government contracts Archives - Marketplace

Government contracting helps tribal economies diversify

by Savannah Maher

Mar 26, 2024

The pandemic shut down some Native gaming and tourism enterprises. But federal contracting has been growing.

Government contracting became attractive to tribes that were struggling as their traditional revenue streams dried up during the pandemic, says Lillian Sparks Robinson, CEO of Wopila Consulting.

Courtesy NCAIED

LISTEN

EMBED

SUBSCRIBE

Should the governments give LGBT-owned businesses a leg up in public contracts?

by Bobby Allyn

Jan 29, 2018

There’s a growing push to add LGBT-owned businesses to the list of groups that are given special treatment for government work.

Sandy Huffaker / Getty Images

LISTEN

EMBED

SUBSCRIBE