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...takeaway from the competition was positive, and the goal moving forward for Saretsky’s team is clear...
...successful as the last two scoring drives were, the offense had trouble gaining any momentum in the first half, as Yale scored early, and Crimson drives sputtered out—the most frustrating, according to Winters, being a fourth-and-goal stop on Yale’s one-yard line...
...We’re determined to keep up the public pressure on Securitas,” Gulish said. “Our goal is to make sure that Securitas feels the same sense of urgency that the guards...
...benchmarked almost a quarter of the dollars for those minority- and women-owned firms. Less than 2% of it had gone to black-owned businesses. Florida's Department of Transport doesn't have a specific DBE participation target for stimulus-related projects, but it says it exceeded its goal of more than 8% for all federally funded (not just stimulus) work in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Still, given that Florida's workforce is about one-third minority, watchdogs like the MWC suggest the target should be higher...
...outlook for minorities does seem better once the dollars reach more local levels. Miami-Dade County's Public Works Department has kept its so far $25 million worth of stimulus projects relatively small, and therefore more accessible to minority contractors, to ensure its own 10% DBE participation goal. On some projects Miami-Dade has even 100% DBE involvement. For now, the county is using what stimulus money it can earmark for transit purposes to purchase a fleet of BRT (bus rapid transit) buses that will at least reach into predominantly minority corridors at a faster clip than conventional metro...