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

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced a new initiative where the Office of Minority Owned Business Enterprises will partner with one organization in each borough in an effort to boost minority- an...

Published Feb 14, 2017

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) recently announced a surety bond training program for minority- and/or women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) firms, with the goal of helping M/WBEs expand their ca...

Published Feb 06, 2017

The City of Columbus is set to conduct a disparity study on the city’s municipal contracting process in order to determine whether and to what extent minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) are receiving a fair...

Published Feb 06, 2017