The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is proposing certain rule changes which would make it easier for businesses to retain their HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) certification even when the bounda...

Published Nov 01, 2018

The Kansas City Council has unanimously approved a slate of changes to the city's minority- and woman-owned business (MWBE) program, in areas related to certification, contract goals, and self-performance. The changes come...

Published Nov 01, 2018

Balfour Beatty, which has been selected as Construction Manager at Risk for the West RON Apron Rehabilitation for the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, is holding a Pre-Bid Conference, MWBE Workshop, and Site Tour on Octob...

Published Oct 26, 2018

The City Council for Virginia Beach recently heard the findings of a disparity study, commissioned in 2017, that analyzed the demographics of the contractors the city had performed procurement work with over the prior...

Published Oct 22, 2018

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has published an IFB for the first phase of the L Taraval Improvements project. The project has a construction estimate of $38.4 million, and follows th...

Published Oct 11, 2018

The St. Louis County Council hasvoted to do away with a requirement made of bidders on public contracts, following advocacy by some in the minority- and woman-owned business community. Prior to the change, comp...

Published Oct 08, 2018

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law AB 2762, a measure which makes provision for two changes in preferences given to certain classes of business in California public contracting.The first ch...

Published Sep 28, 2018

A recent disparity study conducted for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville (Metro Nashville) found significant under-utilization in prime contracting of businesses owned by African-Americans, Latinos, A...

Published Sep 19, 2018

The Savannah Business Opportunity Program (SBO) has made a recent policy change by specifying that projects with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE) participation goals must also take into account the particip...

Published Sep 10, 2018

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is updating its Contractor/Supplier Database, and has issued a call for eligible vendors (including those certified as minority-, women-owned, or small businesses, or MWSBEs) to fill out...

Published Sep 04, 2018

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto recently launched a task force to improve city bidding procedures, specifically with a view to increasing participation by businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans. The tas...

Published Aug 24, 2018

The council members for Salt Lake County recently approved, by a vote of 5 to 3, a preference policy for small, minority-, and women-owned businesses (SMWBEs) pursuing public contracts. The procurement pol...

Published Aug 16, 2018

Starting in October 2018, the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) is conducting a Bond Readiness Program that is open to businesses certified as minority-owned (MBEs), woman-owned (WBEs), or small (SB...

Published Aug 15, 2018

Legislators for Onondaga County recently formalized a policy requiring consideration of minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) in county contracting procedures. Prior to the new policy, the...

Published Aug 07, 2018

Mercer County recently announced a set-aside program for which minority-owned businesses (MBEs), women-owned businesses (WBEs), veteran-owned businesses (VOBs), and small businesses (SBEs) are eligible. By the ...

Published Aug 07, 2018