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| Date/Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| October 25, 2021 | Republicans Slam Biden’s ‘Out of Touch’ & ‘Incompetent’ SBA | Republicans on the House Small Business Committee have been sending letters to the SBA seeking answers on behalf of the small business committee. Last week, House Committee on Small Busines ...Read more |
| October 25, 2021 | SDB Participation Promoted by 2 New Pennsylvania Bills | Pennsylvania legislators have recently introduced two bills aimed at assisting minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses in state contracting, under its Small Diverse Business (SDB) cert. ...Read more |
| October 22, 2021 | Maryland Gov. Announces Groundbreaking on $150m Penn Station Redevelopment | The 110-year-old station has seen a significant upgrade since 1984, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott noted during the event. Improvements will include office space on the top three floors with t ...Read more |
| October 22, 2021 | Construction Starts on $64.4m Bronx River Parkway Bridge Replacement | The bridge holding the Bronx River Parkway over the Metro-North Railroad in the north most neighborhoods in The Bronx will be getting a steel girder replacement. The previous bridge is 72 years old ...Read more |
| October 20, 2021 | PNC Grants $16.8m to Howard U. for Black Business Development | “The center will support expanded opportunities for Black entrepreneurship with enhanced educational, leadership and capacity-building resources and programs nationwide,” the ...Read more |
| October 20, 2021 | DBEs Set to Win $80m from Phase 1 of North Carolina's 540 Project | Last month, North Carolina’s Turnpike Authority (NCTA) was loaned $499.5 million by the US Department of Transportation for Phase 1 of its Complete 540 Project. This portion of the project includ ...Read more |