Cook County is amending its minority and women-owned business (M/WBE) program in an effort to eliminate fraud in its contracts. On March 12th, the County Board increased penalties for contractors that fail to me...

Published Mar 17, 2014

Denver International Airport (DIA) has exceeded its minority and women business participation goals for construction contracts funded by the Federal Aviation Administration. As a recipient of federal funding, DI...

Published Feb 24, 2014

On Wednesday, Denver's mayor signed into law two ordinances and an executive order aimed at increasing minority and women-owned business (M/WBE) participation on city contracts. "The legislation I am signing tod...

Published Feb 21, 2014

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is undertaking a study that will help the department determine whether minority and women-owned businesses have equal access to public contracts in the state. The ...

Published Feb 20, 2014

General contractors and small, minority, women, and disabled business enterprises interested in bidding on construction contracts with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will have an opportunity to network and matc...

Published Feb 20, 2014

On March 4, companies interested in doing business with Charlotte Douglas International Airport will have an opportunity to meet airport officials, learn more about upcoming projects and contracts, and what it takes to become...

Published Feb 11, 2014

Beginning in March, North Carolina construction companies certified as Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) will have an opportunity to learn about succeeding in the public contracting market from some of the industry...

Published Feb 10, 2014

Small contractors are invited to participate in E-Contractor Academy, a free series of workshops aimed at preparing them to compete for and perform work on energy efficiency retrofit projects in Los Angeles County and elsewhe...

Published Feb 03, 2014

In early January, Gov. Cuomo announced in his State of the State Address a plan to channel 5 percent of the state's contracting dollars to disabled veterans."Disabled veterans showed us their loyalty; we must show...

Published Feb 03, 2014

Companies bidding on government contracts are often faced with small (SBE), minority (MBE), women (WBE), disadvantaged (DBE), and disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) participation subcontracting requirements, but m...

Published Jan 31, 2014

In September 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the implementation of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The department is reopening the publi...

Published Jan 20, 2014

The City of Raleigh and the Wake County Public School System is inviting minority- and women-owned businesses to participate in its 16th Annual Small Disadvantaged Minority and Women Owned Businesses (SDMWOB) Expo on January ...

Published Jan 16, 2014

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is proposing a new disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal for contracts receiving federal funding. If approved by the the federal Department of Tra...

Published Jan 14, 2014

For the first time, minority and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) in Kansas have access to a dedicated source of capital for their businesses. In early October, NetWork Kansas launched the Minority and Wo...

Published Oct 28, 2013

Cerritos College, located in Los Angeles County, launched a Bond Construction Outreach Program this month to encourage and help facilitate the participation of local, minority, women, disabled veteran, and small businesses in...

Published Oct 28, 2013