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| July 22, 2021 | King County Moves To Increase M/WBE Partners | Washington state's King County will be enforcing a new executive order which will make it easier for minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) to receive County contracts. The executive ...Read more |
| July 13, 2021 | Biden Admin. Advised on Equity by Top Contracting Association | The Professional Service Council (PSC) is a contracting association that represents more than 400 companies that do business with the federal government. The group submitted a response last week to ...Read more |
| July 9, 2021 | Chicago Mayor Initiates Extension of City’s M/WBE Program | Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot has decided to extend the city ...Read more |
| July 1, 2021 | VIDEO: Memphis Publishes M/WBE Pandemic Recovery Guide | Memphis OBDC Director Joann Massey and a team of 14 colleagues published a two-hour video highlighting opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses to secure millions of dollars in city co ...Read more |
| July 1, 2021 | Columbus Seeking to Expand City Contracts with M/WBEs | According to a 2019 study, there is a notable disparity for minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) who are awarded prime and subcontracts in Columbus, OH. The Columbus City Council will be < ...Read more |
| June 30, 2021 | City of Arlington Implements a Minority and Women-Owned Enterprise Policy | The City of Arlington has adopted a "MWBE (Minority Woman Business Enterprise) Program" and has established an Office of Business Diversity in hopes to increase participation with minority and wome ...Read more |
| June 28, 2021 | JFK Airport to Get $145m, 26 Acre Cargo Facility | The signing of the agreement marks a step forward in the Port Authority’s plan to modernize cargo operation at all of its commercial airports. “Throughout the pandemic, JFK has shown its ...Read more |
| June 23, 2021 | Disparity Study Looks at Lack of M/WBE Firms in State Contracting | Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has initiated ...Read more |
| June 22, 2021 | White Women Reap the Bulk of Minnesota’s DBE Dollars | The ratio is reflective of a national problem according to Sean Skibbie, interim director of civil rights and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). “White women tend to be, sometime ...Read more |
| June 11, 2021 | South Bend Has Given Just 0.006% of Contracting Dollars to Minorities This Year | As Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours the country promoting President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, South Bend continues to lag in minority business participation in city contractin ...Read more |