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| January 13, 2021 | Pennsylvania Invests Millions in Rail-Freight Improvements | Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) announced on Tuesday that funding for 26 rail-freight projects has been approved. The projects are aimed at improving freight mobility. Better yet, the ...Read more |
| January 13, 2021 | Five Percent of LA School Contracts to go to DVBEs | The Los Angeles Unified School District has committed to awarding five percent of contracts to Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBEs) in order to give them an opportunity to compete to provi ...Read more |
| January 8, 2021 | San Diego SLBE Audit Finds Lack of Minority and Women Role | A new disparity study conducted by the City of San Diego’s Office of the City Auditor has found major issues with San Diego's SLBE program. The reports details three major shortcomings: ...Read more |
| January 11, 2021 | SBA Administrator Heaps Praise on Trump After High-Profile Resignations Over Capitol Riots | Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza showered President Donald Trump with praise on Monday despite the resignation of many of her colleagues including the Secretary of the De ...Read more |
| January 11, 2021 | Jacksonville Transportation Authority launches LBE Program | Florida’s Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and Diversity, Equity, & Customer Advocacy Program Office has announced the launch of a local small business (LSBE) and micro-local small bus ...Read more |
| January 7, 2021 | IRS to Increase Small Business Audits But There Are Ways to Protect Yourself | Despite studies showing that 800 small businesses are closing every day in the US, the Internal Revenue Service is planning a 50 percent increase in audits of small businesses. “The IRS i ...Read more |
| January 8, 2021 | DoT Secretary, Five FAA Officials and More Resign Following Capitol Riots | Department of Transportation (DoT) Secretary Elaine Chao announced her resignation from the Trump Administration on Twitter the day after pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol building, Five sen ...Read more |
| January 5, 2021 | Alaska's DOT Aims to Increase DBE/MBE/WBE Participation in Contracts | Alaska’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun focusing on increasing disadvantaged, minority and women-owned business participation in its public works contracts. The state DOT’s goal ...Read more |
| January 5, 2021 | Contract Awarded for Preliminary Work on Commuter Rail Between Boston and Manchester | The New Hampshire Executive Council voted unanimously on December 18 to give the go-ahead to the Department of Transportation to hire AECOM Technical Services Inc. to begin preliminary work on a co ...Read more |
| January 4, 2021 | SBA Launches Digital Learning Platform for Women Entrepreneurs, 20 Business Centers | The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the launch of 20 new Women Business Centers (WBC) — the largest ever expansion of its network in its history — as well as a new digital ...Read more |