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

Congress extended the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which provides funding for transportation projects nationwide, for the seventh - and likely final - time...

Published Apr 05, 2011

On February 28th, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin enforcing a new rule aimed at helping socially and economically business enterprises (DBEs) secure opportunities on federally-funded highway, transit, a...

Published Feb 28, 2011

resident Barack Obama announced earlier this month that he is seeking approval from Congress to invest $556 billion in the nation's infrastructure. The White House says the money is necessary to not only maintain and expand t...

Published Feb 28, 2011

On February 4th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will launch a program aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses (WOSBs). The change follows a rule adopted by the SBA i...

Published Feb 02, 2011