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

The Port of Seattle has released its third annual Diversity in Contracting report, covering the year of 2021. The report covers the progress the Port has made during the previous year in attempting to meet its contracting ...

Published Apr 21, 2022

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is expanding its Supplier Diversity Program. The new changes involve including a number of new business categories, updating reporting requirements, and bringing smaller ut...

Published Apr 14, 2022

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has filed a home rule petition with City Council that, if approved by the Council, would expand access of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) to City contracts.The bill would a...

Published Apr 14, 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced details for the state's 2022 Regional Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) Online Opportunities Expo Series. There will be five events in the series, running from April ...

Published Apr 04, 2022

The State of Missouri has announced that it has begun the process of conducting a new disparity study (referred to as the Small Business Impact Study for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program). The study wil...

Published Mar 22, 2022