Businesses owned by minorities, women lobby to reauthorize federal program

Kenneth Canty, a Georgia infrastructure company owner, hopes to help restore the Francis Scott Key Bridge by repurposing the ...
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Pennsylvania officials say Trump policies a worry for woman- and minority-owned firms

Some 1,400 small businesses in Pennsylvania that are owned by women or minorities face a difficult challenge: They have to prove all over again that they are eligible for a program meant to help ...
Finance & Commerce

More ‘disadvantaged’ business contracts, but goals go unmet

While a St. Cloud subcontractor is suing the Minnesota Department of Transportation in a reverse discrimination case involving highway contracts, the numbers show the state lags all but six other ...
JD Supra

Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Violates Fifth Amendment's Guarantee of Equal Protection, Court Says

In an effort to increase participation by disadvantaged business enterprises in projects funded by federal transportation grants, received by certain state departments of transportation (DOT), ...
AZ Central

Trust Petroleum Reaffirmed as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Under New USDOT IFR Requirements

Reaffirmed by DDOT as a DBE under USDOT’s new IFR following mandatory reevaluation based on individualized eligibility and financial review. Our DBE certification success reflects our ability to meet ...
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Free seminar on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification offered

Small business owners in St. Landry Parish and surrounding areas will have an opportunity to gain critical insights on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification at the upcoming St. Landry Parish ...