The tenth National Black Business Month encourages consumers and institutions to visit at least one black owned business on each of the 31 days of August. The Year of Jubilee marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and fiftieth anniversaries of the Auto Row Demonstrations in San Francisco and the March on Washington.
Learn more with Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, ninth edition and FIND IT FAST: Local Guide to Business Inclusion. We'll give visibility to emerging new companies with our continuing Catapult Innovation Competition in April and honor the 50 Top Names in Black Food in March. Plus we'll share how cultural heritage and good food are the keys to reviving a long-standing black business district -- a model which can be followed throughout the country.
07/24/2012 - 05:02
THE VILLAGE OF HARLEM, NY -- A newspaper commentator in the 1700s remarked that one of the favorite pastimes of free Negroes in Manhattan was the Sunday stroll.
07/24/2012 - 04:02
AUSTIN --Texas' Transportation Dept. reported 100 contracts worth $19.9 million to black-owned businesses during 2011, according to semi-annual reports filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from blackmoney.com
Texas ranked seventh among the states in utilization of black-owned businesses on projects funded with DOT grants to the states, according to Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, ninth edition.
Across the country, 4,600 contracts were awarded to black-owned companies during 2011 worth $450 million, out of more than $40 billion spent using federal transportation dollars.
07/24/2012 - 03:52
NASHVILLE --Tennessee's Transportation Dept. reported 40 contracts worth $6.2 million to black-owned businesses during 2011, according to semi-annual reports filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from blackmoney.com
Tennessee ranked 22nd among the states in utilization of black-owned businesses on projects funded with DOT grants to the states, according to Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, ninth edition.
Across the country, 4,600 contracts were awarded to black-owned companies during 2011 worth $450 million, out of more than $40 billion spent using federal transportation dollars.
07/24/2012 - 03:24
COLUMBIA --South Carolina's Transportation Dept. reported 189 contracts worth $33 million to black-owned businesses during 2011, according to semi-annual reports filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from blackmoney.com
South Carolina ranked first among the states in utilization of black-owned businesses on projects funded with DOT grants to the states, according to Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, ninth edition.
Across the country, 4,600 contracts were awarded to black-owned companies during 2011 worth $450 million, out of more than $40 billion spent using federal transportation dollars.
07/24/2012 - 03:17
PROVIDENCE --Rhode Island's Transportation Dept. reported 16 contracts worth $7 million to black-owned businesses during 2011, according to semi-annual reports filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from blackmoney.com
Rhode Island ranked 13th among the states in utilization of black-owned businesses on projects funded with DOT grants to the states, according to Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, ninth edition.
Across the country, 4,600 contracts were awarded to black-owned companies during 2011 worth $450 million, out of more than $40 billion spent using federal transportation dollars.
07/24/2012 - 02:38
EUGENE --Oregon's Transportation Dept. reported 30 contracts worth $3.8 million to black-owned businesses during 2011, according to semi-annual reports filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from blackmoney.com
Oregon ranked 29th among the states in utilization of black-owned businesses on projects funded with DOT grants to the states, according to Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, ninth edition.
Across the country, 4,600 contracts were awarded to black-owned companies during 2011 worth $450 million, out of more than $40 billion spent using federal transportation dollars.
07/24/2012 - 02:17
OKLAHOMA CITY --Oklahoma's Transportation Dept. reported 14 contracts worth $2.3 million to black-owned businesses during 2011, according to semi-annual reports filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from blackmoney.com
Oklahoma ranked 35th among the states in utilization of black-owned businesses on projects funded with DOT grants to the states, according to Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, ninth edition.
Across the country, 4,600 contracts were awarded to black-owned companies during 2011 worth $450 million, out of more than $40 billion spent using federal transportation dollars.
07/24/2012 - 02:01
RALEIGH --North Carolina's Transportation Dept. reported 131 contracts worth $12.2 million to black-owned businesses during 2011, according to semi-annual reports filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from blackmoney.com
North Carolina ranked 14th among the states in utilization of black-owned businesses on projects funded with DOT grants to the states, according to Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, ninth edition.
Across the country, 4,600 contracts were awarded to black-owned companies during 2011 worth $450 million, out of more than $40 billion spent using federal transportation dollars.
