NCSU November 2011 Newsletter featuring METCON, Inc.

American Indians Reinstated as Eligible Minority Group

NCIEDI Breaking News from City of Raleigh

Minority Groups Want Reinstatement to Disadvantaged Business Program 

City of Raleigh Public Record Statement

Native American Driver to Make NASCAR Debut 

Indian Country Today Media Network:

Chef Redefining Native Cuisine

Native Hawaiian Nonprofit Expands Solar Loan Program

Pala Casino Installs Electric Car Charging Equipment

NC Lawmakers Project Eastern Cherokee Gaming Compact Will Pass

Lumbee Tribe Scales Back HUD Debt

Indian Hispanics Making Themselves Known

USDOT 2011 Newsletter

Official publication of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

American Indians and the Great Recession

The Economic Policy Institute issued two briefs on December 8, 2010 describing the impact of the recession on unemployment and economic disparities among American Indians.  The reports reflect national and regional data, and detail how American Indians have been impacted and deprived in their own communities.

2009 NCDOT Disparity Study

Based on data from the 2009 Disparity Study, NCDOT made the decision to exclude American Indians (along with Asian Americans) from their state-funded Minority Business Program until 2014.  After the ruling, NCIEDI partnered with NCDOT to promote awareness and improve outreach efforts for Indian businesses in North Carolina.

If you have been affected by this decision, please contact NCDOT Project Facilitator, Kelsie Ballance at support@nciedi.org or (919) 232-9414 ext. 6124 for more information.