African-American-owned businesses are largely being left out of City of Chicago contracts, according to recent figures from the administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. While minority and women-owned business...

Published Nov 13, 2017

The public is invited to submit comments to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) regarding its proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for all Federal Highway Administratio...

Published Nov 01, 2017

A study is underway to determine whether small, minority, women, and other disadvantaged businesses are able to fairly compete for City of Tacoma contracts.With the help of an independent consult...

Published Oct 23, 2017

The dollar share of New York City contracting opportunities going to minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) more than doubled in 2016 from its 2015 total, going from $400 million to over $1 billion....

Published Oct 09, 2017

In a unanimous 42-0 vote, the New York City Council recently approved a construction worker safety training bill that requires all workers on construction sites of three stories high or taller to complete at least 40 hours...

Published Oct 09, 2017

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County (Metro Nashville) is conducting two studies analyzing participation levels of minority- and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) in Metro Nashville c...

Published Sep 28, 2017

Two public meetings regarding the City of New Orleans 2017 Disparity Study will be held at the beginning of October and the public - and minority- and women-owned firms (M/WBEs) in particlar - is invited to provi...

Published Sep 28, 2017

Monroe County legislators have introduced a plan to modify the county's existing minority- and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) policy to include veteran-owned businesses (VOBs) and service disabled-owned busin...

Published Sep 28, 2017

The City of Greensboro is in the process of deciding how best to receive public comment on the subject of its upcoming disparity study, which will examine disparities in city contracting participation with regard to minori...

Published Sep 18, 2017

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson recently signed into law a measure that expands the Arkansas Economic Development Commission's (AEDC) minority business (MBE) program to include women-owned business enterprises (WBEs), ser...

Published Sep 08, 2017

On September 14th, Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) Board of Directors of is due to vote on whether LGBT Business Enterprises (LGBTBEs) should be included in the competitive bidding preference programs offered through its S...

Published Sep 05, 2017

The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District's (Santa Cruz METRO) Board of Directors is hosting a hearing on August 25th where members of the public can provide feedback regarding its proposed three-year di...

Published Aug 21, 2017

The City of Denver announced last week that it will be conducting a study examining whether a fair share of the city's contracts are being awarding to minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs)."W...

Published Aug 01, 2017

Rhode Island is the latest among a growing number of states to establish a veteran-owned small business (VOSB) program aimed at giving veterans a leg up when it comes to bidding on state contracts.Under legisla...

Published Aug 01, 2017

Earlier this month, the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders unanimously approved a measure establishing a minority-, women-, and veteran-owned business (MBE, WBE, VOB) set-aside and joint venture program.T...

Published Jul 31, 2017