Next month, a consulting firm hired by the City of Asheville will begin studying whether minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) are being shut out of city contracting.As part of their efforts, the city's...

Published May 05, 2017

Notice is hereby given that Martin City Council has submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Goal of 1.15 percent for Federal Fiscal Year 2017-2019. The City of Mar...

Published May 04, 2017

The County of Los Angeles is shooting to award 25 percent of county contracts to local small businesses and 3 percent to disabled veteran-owned businesses over the next four years through it's new Contracting Co...

Published May 04, 2017

After filing 75 separate fruitless requests under freedom of information laws, the Associated General Contractors of New York State (AGC NYS) has filed suit against five New York State agencies for information related...

Published Apr 18, 2017

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is considering changes to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program that would remove close to one-third of those currently certified as DBEs.Thi...

Published Apr 18, 2017

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has signed into law House Bill 161, which will help promote service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB) participation on contracts awarded by executive branch agencies.Under th...

Published Apr 12, 2017

PKAD Architecture and Design is a prime contractor with NYS working in the NY Rising Program. We are looking for the following sub-consultants and/or skill sets: - Licensed Surveyors - Permit and Varianc...

Published Apr 06, 2017

New York City is launching a new revolving loan program aimed at helping minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) obtain low-interest financing.Through the $10 million Contract Financing Loan Fund, M/WBEs c...

Published Mar 27, 2017

California Assemblyman Dante Acosta is sponsoring a new bill that would raise the cap on streamlined bidding contracts that help disabled veteran businesses (DVBEs) do business with the state.Currently, state a...

Published Mar 27, 2017

Mayor Will Sessoms of Virginia Beach recently recommended that the city move forward with a disparity study to examine whether cronyism and discrimination is keeping minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) from winnin...

Published Mar 09, 2017

A recent audit of Beaumont Independent School District has found that administrators largely ignored a Local, Minority, and Women-owned Business Enterprise (LMWBE) initiative associated with a $389 million 2007 bond issue....

Published Feb 28, 2017

New York's minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) will have an opportunity to network and learn more about working with the state at one of the upcoming regional 2017 MWBE Opportunities Expos. The e...

Published Feb 27, 2017

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will hold a public hearing to discuss how the contracting process will change on SFMTA contracts that contain federal funds. There will now be African American goal...

Published Feb 27, 2017

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has published an interim final rule, effective February 21, 2017, which requires the VA to "verify ownership and control of veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB), including service-...

Published Feb 24, 2017

The Board of Freeholders for Hudson County has approved a set-aside program - the first of its kind in New Jersey - under which 10 percent (by dollar value) of county contracts will be awarded to businesses owned by minori...

Published Feb 16, 2017