Minority Business – Minority Owned Business

Roy Cavanagh mbe, Training Manager at Seddon talks about his career in construction.

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NJ Small Business Development Centers Procurement Programs Updates. Sharing news about upcoming contracts, training programs; 2011 Procurement Programs projects and much more.

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Leland Turner, Principal Turner Group Construction gets BART contract for Oakland BART Airport Connector

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The Portland Development Commission has exceeded 35 percent diversity in contracting in a city that is reported to be the whitest in the United States. Bold adoption of aggressive requirements followed by structural changes and internal oversight made the difference. In each of the past two years, PDC has exceeded its goals for utilization of minority, women-owned and emerging small businesses (M/W/ESB) by at least 15 percent annually, achieving more than 35 percent of the dollars committed to state-certified firms.

For 2008-2009, PDC spent $94 million on construction projects; $35 million of that went to M/W/ESB firms. Another $36 million is committed to additional PDC-supervised projects of more than $70 million to M/W/ESB firms. Apprentices worked nearly 250,000 of the total hours in the past fiscal year, or three percent above the 20 percent PDC goal.

“For PDC to be willing to take this on, to commit to making a difference here, says that part of economic development is economic development for everybody. Thats leadership, says Connie Ashbrook, founder of Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.

Download the 2008-2009 Diversity in Contracting Report here, http://www.pdc.us/diversity

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John Cárdenas

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Yo La Tengo- “Retrun To Hot Chicken”
Fernando- “Same Ol’ King”

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The NAACP is blasting Cincinnati Public Schools for its lack of minority-owned businesses involved in school building contracts. John London reports.

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MoDOTs Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program works to involve minority-owned, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses in the design and construction of state transportation projects. Under the program, MoDOT sets a goal for the percentage of work that the prime contractor must provide to DBE subcontractors. MoDOT helps DBE companies become certified and monitors DBE participation on major projects. The department also hosts networking opportunities for DBE companies to introduce themselves to area prime contractors and trains DBE owners in good business practices.

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Rusty Gonzales, the founder and president of St. Andrews Construction Services Corp., talks about his company’s role in Pepsi Center construction. Based in Denver, St. Andrews Construction Services is one of Colorado’s top minority-owned companies.

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MoDOTs Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program works to involve minority-owned, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses in the design and construction of state transportation projects. Under the program, MoDOT sets a goal for the percentage of work that the prime contractor must provide to DBE subcontractors. MoDOT helps DBE companies become certified and monitors DBE participation on major projects. The department also hosts networking opportunities for DBE companies to introduce themselves to area prime contractors and trains DBE owners in good business practices.

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