The State of Missouri has announced that it has begun the process of conducting a new disparity study (referred to as the Small Business Impact Study for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program). The study wil...

Published Mar 22, 2022

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and U.S. Representatives Pete Aguilar and Jimmy Gomez have jointly announced a package of legislation to assist minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) in competing for federal cont...

Published Mar 22, 2022

The Ohio legislature has passed a new bill, Senate Bill 105, which would allow minority business enterprises (MBEs), women-owned business enterprises (WBEs), and veteran-friendly business enterprises (VBEs), if certified a...

Published Mar 08, 2022

A bill has been introduced into California's state Assembly, AB-2019, by Assemblymembers Cottie Petrie-Norris and Chris Holden, which would make a number of revisions to existing business development law.Change...

Published Mar 02, 2022

California Assembly Member Mike Gipson has introduced a bill in the Assembly which would expand LA Metro's contracting preferences and goals to local businesses. Under existing law, LA Metro has a small business preference...

Published Feb 25, 2022

Harrisburg and Dauphin County have announced that they will jointly conduct a disparity study into contracting conditions in the area. The study will examine the experience of diverse and disadvantaged businesses in workin...

Published Feb 25, 2022

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners has recently approved changes to the County's Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Encouragement program and its Disadvantaged Minority/Disadvantaged Women Business Enterpri...

Published Feb 17, 2022

The Charles County Department of Economic Development is currently considering plans for making reforms to its Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and its Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) program with the goal of maki...

Published Feb 17, 2022

The Board of Supervisors for Santa Clara County has approved a new disparity study that will begin activities in February of 2022. The study will examine the experiences of small and diverse businesses in the area and thei...

Published Jan 31, 2022

Monroe County and the City of Rochester have announced a new minority- and women-owned business (MWBE) certification program. The new program, run under the auspices of the County, enables Rochester as well as other partic...

Published Jan 31, 2022

[NOTE: the following text was composed by Ducci Electrical Contractors - DBE Goodfaith is publishing it on their behalf]At Ducci Electrical Contractors, we believe it is our duty to encourage t...

Published Jan 24, 2022

During his recent State of the State address, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee announced that his administration will oversee the funding of a new Minority Business Support Initiative in the amount of $10 million....

Published Jan 20, 2022

Governor Jay Inslee has announced that he is signing one executive order on Equity in Public Contracting (EO 22-01) and, additionally, rescinding Directive 98-01, an earlier directive issued by then-Governor Gary Locke in ...

Published Jan 17, 2022

According to the Tennessee Department of General Services (DGS), the state has had a banner year for spending with small businesses and business owned by minorities, women, persons with disabilities, or service-disabled ve...

Published Jan 17, 2022

CLARK PUBLIC UTILITIES NOTICE TO VENDORSClark Public Utilities of Clark County, Washington, has established vendor lists for supplying materials, equipment and supplies under RCW 54.04.082 and ...

Published Jan 05, 2022