The Mecklenburg County Manager recently presented to the Board of County Commissioners a proposed $1.9 billion budget for the county for fiscal year 2020. That amount includes an allotment of $8.1 million in funding for th...

Published May 28, 2019

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is seeking public input on their proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goals for fiscal year 2020. Like all departments with DBE programs, the KYTC is req...

Published May 28, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published a proposed rule implementing a certification regime for certain business designations which have operated previously under a self-certification regime. ...

Published May 23, 2019

New Jersey Transit is soliciting public feedback on its disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal for fiscal years 2020 through 2022. The proposed participation goal for the period is 21.87 percent. In fis...

Published May 13, 2019

The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority is soliciting public feedback on its disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal for fiscal years 2020 through 2022. The proposed participation goal for the period is 9.7...

Published May 09, 2019

The Washington State legislature recently passed Initiative 1000, which repeals Initiative 200, passed in 1998, that banned affirmative action statewide. The new initiative was referred to the legislature after...

Published May 02, 2019

The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) recently came out in opposition to pending legislation in the Texas State Legislature which would revise the state's Historically Underutilized Busine...

Published Apr 29, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced recently that it will be increasing its goals for doing business with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) and veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs). ...

Published Apr 17, 2019

Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis recently commended the Port of Houston Authority on its decision to conduct a disparity study looking at the port's procurement practices in order to ensure that minorit...

Published Apr 16, 2019

City Councilman Ritchie Torres has introduced a bill in New York City Council that would require the City's Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to certify LGBT-owned business enterprises (LGBTBEs) the same way it c...

Published Mar 11, 2019

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released a Small Business Outreach Plan and Implementation Report. The report was prepared pursuant to SB 103, legislation requiring Caltrans to increase busi...

Published Mar 06, 2019

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the state legislature recently which would remove the residency requirement for disabled veteran-owned business enterprises (DVBEs) to be certified as such by the New Jersey DVBE program...

Published Mar 06, 2019

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has recently announced the opening of a number of community outreach offices that will act in support of ongoing PANYNJ redevelopment projects. The offices will be o...

Published Mar 05, 2019

Nashville Mayor David Briley signed an executive order recently designating LGBT-owned businesses (LGBTBEs) as a recognized category in procurement for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (als...

Published Feb 15, 2019

The Virginia Beach City Council is proposing a number of measures aimed at increasing MWBE participation on city contracts following the findings from a public contracting disparity study. Foremost among the proposals is t...

Published Feb 13, 2019