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January 8, 2021 | San Diego SLBE Audit Finds Lack of Minority and Women Role | A new disparity study conducted by the City of San Diego’s Office of the City Auditor has found major issues with San Diego's SLBE program. The reports details three major shortcomings: ...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 |
December 22, 2020 | Houston Port Study Shows M/WBE’s Underrepresented Among Contractors | The Port of Houston, Texas is working to increase the number of women- and minority-owned businesses they contract with. After conducting an independent disparity study, law firm Griffi ...Read more |
December 16, 2020 | Chicago City Council extends M/WBE set-aside program | Chicago’s City Council has extended its set-aside program for minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) through 2021. The purpose of extending the set-aside program for minority a ...Read more |
December 4, 2020 | Chattanooga aims to increase MWBE participation | The city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is looking at ways to expand the participation of minority and women owned companies in public works. In 2019 the city carried out a disparity study that ...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 |
November 23, 2020 | New Jersey to conduct M/WBE disparity study | Senator Troy Singleton and Senator M. Teresa Ruiz have sponsored a M/WBE disparity study bill which will examine the utilization of minority-owned and women-owned business enterprise in New Jersey& ...Read more |
November 9, 2020 | East Baton Rouge’s new DBE Program | East Baton Rouge's Mayor announced the launch of the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification Program that will launch December 1st, 2020. It will allow minorit ...Read more |
November 3, 2020 | Asheville sets up M/WBE gender race-conscious contracting policies | The City of Asheville’s City Council recently voted to allow race and gender conscious policies in its public works. In the past, the City’s inclusion policy was gender- and race-neutral. Howev ...Read more |
September 5, 2020 | Hattiesburg city officials give update on DBE Program | Officials in Hattiesburg aimed to increase the number of registered Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in hopes of increasing opportunities and participation for minority-owned businesses. E ...Read more |