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| November 5, 2021 | Thirty DBE Firms Partnering with Los Angeles SkyRail | The Los Angeles SkyRail Express (LASRE) is taking a major step forward in their commitment to diversity and opportunity in the transportation sector. LASRE, a grouping of transportation, cons ...Read more |
| November 4, 2021 | Maine Voters Back $100m Infrastructure Bond | The bond will add funds to an existing $250 million in federal funds. The money will go to supporting projects of the Maine Department of Transportation’s three-year work plan. As Transport ...Read more |
| November 3, 2021 | Voters in Crook County Oregon Approve $35m Bond for New Justice Center | Passing with a 64.53 percent majority on Tuesday, voters made their voices heard on the need for a remodeling of the county’s courthouse built in 1909 and for an entirely new justice center. < ...Read more |
| November 2, 2021 | Construction Spending Dropped in September | Both residential and nonresidential construction declined, AGC reports. “Spending on projects has been slowed by shortages of workers and materials, as well as extended or uncertain deliver ...Read more |
| November 1, 2021 | Major Cities Creating LGBT Business Certifications | On Wednesday, Boston Mayor Kim Janey signed an executive order adding LGBTQ-owned businesses to the city’s Supplier Diversity program. According to the ...Read more |
| November 1, 2021 | Texas Governor Approves $3.3b for Higher Ed Construction | Combined, University of Texas and Texas A&M University will receive more than 20 percent of the funding. However, universities in every region in the state are set to receive money for renovation a ...Read more |
| October 29, 2021 | DBEs Need Post-Ida Support, Urges Congressman | Congressman Troy Carter (D-LA-02) is asking leaders in FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to include small and local disadvantaged businesses enterprises (DBEs) in the post-Hurricane Ida re ...Read more |
| October 28, 2021 | West Virginia Awards $10m Contract to Rebuild Portion of MacCorkle Ave | The project will take place on MacCorkle Avenue between 33rd Street and 40th street in Charleston’s Kanawha City neighborhood. The $10,036,333.91 price tag may seem high for a stretch of ro ...Read more |
| October 27, 2021 | House Small Business Committee Holds Hearing on Supply Chain Crisis | House Small Business Committee members discussed improving the diversity of investment recipients of the Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company, or SBIC, as well as gener ...Read more |
| October 26, 2021 | US Trails Egypt on High Speed Rail Despite 57X Bigger GDP | Phase 1 of the project includes the construction of 660 kilometers, or 410 miles, of high speed rail with “at least 18 stations.” The entire project will include about 1,118 and a half miles of ...Read more |