AWC’s Executive Director, Barb, was recently in need of a kitchen cabinet makeover, and she hired WBO Member Creations Cabinets to get the job done: “I recently hired Creations Cabinets owned by Maelei Catt to remodel my kitchen. My kitchen remodel had...
The 30 Year Pendulum Swing Where were you 30 years ago? I was finishing my bachelor’s degree, working at an interior design firm, and contemplating a move to Corpus Christi, TX. I didn’t own a computer. Cell phones were not a thing – heck I still had an answering...
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...
