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| December 28, 2020 | Department of Transportation Will Broaden DBE Eligibility | The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced it will increase the cap of gross receipts on eligibility for businesses to qualify for participation in its Disadvantaged Business Enterpris ...Read more |
| December 24, 2020 | Minority Businesses Stand to Benefit From New PPP Rules, Pilot Program | In addition to earmarks meant to help minority businesses secure forgivable loans, new legislation passed by Congress creates a pilot program to help foster small businesses owners around historica ...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 11, 2020 | Leading Construction Management App Offers Free Training, Discounts to MBEs | Procore Technologies, Inc. is partnering with the non-profit U.S. Minority Contractors Association (USMCA) to offer free training and discounts on the Procore app to minority-owned business enterpr ...Read more |
| December 7, 2020 | New York nearly reaches 30% M/WBE goal for state contracts | During New York State’s 10th Annual MWBE Forum, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the utilization rate for NY State MWBEs had increased to 29.51 percent. This means that NY state has nearly reac ...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 |