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 - 01:53
TRENTON --New Jersey's Transportation Dept. reported 16 contracts worth $7.4 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
New Jersey ranked 18th 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 - 01:43
CARSON CITY --Nevada' Transportation Dept. reported seven contracts worth $4.8 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
Nevada ranked 26th 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 - 01:33
LINCOLN --Nebraska's Transportation Dept. reported 97 contracts worth $5 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
Nebraska 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 - 01:19
JACKSON --Mississippi's Transportation Dept. reported 31 contracts worth $4.4 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
Mississipi ranked 28th 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 - 01:05
ST. PAUL --Minnesota's Transportation Dept. reported 47 contracts worth $2.5 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
Minnesota ranked 34th 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 - 00:57
SPRINGFIELD --Michigan's Transportation Dept. reported 127 contracts worth $6.5 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
Michigan ranked 21st 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 - 00:44
SPRINGFIELD --Massachusetts' Transportation Dept. reported 15 contracts worth $3.5 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
Massachusetts 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.
07/23/2012 - 21:21
National Black Business Month is a data-driven initiative to channel the creative energy of 2 million African-American entrepreneurs as a driver of the global economy. To participate, learn about black businesses in all 50 states through Job Creation and Innovation: State of Black Business, 9th edition.
Wednesday, Aug. 1 Support the $6 billion African-American food service industry. Buy grocery products; visit a restaurant; book a caterer; buy produce or meats from a farmer. Find restaurants, farm coops, manufacturers in Say Grace and Wipe Yo' Hands. Join 50 Top Names in Black Food at Schomburg Center in Harlem for the opening event of National Black Business Month.
