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| Date/Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 | Orange County Launches SBE Program, Suspends M/WBE Program | Orange County, Florida, has approved a significant and anticipated change to its contracting policies by terminating the ...Read more |
| June 29, 2025 | Construction Industry Continues to Lack Black-owned Firms | New statistics show that only 6.8% of all U.S. construction companies are owned by Black individuals. This number shows that there is still a gap in one of the country's most important industries.< ...Read more |
| June 22, 2025 | Pennsylvania Dept. of Commerce Promotes M/WBEs | The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development is accelerating efforts to promote and assist minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) through targeted initiatives, public ou ...Read more |
| June 2, 2025 | White House Seeks to End Civil Rights Era DBE Program | The White House has formally moved to disassemble the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, a foundational affirmative action policy in transportation contracting, citing constit ...Read more |
| April 29, 2025 | Maryland Bill to Create Department of Social and Economic Mobility | In a move to consolidate state efforts to combat poverty and expand economic opportunities, the Maryland General Assembly is considering a bill. It aims to establish a new Department of Social and ...Read more |
| April 18, 2025 | City of Houston Examines M/W/SBE Disparity Study | Houston’s latest disparity study shows that small, minority- and women- ...Read more |
| March 1, 2025 | West Palm Beach Codifies S/M/WBE Program | West Palm Beach has officially codified its Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) program, stre ...Read more |
| February 28, 2025 | Federal DBE & State M/WBE Programs will survive DEI Rollback | The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and state Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) programs are expected to remain intact despite President Trump’s recent executive or ...Read more |
| February 20, 2025 | Washington State’s City of Vancouver Underutilizing M/WBEs | A recent disparity study commissioned by the City of Vancouver has revealed significant gaps ...Read more |
| January 22, 2025 | Maryland Gov Launches Procurement Reform for DBEs, MBEs, SBRs, and VSBEs | Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed an ...Read more |