New Orleans City Business

Subcontractors steer clear of DBE designation

The Reinventing the Crescent project, which will redevelop a portion of the riverfront, accounts for two of the largest city contracts for professional services. (Photo by Frank Aymami) Two years ago, ...
JD Supra

Caught in the Middle: What Is a Supplier Supposed to Do When Its Customers Ask to Use a DBE as a Pass-Through?

Suppliers are caught in the middle of a new enforcement trend in federal, state, and local investigations of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) fraud. Historically, DBE fraud investigations have ...
JD Supra

U.S. DOT Rule Revisions to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Take Effect – How Might These Changes Affect You?

On May 9, 2024, the United States Department of Transportation’s (“USDOT”) amendments to the rules governing the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business ...
Star Tribune

Small firms reeling after U.S. Transportation Department guts diversity subcontractor program

President Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity programs has now hit a longtime mainstay of projects that use U.S. Department of Transportation funds. The more than 1,300 Minnesota small businesses ...
NOLA.com

Nolmar Corp -- DBE accused of funneling work to non-DBEs -- has ties to World Trade Center deal

Nolmar Corp., the certified disadvantaged business enterprise that has come under fire for funneling most of its work on the $600 million Iberville public housing redevelopment to non-DBE firms, is ...