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Government contracting helps tribal economies diversify

by Savannah Peters

Mar 26, 2024

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

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.

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