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| 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 17, 2021 | Baltimore Mayor Invests $55m in Job Training, Small Biz Recovery & More | The economic recovery funds will be divided by five entities serving as “fiscal agents to facilitate recovery.” The Baltimore Development Corporation will get $11.7 million to provide rel ...Read more |
| November 16, 2021 | Illinois Metra Board Approves $13m Station Renovation | IHC will subcontract 25 percent of the job to minority and women-owned companies. The project will be financed through the Rebuild Illinois program which is currently adding new cars and locomotive ...Read more |
| November 3, 2021 | Voters in Crook County Oregon Approve $35m Bond for New Justice Center | Passing with a 64.53 percent majority on Tuesday, voters made their voices heard on the need for a remodeling of the county’s courthouse built in 1909 and for an entirely new justice center. < ...Read more |
| November 1, 2021 | Major Cities Creating LGBT Business Certifications | On Wednesday, Boston Mayor Kim Janey signed an executive order adding LGBTQ-owned businesses to the city’s Supplier Diversity program. According to the ...Read more |
| October 11, 2021 | San Diego Airport to Spend $2.6b on Terminal Replacement | Construction could begin as early as November after the Federal Aviation Administration’s National Environmental Policy Act process is undertaken. "The airport is a major economic driver fo ...Read more |
| October 6, 2021 | “Biden Didn’t Keep His Word”: New Border Wall Construction Underway | As we reported in January, Joe Biden repeatedly promised that construction of a border w ...Read more |
| October 6, 2021 | Albuquerque Gets $1.8m for Minority Business Development Center | The grants will be dispersed over the course of five years, coming out to $375,000 per year. “Funding will assist center operations integral to the establishment and growth of minority-owned busi ...Read more |
| September 28, 2021 | King County upgrades M/WBE Small Contractor and Supplier Program | Washington state's King County Executive Dow Constantine has announced the implementation of a Fast Track Small Contractor and Supplier program. Meanwhile, the Washington State Office of Mi ...Read more |
| September 28, 2021 | NYC Mayor Announces Plan for $191m Offshore Wind Project | The City says the plan will lead to a number of benefits once implemented. Those benefits include making New York City powered 100-percent by clean electricity by 2040 and carbon neutral by 2050, c ...Read more |