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| June 24, 2024 | New USDOT Rules Improve Annual DBE Certification Process | Suppose your business identifies as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). In that case, you must be certified to get access to the large projects and funding opportunities that are explicitly ...Read more |
| June 10, 2024 | West Palm Beach Examines M/WBE Participation | After a four-year study period in 2019, the authorities of the West Palm Beach City Commission were presented with data that showed that minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBE) did not have equ ...Read more |
| June 10, 2024 | Indianapolis Conducts M/WBE Disparity Study | The City of Indianapolis Office of Minority and Women Business Development (OMWBD) in partnership with BBC Research & Consulting is going to conduct a year-long Disparity Study. The last study was ...Read more |
| May 24, 2024 | Santa Clara County Releases DBE, M/WBE, DVBE Disparity Study | At Contractor News, we reported in August 2022 that Santa C ...Read more |
| May 24, 2024 | New Jersey Launches LGBT+ Business Cert Program | New Jersey became one of the first states to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation. To further extend the administration’s support toward ...Read more |
| May 7, 2024 | Nevada Examines Lack of State Projects for DVBEs | Veterans with disabilities receive preferential bidding opportunities in Nevada State Pub ...Read more |
| May 7, 2024 | Maryland Conducts M/WBE Disparity Study | With DBE final rules being approved on April 9th, and a growing awareness about small business involvement, the state of Maryland has appointed MGT Consultin ...Read more |
| April 17, 2024 | Rep. Johnson, Sen. Ossify Introduce Bill to Alter DBE Program | To improve the playing field for small and minority-owned businesses in projects funded by the generational IIJA, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Small Business Contracting Fairness ...Read more |
| April 17, 2024 | DBE and ACDBE Regulations to be Modernized by DOT | The work that started almost four decades ago continues to be strengthened—the efforts to right the wrong and reduce discrimination in access to government-funded construction projects. |
| April 14, 2024 | B2Gnow Hosts Webinar on Updates to DBE/ACDBE Program | B2Gnow, a leading provider of business diversity and grant management solutions, is leading the way in preparedness for the US Department of Transportation's (DOT's) newly released regulation chang ...Read more |