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July 30, 2021 | Major $1.3b NYC Project Returned to Sender Over M/WBE Shortfalls | “The Comptroller’s Office has conducted a thorough review and engaged with the City through a series of questions and answers to determine compliance with all applicable rules and regulations p ...Read more |
July 27, 2021 | Ohio Candidate May Face Ethics Probe Over Contract Corruption Allegations | The Democratic primary race for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District has been heating up for some time now, but a recent report is bound to turn the heat up yet another notch. The two candidates ...Read more |
July 22, 2021 | DC Area Authorities Reconsider Beltway Express Lanes | Washington DC’s regional planning board decided on Wednesday to reexamine the construction of two tolled express lanes along a part of I-270. |
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 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 |
June 11, 2021 | South Bend Has Given Just 0.006% of Contracting Dollars to Minorities This Year | As Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours the country promoting President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, South Bend continues to lag in minority business participation in city contractin ...Read more |
June 9, 2021 | Monroe City, Louisiana Greenlights $46M Water Plant Expansion | The company exceeds a 17 percent participation rate from disadvantaged business enterprises, according to city engineer Kim Golden. The city council also awarded a "$1.09 million alternate project ...Read more |
June 3, 2021 | Boston Allocates Funding to Help M/WBE & Veteran Firms to Compete for Gov't Contracts | A recent disparity study has revealed the deficiency in the amount of contracts for Black-owned, Women-owned, and Veteran-owned businesses in Boston. Acting Mayor Kim Janey has announced a $2 milli ...Read more |
May 25, 2021 | Chicago City Treasurer Promotes Diversity Scoreboard for MBE Inclusion | Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin has introduced a "Broker Dealer Diversity Scoreboard". It will serve ...Read more |
May 13, 2021 | North Hempstead Adopts Procurement Preference for SDVOBs | On April 22, 2021, the North Hempstead Town Board approved the adoption of a local law that will establish a preference for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs). North Hempste ...Read more |