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| June 27, 2022 | City of Monroe Works to Connect DBEs with Public Contracts | The City of Monroe is responding to previous criticisms of its program for granting minority-owned companies a seat at the negotiation table for city contract bids, by integrating its initiative wi ...Read more |
| June 18, 2022 | Colorado DOT lays out DBE goals for 2023-2025 | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has drafted plans for its Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) goals for the next three years. |
| May 31, 2022 | SBE Program Launched by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Are you a small business owner in the Greater or Metro Boston areas? The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has officially launched its Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program. ...Read more |
| May 2, 2022 | Delaware Study Shows Disparities in State Contracts for DBE firms | A new study looking at contract disparities in Delaware has been released by MGT Consulting Group. The disparity study found that firms owned by ...Read more |
| April 13, 2022 | California Public Utilities Commission Passes 1.5% Procurement Target for LGBTBEs | The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a voluntary procurement goal for privately owned utilities which it is believed will boost contr ...Read more |
| April 11, 2022 | Boston Mayor Looks to Expand City Contracts for M/WBEs | Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has filed a home rule petition to expand access to City contracts for minority-owned business enterprises (MBEs) and women-owned business enterprises (WBEs). If pa ...Read more |
| March 30, 2022 | City of Greensboro Launches Supplier Diversity Tracking and Reporting | The City of Greensboro is teaming up with B2Gnow – a leader in providing supplier diversity, procurement and grant management solutions for governments, contractors, and corporations for two deca ...Read more |
| March 24, 2022 | NYC Provides Less Than 4% of Contracts to M/WBEs | On a state level, New York in 2021 announced that it had reached its 30% goal for state contracts being with minority- and women-owned business enterprises. Yet, the numbers are much lower ...Read more |
| March 19, 2022 | New Ohio Law Reduces Barriers for M/W/VBEs | Ohio has been taking a more proactive approach in getting businesses from historically marginalized communities involved in more public works contracts and procurement. On March 2, 2022 the s ...Read more |
| March 8, 2022 | M/WBE goals rarely met in Missouri, lack of disparity studies | A new report published on NPR provides a historical overview of the lack of disparity studies and procurement and bid opportunities for minority and women-owned firms in the state of Missouri. |