Syracuse schools hire a consultant for $715k, over objections: ‘This needs to be better thought out’

The Syracuse school board approved spending $715,000 for an education consultant this week, despite the objections from the ...
Reuters

Ukraine, IMF ease conditions on new $8.2 billion loan program

Ukraine relies on Western aid amid ongoing war with Russia Ukraine's economy hit by Russian strikes, energy deficits Tax changes to affect 250,000 entrepreneurs, fewer than initially planned KYIV, Feb ...
KCCI Des Moines

$8 million Health Care Professional Incentive Program launches in Iowa

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state health leaders are urging qualified health care professionals to apply for a new program that will provide financial awards to those who commit to practicing in ...
CBS News 8

Proposed $200M program incentivizes first-time buyers in California to purchase electric vehicles

SAN DIEGO — Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a $200 million program to help first-time buyers purchase zero-emission vehicles in California. The initiative comes after the federal electric vehicle ...
Washington Technology

154 firms face ouster from 8(a) program after failing financial eligibility test

The Small Business Administration plans to terminate 154 8(a) small businesses from the program for failing to meet the “economic disadvantage” requirements to be eligible. SBA has sent letters to the ...
Alaska Dispatch News

After Trump administration attacks, Murkowski and others defend ‘transformative’ 8(a) contracting program

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski used her chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to defend the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program, which she and a small bipartisan group of ...
The National Law Review

New SBA 8(a) Guidance Signals Shift in Interpretation of Who Is ‘Socially and Economically Disadvantaged’

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
CBS News 8

Synergy gift card program shuts down immediately, leaving customers scrambling

SAN DIEGO — The Synergy gift card program shut down without warning Friday afternoon, stranding customers who thought they had until Saturday to use their remaining balance and catching local ...
The Business Journals

SBA issues wave of suspensions to companies in contracting program

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The suspended firms collectively ...
Forbes

1,000 Firms Out, 65 In: What’s Happening To The 8(a) Program?

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program has long served as one ...
Homeland Security Today

SBA Issues Clarifying Guidance That Race-Based Discrimination is Not Tolerated in the 8(a) Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued formal guidance to SBA program officials reiterating, in alignment with policy changes implemented by Administrator Kelly Loeffler last year, ...