New Minn. program aims to assist firms owned by women, minorities

Published: March 25, 2010
Tags: Department of Transportation, disadvantaged business enterprises, federal, female-owned, grant, Minnesota, minority-owned, Office of Civil Rights, participation goals, program
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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — When Dianne Holte added a guardrail division to her company about four years ago, she thought it would be a launching point for more contract work with the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Turns out, she couldn’t make it work. The competition from established contractors was too strong, [...]