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| January 21, 2021 | Small Business Admin. launches SDVOSB certification process in place of Dept. of Veteran Affairs self-certification process | America’s federal government every year puts aside contract benefits for firms self-certified as a "Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business" (SDVOSB) and others certified as a “Veteran ow ...Read more |
| January 19, 2021 | Maryland Ups Personal Net Worth Cap for MBEs | The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced a new effort to increase access and opportunity for Minority Business Enterprises (MBE). The state’s Minority Business Ent ...Read more |
| January 18, 2021 | DC's New Amazon HQ Sparks $4 Billion in Transportation Projects | The National Landing Business Improvement District, a non-profit public-private partnership spawned by the DC-area’s selection as the location of Amazon’s second headquarters, has released a 15 ...Read more |
| January 16, 2021 | A Border Wall Blitz as Future Hangs in Limbo — or Does It? | Construction of the controversial border wall along the US-Mexico border continues “full steam ahead,” though President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to halt it. Earlier this month, the T ...Read more |
| January 16, 2021 | NJ Treasury Announces Initiatives to Promote its SBE, MWBE, VOB, and DVOB Programs | For the first time in 20 years, the New Jersey Department of the Treasury conducted a disparity study measuring current spend data in order to recognize and create new opportunities for Minority-, ...Read more |
| 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 |