The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) has published a proposed DBE participation goal for fiscal years 2022 through 2024, which will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval. The goal has been ...

Published Jul 19, 2021

Columbus City Council is due to vote in July of 2021 on a proposed slate of contracting reforms referred to as the Increase Diversity Program. The proposed legislation was developed in response to the release of a 2019 div...

Published Jul 07, 2021

Allentown City Council is considering legislation that would allow for preferences for minority business enterprises (MBEs) in city contracting if passed. The bill, introduced by Council member Ce-Ce Gerlach, has been in d...

Published Jul 07, 2021

Clark Public Utilities of Clark County, Washington, has established vendor lists for supplying materials, equipment and supplies under RCW 54.04.082 and 39.04.190 which allows the Utility to publish notice of the existence...

Published Jul 07, 2021

The City of Gardena has announced its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) utilization goal for fiscal years 2022 through 2024, as required by law as a recipient of federal transportation funding. The goal has been set ...

Published Jun 23, 2021

The King County Auditor’s Office has issued a report which made findings of disparity in contract awards by the County. The report recommended that a formal disparity study be conducted which could form the basis of ...

Published Jun 17, 2021

Shelby County is pursuing a new disparity study, which, if it finds the relevant disparities in utilization, may allow the County to consider race as a factor in the awarding of contracts. The prior disparity study was con...

Published Jun 10, 2021

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) embarked in April of 2021 on conducting a nationwide small, minority-owned and woman-owned business disparity study. The disparity study seeks to determine if a level playing field...

Published Jun 09, 2021

Baltimore City Council is considering legislation introduced by Councilwoman Odette Ramos, of the 14th District, which would establish a LGBTQ-owned business enterprise (LGBTQBE) program. The bill, referred to as Imari's L...

Published Jun 09, 2021

The Cuyahoga County Council has voted 9-3 to approve County Executive Armond Budish's plan for establishing a Department of Equity and Inclusion at the County level. The plan will dissolve the currently-existing Department...

Published Jun 02, 2021

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has published a draft of their Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal-Setting Methodology for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2022-2024. The document includes a propo...

Published May 26, 2021

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (or Metro) has published its disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) utilization goal for fiscal years 2022 through 2024 on projects assisted by federal dollars....

Published May 20, 2021

New York State Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. have jointly introduced legislation which aims at boosting utilization of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) ...

Published May 19, 2021

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has signed into law a bill that allows LGBT-owned businesses (LGBTBEs) to register with the City of Pittsburgh's procurement platform alongside other minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs...

Published May 18, 2021

King County Executive Dow Constantine has issued an Executive Order which aims to make it easier for minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) to contract with the County.The Order consists of a nu...

Published May 18, 2021