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| January 13, 2021 | Pennsylvania Invests Millions in Rail-Freight Improvements | Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) announced on Tuesday that funding for 26 rail-freight projects has been approved. The projects are aimed at improving freight mobility. Better yet, the ...Read more |
| January 11, 2021 | Jacksonville Transportation Authority launches LBE Program | Florida’s Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and Diversity, Equity, & Customer Advocacy Program Office has announced the launch of a local small business (LSBE) and micro-local small bus ...Read more |
| January 5, 2021 | Alaska's DOT Aims to Increase DBE/MBE/WBE Participation in Contracts | Alaska’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun focusing on increasing disadvantaged, minority and women-owned business participation in its public works contracts. The state DOT’s goal ...Read more |
| January 5, 2021 | Contract Awarded for Preliminary Work on Commuter Rail Between Boston and Manchester | The New Hampshire Executive Council voted unanimously on December 18 to give the go-ahead to the Department of Transportation to hire AECOM Technical Services Inc. to begin preliminary work on a co ...Read more |
| December 31, 2020 | Tennessee’s DBE Program Sets New Spending Record | Tennessee’s Governor's Office of Diversity and Enterprise (Go-DBE) has revealed that the state has set a record by spending $739 million with small businesses and businesses owned by women, m ...Read more |
| December 26, 2020 | US Government Orders Rail Crossing Safety Updates; Contracting Opportunities Likely to Arise | The Federal government has ordered 40 states and the District of Columbia “to develop and implement highway-rail grade crossing action plans to improve public safety,” according to a press rele ...Read more |
| December 25, 2020 | Trump Admin Grants Florida Permitting Authority over Wetlands | It was an early Christmas present for Florida contractors when the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided last week to grant the state of Florida permitting authorit ...Read more |
| December 7, 2020 | Funding for 56 Infrastructure Projects Approved in California | The California Transportation Commission announced on Wednesday they would inject $2 billion into 56 new infrastructure projects. These projects are expected to create more than 100,000 jobs. ...Read more |
| December 7, 2020 | New York nearly reaches 30% M/WBE goal for state contracts | During New York State’s 10th Annual MWBE Forum, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the utilization rate for NY State MWBEs had increased to 29.51 percent. This means that NY state has nearly reac ...Read more |
| October 15, 2020 | Pennsylvania Governor Announces New Measures to Connect Small Businesses With State Contracts | Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) is doubling down on efforts to help minority, women, disabled, and veteran-owned small businesses secure contracts with the state government. Back in 20 ...Read more |