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| Date/Time | Title | Description |
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| May 13, 2021 | SBA Chief Guzman Sued as New Restaurant Fund Numbers Are Unveiled | Isabella Guzman, the administrator of the Small Business Administration, is targeted by a lawsuit from a conservative group over a 21-day exclusive period for disadvantaged businesses in the new Re ...Read more |
| April 28, 2021 | GOP Unveils $568b Infrastructure Counter Offer | Biden’s plan, covered previously by Contractor News here, calls for $2 trillion to be ...Read more |
| April 27, 2021 | Nation’s Small Shipyards Get $20m Boost From Maritime Admin | The goal of the funding is to “strengthen U.S. shipyard economic competitiveness.” The funds will be administered through the Small Shipyard Grant Program, which has doled out $262.5 mill ...Read more |
| April 23, 2021 | Kamala Harris is Quietly Pushing Loans for Small & Diverse Businesses | Over the course of President Joe Biden’s election campaign, he repeatedly promised to put minority and women-owned businesses at the forefront of his recovery agenda. As we have ...Read more |
| April 18, 2021 | SBA to Launch Restaurant Revitalization Fund | The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Saturday application requirements and eligibility guidelines for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund signed into law as part of the ...Read more |
| April 16, 2021 | Federal Railroad Agency to Conduct First Nationwide M/WBE Disparity Study | The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will be running a disparity study on small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses to better understand whether or not firms applying for subcontracts ...Read more |
| April 16, 2021 | Treasury Dept. Creates New Office for Covid Relief Oversight | As we have previously reported, the first coronavirus relief bill, the Heroes Act, was not without its hiccups. To increase oversight of the relief bill signed into law in March, the Biden Administ ...Read more |
| April 8, 2021 | New Bridge Repair Technique Proves Massive Success | The Texas Department of Transportation recently rehabilitated one of the most important bridges in the country with the innovative technique. The Sidney Sherman Bridge, strategically located near t ...Read more |
| April 5, 2021 | Alaska Secures $47.5 Million for Work on Three Airports | The U.S. Department of Transportation approved $21.1 million in funding for Alaska’s Newtok Airport to build an entirely new airport, which is scheduled to be completed by 2023. The Newtok Airpor ...Read more |
| April 5, 2021 | SBA’s Office of Advocacy Criticized as Big Business Mouthpiece | The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) released a jaw-dropping press release this week which ou ...Read more |