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News for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms and stakeholders September 2009 |
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US 41 brings new opportunities for disadvantaged businesses The Wisconsin DOT's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program helps create opportunities for minority, tribal and female-owned businesses looking to win work with the department. "Blood, sweat and tears go into setting DBE goals for each project," said Ron Montano, US 41 DBE support engineering specialist in the US 41 Outreach Office. "We look at the contracts and see how many companies we have that can handle the work for a given project." The department then talks with disadvantaged businesses about the opportunity for work on a US 41 project. Not all DBEs have the qualifications needed to win a bid. The US 41 Outreach Office helps DBEs secure necessary training and certification. Daniel Cruz of Cruz Trucking and Grading Company, in Keshena, WI, has taken advantage of the educational opportunities made available to him through the US 41 Outreach Office. His company specializes in hauling materials for demolition, excavating, road construction and landscape projects in Northeast Wisconsin.
JeTa Corporation, located in Neenah, WI, has also been helped by the US 41 Outreach Office, making valuable connections through pre-bid meetings. JeTa is a Native American - woman owned business that offers a wide variety of tools, lifting and cutting equipment, parts, accessories, abrasives, and janitorial and safety supplies.
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