M/WBE Programs Are at Risk In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in SFFA v. Harvard/UNC that race-conscious college admissions policies violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. We knew that the ruling could negatively impact our...
Barb’s Recap from the Advisory Council to 9th District Federal ReserveOctober 2024 As many of you know, I was appointed to the Advisory Council of the 9th District Federal Reserve Bank in January 2024. The council’s role is to advise the bank’s officers and economists...
Advocating in DC For the 2022 AWC budget, we had added a new item – the Minnesota Transportation Alliance’s DC Fly-In. The Alliance has been a member of the AWC since 2008, and we work together on transportation contracting initiatives. We weren’t sure if the...
AWC recently placed an order embroidered logo wear for our Board of Directors with J&J Athletics: “Shawna was easy to work with and extremely helpful. The AWC branded golf shirts were of great quality and there were so many options to choose from. We...
This is part 3 of the DBE Final Rule Change Blog Series.Part 1: “DBE Procedural Changes for Certification.”Part 2: “DBE Supplier Definitions & Counting”. DBE Final Rule Blog Series:The Department of Transportation proposed new rules to the...