The $642 billion defense spending bill recently passed by the House of Representatives includes eight measures that intend to increase small business participation in government contracting. The bills include: ...

Published Jun 05, 2012

In mid-April, the City of Houston released the results of its minority and women-owned enterprise (M/WBEs) disparity study, which analyzed data on M/WBE participation on city-funded construction contracts between 2005 to 2010...

Published May 22, 2012

In late March, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced an initiative that will send a team of representatives from various government entities to each region of the state to help small business owners start and grow their business...

Published May 16, 2012

Unveiled in February, New York City's Compete to Win initiative consists of five new programs that will help M/WBEs compete in the city's procurement market by eliminating market barriers and improving competition. ...

Published May 16, 2012

New York State Senator Jack M. Martins has introduced a bill in the New York State Senate (S.6627) to promote the participation of veteran-owned businesses in the performance of state contracts. Under the bill, th...

Published May 16, 2012

The Empire State Development Corporation, New York City Small Business Services and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have joined up to streamline the minority- and women-business enterprise (M/WBE) certification ...

Published May 16, 2012

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is conducting an Availability and Disparity Study that will assist Caltrans and local governments in implementing their Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs i...

Published May 16, 2012

California Bank & Trust (CB&T), in affiliation with Latina Style, Inc., launched its TEAM initiative in mid-April, which will provide tools, resources, access to financing, knowledge and expertise to help minority and women-o...

Published May 16, 2012

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has released a preliminary copy of its 2012 Disparity Study, which evaluates the effectiveness of the agency's disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program. The d...

Published May 02, 2012

When: Workshops Start April 18, 2012 at 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (April 18, 25; May 1, 8, 16, 23, 30; June 6) Where Metropolitan Transportation Commission Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter 101 Eighth Street O...

Published Apr 02, 2012

The House is unlikely to consider a new version of a Republican highway bill when lawmakers return to work the first week of March, despite efforts by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to rewrite the $260 billion measure in order...

Published Mar 01, 2012

Lately, President Barack Obama has been crisscrossing the county in an attempt to drum-up support for his $447 billion jobs plan, which was unveiled in early September. Under the proposal, the federal government would help st...

Published Sep 30, 2011

Three non-profit community organizations in California have received funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to begin lending up to $200,000 to qualifying small businesses. Authorized under the S...

Published Aug 26, 2011

Financial concerns have restricted public infrastructure investments, and the dearth of opportunities has likely resulted in the decline of construction jobs in over half of the country's metropolitan areas between April 2010...

Published Jun 01, 2011

Congressional committees are preparing to draft a new bill to fund surface transportation, but questions linger over the number of years the bill will span. President Barack Obama's six-year, $556 billion transportation plan ...

Published May 06, 2011