minority business contracts

The Massachusetts chapter of the federal Small Business Association’s Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program aims to revitalize the local economies of Boston neighborhoods. The program helps eligible small businesses by granting them priority in bids for federal contracts.

State Rep. Nick Collins has filed an amendment to the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means budget proposal that would require all state agencies to ensure participation of minority and women-owned businesses in all phases of development projects involving state property.