Baltimore has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Commerce Department to establish a Minority Business Development Agency Business Center in the city. The center will work to create and retain jobs by providing sophisticated consulting services and facilitating ...

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The market potential for a Minority Business Enterprise is hard to ignore.

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Maryland has increased the overall minority participation goal of its Minority Business Enterprise program to 29 percent on state-funded contracts, it was announced Wednesday by the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs.

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Nearly $8 million of Maryland slots money is expected to start flowing to small, women- and minority-owned businesses in May, more than two and a half years after the first casino opened.

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The Board of Public Works is poised to award a Camp Springs firm the right to run a disadvantaged business outreach center within the State Highway Administration’s Equal Opportunity Office.

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A portion of slots money intended to benefit small-, women- and minority-owned businesses is inching closer to being distributed to such companies, nearly two years after Maryland’s first casino opened.

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Several recent publications have highlighted the increasing importance of diversity in the workplace, with an emphasis on developing a stronger base of minorities in white-collar professions. Although balancing the corporate and legal landscape has been trending as a popular topic ...

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Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, who heads the governor’s economic development team, has earned some major thanks for his work with minority business. Brown was named Distinguished Leader of the Year for Minority Business by the Maryland Washington Minority Contractors Friday, ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared to struggle Monday with what to do about holding elections in Texas for the state legislature and Congress in a case that could affect the federal Voting Rights Act and even the balance of ...

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In my last post, I encapsulated the 2011 debate regarding the maintenance of minorities within law firms. It was a grim picture with depressing numbers. After the recession in 2008, it appeared law firms planned to overhaul longstanding systems, such ...

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