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| July 12, 2021 | Oklahoma Asks Feds for Highway Funds | Senator James Inhofe (R) announced the funding request alongside Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Secretary Tim Gatz on Thursday, July 8. ODOT wants to “use the funds to resurfa ...Read more |
| July 9, 2021 | Chicago Mayor Initiates Extension of City’s M/WBE Program | Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot has decided to extend the city ...Read more |
| July 9, 2021 | Little Tangible for Small Businesses in Biden’s Executive Order | The president’s executive order on “promoting competition” doesn’t offer much concrete for small businesses. The executive order released today contains quite a few effective measures ...Read more |
| July 8, 2021 | Minnesota DOT Funds 7 Rail Projects Aimed at Economic Development | The seven projects were picked from a pool of 21 proposals and were chosen for their ability to aid economic development in the state. "The number of applicants for the 2021 MRSI grants sho ...Read more |
| July 7, 2021 | Can You Compete With Elon Musk? | On Tuesday, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis announced on Twitter that the city had accepted a bid from the Boring Company to “build an underground transit system between downtown and the ...Read more |
| July 6, 2021 | New Jersey Legislators Push Veteran Contracting Bill | The package includes a number of provisions that would benefit veterans outside of contracting, but one piece of legislation being pushed by Senator Vin Gopal (D), Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling (D), ...Read more |
| July 5, 2021 | Illinois DOT Announces $110m for Chicago-Area Transit Projects | According to the press release published on Friday, the proposal period will end on August 31. The funding comes as part of the second of three grant cycles made possible by the Rebuild Illinois Tr ...Read more |
| July 2, 2021 | Georgia DOT Awarded $102m in Construction Contracts This May | Some 30 construction contracts were awarded by the Georgia department of transportation this May totalling more than $102 million dollars, bringing the state’s total on construction contracts thi ...Read more |
| July 1, 2021 | VIDEO: Memphis Publishes M/WBE Pandemic Recovery Guide | Memphis OBDC Director Joann Massey and a team of 14 colleagues published a two-hour video highlighting opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses to secure millions of dollars in city co ...Read more |
| July 1, 2021 | Columbus Seeking to Expand City Contracts with M/WBEs | According to a 2019 study, there is a notable disparity for minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) who are awarded prime and subcontracts in Columbus, OH. The Columbus City Council will be < ...Read more |