The UH HUB Operations Department: Always Evolving to Successfully Serve the Small Business Community
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Where colleges and universities open doors for the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) community through their separate programs, the University of Houston (UH) HUB Operations Department (HOD) uses the “continuous improvement” approach, proving successful in connecting HUBs with this Tier One university for lucrative opportunities. Under the leadership of the Director…
AUTOARCH Architects Transforms Stafford Municipal School District Campus Into a 21st Century Educational Facility – December, 2020
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Transformative Bond with Conservative Budget Stafford Municipal School District 2017 Bond by AUTOARCH Architects Last month Stafford Municipal School District (Stafford MSD) celebrated the achievement of a significant milestone by opening their newly expanded and enhanced campus, which includes a new state-of-the-art middle school, an elegant new administration building, along…
Sowells Consulting Engineers Celebrates 10 Years…And Many More – November, 2020
Established in 2010 & Standing Strong for Many Years to Come By Subcontractors USA News Provider Statistics show that 20% of small businesses fail within their first year. And when it comes to the construction industry, about 75% of businesses survive their first year, 65% make it through their second year, and about 35% make it through their fifth year. Where some businesses are forced…
The Houston Minority Supplier Development Council Continues to Combat COVID-19 Business Challenges With Their Upcoming Virtual EXPO – October, 2020
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC) is a nonprofit organization committed to driving the economic growth of minority-owned businesses. The HMSDC is a vital link between major corporations and minority business enterprises (MBEs). During this pandemic, our minority business community is facing unforeseen struggles. And continuing to answer the…
A Look at How The Rural Workforce Academy is Changing the Lives of Rural Texas Residents – September, 2020
While many parts of Texas have been greatly affected by various types of disasters, such as Hurricane Harvey and now the COVID-19 pandemic, rural areas experience a more long-term hurt than urban areas. But, thanks to Prairie View A&M University’s new Rural Workforce Academy, change and opportunity have arrived.The Rural Workforce Academy, a collaboration of…
TLC’s High-Tech Solution to Combat COVID-19: UV-C Light Disinfection – August, 2020
TLC Engineering, Inc. has provided exponential aid in every presidentially declared disaster to hit the City of Houston since Hurricane Ike in 2008. As a City of Houston-certified Minority, Small, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and state of Texas registered Historically Underutilized Business, they specialize in customized services in the areas of engineering, environmental services, construction management…
Dismantling Discrimination: A Look at DFW Airport’s Newly Revised MWBE Program – July, 2020
On July 1, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is debuting their newly revised Minority/Women Business Enterprise Program, which Transitioned from an SBE Program for Construction under $1 million and Goods and Services to all local programs M/WBE “Anyone that wants to run an MWBE program needs a legal justification to have the program,” Tamela Lee, Vice…
South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency: Offering Easy and Efficiency to Small Businesses – June, 2020
Since its inception, the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency’s mission has been to make things as easy and efficient as possible for small, minority and women-owned businesses, and even in the midst of a pandemic, that mission has remained the same. SCTRCA, a 501c3 nonprofit, was founded in 1998 following the model of its…
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