US DOT Halts DBE Project Goal Setting On September 30, the US DOT sent out new guidance and established a final rule on the DBE program. Effective immediately, federal entities must halt setting DBE goals on projects. The Department has removed race and sex-based...
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....
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...
Real Consequences for Wage Theft in Minnesota Over the past few years, I have shared communications with you about the increasing legislation against wage theft. While everyone may not agree with the mechanisms to combat this issue, we all agree that wage theft is...
