women-owned

And as US Senator, Carol successfully passed into law the first 5 percent procurement goal for women-owned business in federal contracting and successfully fought efforts to repeal tax incentives for minority ownership of broadcast properties.

Terry O'Neill: The Most Important Election of 2011: Mayor of Chicago Terry O 2011

And as US Senator, Carol successfully passed into law the first 5 percent procurement goal for women-owned business in federal contracting and successfully fought efforts to repeal tax incentives for minority ownership of broadcast properties.

Terry O'Neill: The Most Important Election of 2011: Mayor of Chicago Terry O'Neill 2011

Thursday's settlement is the second such deal in five months New York prosecutors have struck with a big construction company relating to minority- and women-owned contractors.

Skanska Pays Big Settlement Andrew Grossman 2011

Skanska AB , the construction giant working on some of New York's largest public works projects, will pay a $19.6 million settlement after being investigated for circumventing rules designed to encourage the hiring of minority- and women-owned businesses.

Skanska Pays Big Settlement Andrew Grossman 2011

Hiring EEA helped Skanska fulfill a requirement that minority- or women-owned contractors get 10% of the work on the project.

Skanska Pays Big Settlement Andrew Grossman 2011

Skanska agreed to beef up its oversight of subcontracting to minority- and women-owned businesses.

Skanska Pays Big Settlement Andrew Grossman 2011

• CRA would encourage investment in minority-owned, women-owned, or community development financial institutions.

Dory Rand: A New Season for Community Investment Dory Rand 2010

• CRA would encourage investment in minority-owned, women-owned, or community development financial institutions.

Dory Rand: A New Season for Community Investment Dory Rand 2010

Fight for the enforcement of government contract laws to ensure the full participation of women-owned firms.

Caren Z. Turner: Ten Steps the Democrats Need to Take to Win the Votes of Women Caren Z. Turner 2010

Agencies that get federal money are required to set goals for the participation of minority- and women-owned businesses.

Skanska Pays Big Settlement Andrew Grossman 2011