A bill (S-7836/A-8468) has been introduced in the New York Assembly which would create a "curing period" for applications for certification from the State as a minority- or woman-owned business enterprise (MWBE). The bill ...

Published Jan 24, 2024

Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey has signed into law a bill which revises the State's set-aside program for disabled-veteran-owned businesses (DVOBs). The set-aside program specifies at least three percent of state contr...

Published Jan 24, 2024

The Maryland Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (or GOSBA) has released its annual report for fiscal year 2023, showing a slight rise in utilization of the businesses under GOSBA's auspices d...

Published Jan 22, 2024

The Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) has announced a new initiative in which it will partner with the National Veteran Owned Business Association (NaVOBA), a non-profit with a mission to support veteran-owned ...

Published Jan 19, 2024

At Ducci, we believe it is our duty to inspire the growth and use of small, minority, women-owned, disadvantaged and disabled and non-disabled veteran-owned businesses. To support supplier diversity, we are fully committed...

Published Jan 16, 2024

The Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program for the City of St. Petersburg in Florida is now accepting online applications. The City's Office of Supplier Diversity, which administers the MWBE program, in...

Published Jan 10, 2024

The Milwaukee Common Council has formally adopted the findings and recommendations of a recent disparity study into City contracting. The study examined City contracts during the period of calendar years 2015 through 2019....

Published Jan 08, 2024

[NOTE: The text of the notice below was given to us by Clark Public Utilities - we are publishing it as-is.]CLARK PUBLIC UTILITIES NOTICE TO VENDORSClark Public Uti...

Published Jan 08, 2024

[NOTE: The text of the notice below was given to us by Clark Public Utilities - we are publishing it as-is.]CLARK PUBLIC UTILITIES SMALL WORKS ROSTER & PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING &...

Published Jan 08, 2024

A recent disparity study into contracting by the City of Cambridge has been released, showing significant disparities in City utilization of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) relative to their availability in th...

Published Jan 02, 2024

The Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) within the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced that the personal net worth cap for minority-owned businesses (MBEs) that it certifies will be lifted,...

Published Jan 02, 2024

Among numerous other provisions, the recently-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 has raised the government-wide goal for utilization of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SD...

Published Dec 29, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law two bills addressing the needs of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in achieving equity in State contracting. The two bills are aimed at assisting MWBEs in thei...

Published Dec 22, 2023

Travis County has issued its HUB Utilization Annual Report for fiscal year 2023, which looks into the utilization of historically underutilized businesses (or HUBs) by the County. The report made findings of growth in util...

Published Dec 15, 2023

The City of Boulder and Boulder County will be jointly working to conduct a disparity study into the experiences of small and diverse businesses in City and County procurement. If such disparities are found, the study will...

Published Dec 15, 2023