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Media Coverage

2024

Los Angeles Sentinel, "L.A. Creates Prime Contactor Opportunities for Small, Local, and Diverse Contractors", 11/9/24

CalMatters, "Public Private Coalition, Seeking to Promote Equity, Creates Opportunities for Small and Minority-owned Californian Businesses", 09/6/24

California Constructor, "Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services Acquired by Hub International", 07/24 - 08/24

Los Angeles Business Journal, "Insurance Companies Mark Close of Merger - Merriwether & Williams, Hub International in deal", 05/20/24

Los Angeles Sentinel, "Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services Merges with Hub International", 05/16/24

Los Angeles Sentinel, "LADWP Supplier Diversity Fair Teaches Small Businesses to Access Infrastructure Contracts," 03/13/24

Beverly Press/Park Labrea News, "LADWP Hosts Fair on Contracting with Government Agencies," 02/29/24

Our Weekly, "Ingrid Merriwether Receives the Paul Williams Lifetime Achievement Award," 01/29/24

KBLA-AM (1580): “First Things First with Dominique DiPrima” show: "How Black & BIPOC Owned Businesses Can Get a Piece of the Billions in Infrastructure Dollars in Cali," 01/10/24

The recorded interview on YouTube runs from 8:00 through 58:00.

2023

KTTV-TV Channel 11 and KCOP-TV Channel 13: “In Depth” show, 12/03/23

San Diego Voice and Viewpoint, "As Gov’t Invests Billions in Infrastructure, Advocates Say “It Costs” to Sideline Blacks, Other Minorities," 11/17/23

Los Angeles Sentinel, "As Gov’t Invests in Infrastructure, Advocates Say ‘It Costs’ to Sideline Minorities," 11/16/23

Los Angeles Sentinel, "Merriwether Receives Diversity Award," 11/14/23

Sacramento Observer, "As Gov’t Invests Billions in Infrastructure, Advocates Say “It Costs” to Sideline Blacks, Other Minorities," 11/14/23

Engineering News-Record (ENR), 07/12/23

This is a link to the podcast.

Los Angeles Times, "Here’s how small California businesses can compete for big government contracts," 07/10/23

KCBS-TV Channel 2, "Local business owner overcomes drug abuse and breaks barriers in construction world," 06/28/23

KCAL-TV Channel 9, "Local business owner overcomes drug abuse and breaks barriers in construction world," 06/28/23

Los Angeles Downtown News, "Bridging Communities: Regional connector program brings in local contractors", 06/26/23

KABC-TV Channel 7, "LA County small contractors getting business boost from Metro program," 06/16/23

Railway Track & Structures (RT&S), "KPA Constructors Awarded $3.7M Contract to Install Communication on LA Metro Project," 06/13/23

Los Angeles Sentinel, "Local Contractor Helps Build Metro Rail Project, Thanks to CDAB Program," 06/11/23

L.A. Watts Times, "Local Contractor Helps Build Metro Rail Project, Thanks to CDAB Program," 06/08/23

KNBC-TV Channel 4, "New Program Aims to Help Small Business Contractors," 04/21/23

KVEA-TV Channel 52:  “Al Punto California” show, "Programa busca ayudar a pequeños empresarios crecer sus negocios en LAX", 04/14/23

View KVEA-TV TV clip from 04/14/23

Radio Bilingue, “Linearta” show Abie, 03/30/23

Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, was interviewed 40 minutes into the 60-minute show, so he talked for the last 20 minutes or so.  

KEST-AM (1450), "汮汮-小型承包商如何競標公共建案," 03/22/23

View KEST-AM radio program from 03/22/23

KNBC-TV Channel 4, "KMEX-TV Channel 34:  “Al Punto California” show," 03/12/23

KMEX-TV Channel 34, "El programa que le dará la oportunidad a pequeñas empresas de desarrollar grandes proyectos de infraestructura," 03/07/23

KBS America, "‘좀비 마약’ 대도시 초토화…순식간에 피부 괴사·사망까지 / KBS AMERICA 2023.02.22" 02/22/23

The story runs from 13:00 - 15:28.

View KBS America TV clip from 02/22/23

ETTV America, ""區域承包商發展和擔保計畫" 提供小企業擔保援助+培訓/少數族裔+婦女+退伍軍人企業 可獲得大力協助," 01/30/23

2022

Los Angeles Sentinel, "L.A. County Salutes 25th Anniversary of MWIS," 12/22/22

KBLA-AM (1580):  “First Things First with Dominque DiPrima” show 12/15/22

The recorded 12-minute interview on YouTube starts at 34:30.

Spectrum News 1 – SoCal, "Program helps diverse, small businesses land publicly-funded construction contracts," 11/29/22

Philippine News Today, "Program helps diverse, small businesses land publicly-funded construction contracts," 11/17/22

Philippine News Today is a weekly newspaper.  The article is on page 26.

Ethnic Media Services, "California is Hungry for New Contractors," 11/16/22

California Constructor, "CaliConNovDec22," 11/01/22 (Nov./Dec.)

Our Weekly, "Regional program created to help businesses win construction contracts," 10/12/22

Professional Woman's Magazine 09/28/22

G.I. Jobs 09/01/22

Antelope Valley Press 08/13/22

Los Angeles Downtown News 08/08/22

La Opinion, "Buscan derribar barreras para empresarios minoritarios en contratos públicos," 08/08/22

Santa Clarita Valley Signal, "Regional program aims to help small, diverse business win construction contracts," 07/16/22

Charging Big Horn, "Program at work helping contractors secure public construction deals," 06/22/22

Chinese L.A. Daily News, "Los Angeles Contractor Development and Bonding Program Launches," 06/16/22

Los Angeles News Observer, "Los Angeles Regional Program Created To Help Small And Diverse Contractors Win Public Construction Contracts," 06/13/22

PublicCEO, "Los Angeles regional program created to help small and diverse contractors win public construction contracts," 06/08/22

Korea Times, 06/07/22

Engineering News-Record (ENR), "California & Northwest Industry News: June 2022," 06/07/22

Excelsior (Los Angeles edition), "California & Northwest Industry News: June 2022," 06/06/22

Whittier Daily News, "LA program helping small, diverse businesses land construction contracts," 06/06/22

San Gabriel Valley Tribune, "LA program helping small, diverse businesses land construction contracts," 06/06/22

Pasadena Star-News, "LA program helping small, diverse businesses land construction contracts," 06/06/22

Los Angeles Daily News, "LA program helping small, diverse businesses land construction contracts," 06/06/22

Daily Breeze, "LA program helping small, diverse businesses land construction contracts," 06/06/22

California City News, "LA Program Helping Small Diverse Businesses Land Construction Contracts," 06/06/22

Chinese Daily News, "Aid Small Business Los Angeles Design Contractor Program Provides Guarantee Assistance, Financing, Training," 05/29/22

India West Journal, "Los Angeles Creates Program To Help Companies Win Public Construction Contracts," 05/27/22

VerdeXchange, "Assisting Small And Diverse Firms In Winning Government Contracts With Ingrid Merriwether," 05/24/22

Our Weekly, "LA regional program helps businesses win public construction contracts," 05/26/22

Los Angeles Sentinel, "New Program Aims to Help Diverse Contractors Win Public Construction Contracts," 05/19/22

Los Angeles Sentinel, "Let’s Create an Infrastructure Policy that Builds Two Types of Bridges for a More Inclusive and Stronger Nation," 01/27/22

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