La Prensa San Diego

By Pablo Jaime Sáinz     Historically, it has been very difficult for Latino-owned small construction firms to bid and ultimately get contracts for major construction projects in San Diego County.     But a group of organizations and companies are trying to help minority-owned firms to learn about opportunities within the San Diego Community College District’s [...]

By Aaron Glantz New America Media     California’s utility and telecommunications companies are doing hundreds of millions of dollars more business with minority contractors, according to a new report from the Greenlining Institute, a Bay Area think tank.     But the organization says the news is not all good for minority firms. According to Greenlining’s [...]

By Aaron Glantz New America Media  Frustrated by their inability to win construction contracts made available by President Barack Obama’s stimulus package, a new coalition of California’s minority contractors has decided to shift its focus to large engineering firms, which minority contractors accuse of ignoring small businesses.  “We’re sick of hearing the same thing over [...]