2021 | NYC Will Include LGBT-Owned Businesses in City Procurement | In partnership with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) is formally including LGBT-owned businesses (LGBTBEs) in New York Ci ...Read more |
| February 20, 2021 | FAA Seeking Stakeholder Feedback on ACDBE Program | The Office of Civil Rights of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking to gather input from stakeholders to help them guide upcoming modifications and changes regarding its Airport Conc ...Read more |