The Los Angeles City Council has passed a motion establishing "Community Level Contracting" as a City-wide procurement practice. The motion was introduced by Council Member Nithya Raman in a move to increase participation ...

Published Jun 15, 2022

The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority in North Carolina is in the process of developing its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals for fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025. The Authority wishes to solicit input from inte...

Published Jun 15, 2022

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has announced a draft goal for DBE participation on federally-assisted projects, covering the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2025. The figure has been set at 2.44 perce...

Published Jun 15, 2022

The Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development (OCRSBD) for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is currently in the midst of developing its triennial disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation...

Published Jun 14, 2022

A bill, NJ S2249 (22R), has been passed by the New Jersey State Senate which revises the set-aside program currently in place for disabled veteran-owned business enterprises (DVBEs). The bill was sponsored by Senator Troy ...

Published Jun 07, 2022

A bill recently filed in the Illinois General Assembly by State Representative Cyril Nichols would include businesses with Arab owners in the state's program for minority-owned businesses (MBEs).Currently, the ...

Published Jun 01, 2022

California's Proposition 209, a ballot initiative prohibiting the giving, by state entities, of preferential treatment based on race, sex, or ethnicity, was passed in 1996 and has remained on the books since that time. How...

Published Jun 01, 2022

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is inviting interested members of the public to a virtual public meeting on the Department's proposed DBE participation goal for fiscal years 2023 through 2025. Minority and wom...

Published May 31, 2022

New Jersey State Senator Joe Cryan has introduced legislation which would raise the percentage of contracts set aside for disabled-veteran-owned businesses (DVBEs) from three percent to six percent. In add...

Published May 23, 2022

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) is hosting a public meeting for discussion of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal for federally-assisted contracts in fiscal ye...

Published May 20, 2022

Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey has signed an executive order creating a state certification program for LGBTQ+-owned business enterprises. The order, Executive Order 295, charges the New Jersey Department of the Treasu...

Published May 12, 2022

U.S. Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) has introduced a bill, referred to as the "Giving Disadvantaged Businesses Opportunities for Success Act", intended to promote governmental contracting opportun...

Published May 12, 2022

Hillsborough County has expanded the eligiblity requirements for its Minority/Small Business Enterprise (MBE/SBE) programs. The expansion was made in hopes of increasing the number of businesses participating in the progra...

Published May 02, 2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released its current Equity Action Plan. The Equity Action Plan is a statement of steps the SBA intends to take to full the goals of its Equity Initiative, which aims to red...

Published Apr 26, 2022

The Maryland legislature has passed a bill, SB 487, which establishes the position of a Minority Enterprise Business Ombudsman within the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs.The bil...

Published Apr 26, 2022