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| October 11, 2021 | New LGBTQ+ Cert Opens Opportunities for Los Angeles County Contracts | Los Angeles County is creating increasing opportunities for LGBTQ-owned businesses. It’s doing so by expanding the county's Community Business Enterprise (CBE) certification program. LA C ...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 |
| October 1, 2021 | Chicago extends M/WBE set-aside program through 2027 | The City of Chicago will set aside 26 percent of all construc ...Read more |
| October 1, 2021 | Need to Procure a Small Business? There’s an App for That | The app features a map of Virginia that shows the locations of vendors that match whatever keyword you plug in. We tested it with the search term “concrete” and were shown a busy constellation ...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 24, 2021 | Black business leaders call for changes to Oakland’s SLBE/LBE program | Oakland multicultural business leaders have requested that the city address and take action in reforming the disparities in contracting opportunities for Black-, Minority- and Women-owned businesse ...Read more |
| September 23, 2021 | City of Frederick expands M/WBE goals | The City of Frederick recently completed a disparity study leading to recommendations for the city to ...Read more |
| September 17, 2021 | NY and NJ Port Authority to increase M/WBE participation | The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of ...Read more |
| September 10, 2021 | Boston Mayor Launches New Tools to Aid Supplier Diversity | “I am excited to introduce a suite of new tools to help minority-owned business enterprises thrive,” Mayor Janey said. “I believe entrepreneurship is a proven pathway to wealth creation. As M ...Read more |
| September 2, 2021 | Contract for DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza Awarded to White-Owned Firm | Black Lives Matter Plaza is a two-block pedestrian street in Washington, DC, named in 2020 by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Mayor Bowser showed her ...Read more |