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New leadership, reorganization of state division has led to increased MBE contracts

“Disappointing.” Study Finds Racial Disparity in St. Petersburg Business Contracts

Equity From Disparity: Oakland CEO Works to Build a More Inclusive Business Community

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New leadership, reorganization of state division has led to increased MBE contracts

COMMUNITY GROWTH: Tomás Ávila, associate director for the R.I. Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, says that as of April 2022,...

“Disappointing.” Study Finds Racial Disparity in St. Petersburg Business Contracts

By Colleen Wright - Times Staff Originally Published in The Tampa Bay Times on September 24, 2021 People listen while several organizers...

Equity From Disparity: Oakland CEO Works to Build a More Inclusive Business Community

By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Foundation - September 21, 2022 Eleanor Ramsey, president and CEO of the firm Mason Tillman Associates,...

Fort Bend County Attorney Smith-Lawson Announces Disparity Study Kick-Off

Study Will Assess the Utilization of Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Countywide What: Disparity Study Press Conference Who: Bridgette...

Fort Bend County to enact business disparity study

The study by Mason Tillman Associates will assess the utilization of minority and women-owned businesses countywide. (Community Impact...

Berkeley leaders call for change after study finds ‘shocking’ disparities in city contracting

Firms owned by people of color and women lost out on millions as contracts flowed disproportionately to white men, a report found. By...

Business Feedback Sought on Diversity and Inclusion in State Contracts

Published September 15 - Updated September 15 The State Office of Diversity and Inclusion has scheduled a series of meetings Sept. 20–22...

PORT AUTHORITY BOARD AUTHORIZES NEW DISCRETIONARY PROCUREMENT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES

PORT AUTHORITY BOARD AUTHORIZES NEW DISCRETIONARY PROCUREMENT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN UTILIZATION OF MINORITY- AND WOMAN-OWNED...

What is a Disparity Study?

A disparity study analyzes the contracting practices of public and private entities to determine if minority-owned, woman-owned, small,...

Engaging the Business Community at City of Oakland's Disparity Study Business Outreach Meetings

Mason Tillman Associates, Ltd. hosted four Business Outreach Meetings on October 21 and 24 to inform businesses of the City of Oakland's