MWBE
The City of Arlington is working with the Texas Rangers and The Cordish Companies to ensure the diversity of the workforce for both the future ballpark and the Texas Live ! development .
Arlington-based dlb Consultants is providing local / diverse business inclusion monitoring and compliance services related to the inclusion of local minority and women-owned enterprise ( MWBE ) firms in the Texas Live ! project .
As of May 31 , 2017 , 13 minority and women-owned business enterprises have received contracts at this early stage of the project .
• EJ Smith Construction ( African-American Owned Business )
• Solid Lines ( African-American Owned Business )
• DJ Promotions and Marketing ( African-American Woman Owned Business )
• T . Smith Inspection and Testing ( African-American Owned Business )
• LeVis Consulting Group ( African-American Woman Owned Business )
• dlb Consultants ( African-American Woman Owned Business )
• Brenda Price Trucking ( Woman-Owned Business )
• LB Transportation ( Woman-Owned Business )
• Pate Jones Paving ( Woman-Owned Business )
• W . O . E . Construction ( Woman-Owned Business )
• Guido Trucking ( Hispanic-Owned Business )
• Ram Tool ( Woman-Owned Business )
• 2M Business Products ( Asian-American Owned Business )
In addition to attending monthly advocacy organization meetings , dlb Consultants has also organized several events to engage local and minority businesses in the Texas Live ! project . Those include a project overview and briefing to the National Association of Minority Contractors-DFW chapter in January , the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association in February and to the Women Business Council Southwest in April .
MWBE FAST FACTS
13 contracts awarded to minority and women-owned businesses to date Total funds awarded to MWBE firms : $ 6 million 3,200 firms registered Formal presentations to more than 1,750 attendees
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