Rock Region METRO has published its participation goal for disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, and is receiving public comment on the goal. The goal has been set at 2.8...

Published Jul 20, 2020

Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is holding a public meeting to address drafts of the goals for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in public contracting. The goals are the DBE participation goa...

Published Jul 20, 2020

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is proposing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals for fiscal years 2021-2023 for its federally-assisted contracts during that period. The various particip...

Published Jul 20, 2020

The St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) has published its proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal for fiscal years 2021 through 2023. The proposed overall goal is 6.64% for all ...

Published Jul 17, 2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has published its DBE goal and goal-setting methodology for fiscal years 2021 through 2023. The participation goal for that period on federally-assisted contracts is ...

Published Jul 17, 2020

Pierce Transit has developed a proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal of 2.5 percent for in federally funded contracting opportunities for the federal fiscal years of 2021 through 2023....

Published Jul 17, 2020

Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) has published its triennial DBE participation goal for fiscal years 2021 through 2023. The goal is set at 9 percent of federally-assisted contracts. There are expected to be appr...

Published Jul 17, 2020

The Harris County disparity study for 2020 has found that disproportionately few county contracts are awarded to minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs), with Black-owned businesses in particular having the ...

Published Jul 10, 2020

Disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) will receive a leg up in contracting with Tampa International Airport (TPA), as TIA has just launched their new Business Diversity Management System (BDMS). The system serves ...

Published Jul 09, 2020

Due to its statutory responsibilities as a recipient of funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has announced its triennial participation goals for disadva...

Published Jul 09, 2020

Clark Public Utilities of Clark County, Washington, has established vendor lists for supplying materials, equipment and supplies under RCW 54.04.082 and 39.04.190 which allows the Utility to publish notice of the existence...

Published Jul 06, 2020

The City of Pittsburgh awarded 29 percent of contract dollars of minority-owned businesses (MBEs) and 33 percent to woman-owned businesses (WBEs) for the year of 2019, according to a 2019 annual report recently r...

Published Jul 06, 2020

UPDATE 6/29/20 - The new certification program is now part of a larger program referred to as Savannah First, which in addition to increasing MWBE participation, also attempts to maximize participation of ...

Published Jun 29, 2020

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has proposed new participation goals for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) for the triennial period of fiscal years 2021 through 2023. Accordingly, WSDOT is inv...

Published Jun 26, 2020

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has released its goal and methodology for its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, in line with Federal Transit Ad...

Published Jun 23, 2020