Advocating in D.C. 2025 Last week, the Association of Women Contractors (AWC) again joined the Minnesota Transportation Alliance for its D.C. Fly-In event. Held in Washington, D.C., this annual trip focused on the critical need for transportation funding in Minnesota....
AWC’s Executive Director, Barb, recently had WBO Member Esme Miranda and her Squeaky Services team take on cleaning her house: “I was recently spoiled by one of our members. Squeaky Services came to my home and performed 5 hours of house cleaning. I have a...
Supporting the Industry’s Future The National Center for Construction Education and Resources projects 41% of the construction workforce will retire over the next 5 years. To address the shrinking workforce is dependent on a multi-pronged approach to recruitment. The...
Supreme Court Ruling a Warning to Contractors on Pass Through Fraud The Supreme Court heard and ruled in the case Kousisis v. United States. The case centered on a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project with DBE goals. PennDOT contracted with Stamatios...
DBE Contracting Goals – A Thing of the Past? Construction members heard directly from AWC last week about the recent updates in the Mid America Milling v Department of Transportation lawsuit. I wanted to share what we know to date as I have been referencing this in...
