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December 28, 2021 | DBE workshops to be held by Illinois DOT | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will host workshop webinars this January as it looks to expand the role of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in public works. Large tr ...Read more |
December 28, 2021 | Boston Authorizes New Equitable Contracting Program | A “sheltered market program” has been approved by Boston's city council. With backing from the council, Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal for a program will now allow the city to make some c ...Read more |
December 16, 2021 | [VIDEO] The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on the DBE Program | Below is a webinar by PilieroMazza's star attorneys Jacqueline Unger and Anna Sullivan. After first providing an overview of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ...Read more |
December 8, 2021 | DBEs and WBEs: Don't Forget The Importance of NAICS Codes for Your Certification | NAICS codes are vital to you if your company is applying for Disadvantaged Bu ...Read more |
December 7, 2021 | Illinois DBEs and M/WBEs to Work on $332.2m in Tollway Contracts | The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved three construction and professional engineering service contracts, totaling more than $3 ...Read more |
December 3, 2021 | White House Begins Implementing Reforms to Increase SDB Procurement | The White House released a fact sheet on Thursday detailing five reforms as “the first step towards meeting the President’s goal of ensuring that 15 percent of federal contracts go to SDBs by 2 ...Read more |
November 26, 2021 | SDVOSBs Get Contract Set-Asides with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command | The Small Business Office of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defence Command (USASMDC) has launched its first service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Set Aside contract program. < ...Read more |
November 29, 2021 | Baton Rouge May Create $400k MBE Task Force | The money is in Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s proposed budget, but the Metro Council has already initially approved $228,000 for the division to hire two employees. "We have execut ...Read more |
November 25, 2021 | DBEs Not Included in $66b Railroad Infrastructure Plan | On November 15, 2021 President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion infrastructure act. We recently ...Read more |
November 17, 2021 | Vet Biz Bill Introduced in House Would Up Federal Procurement Goal | The Investing in VETs Act would raise the current contracting goal of the federal government for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, or SDVOSBs, from three percent to five percent. ...Read more |