WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 / V-Newswire/ –The Transportation Equity Network and Good Jobs First will hold a teleconference to discuss the struggle of minority-owned, women-owned, and other disadvantaged businesses to receive federal stimulus contracts; the way to remedy this in President Obama’s proposed jobs bill; and the need for stronger accountability and transparency in tracking the use of federal funds for economic stimulus and job creation. (One-pager with statistics on inequities will be available for download at 1 pm ET on Dec. 15 at www.transportationequity.org.)
Attendees:
Laura Barrett, Executive Director, Transportation Equity Network
Richard Copeland, founder/president, Thor Construction, Inc. (Minnesota’s largest minority-owned contractor)
Rev. Paul Slack, ISAIAH/New Creation Church
Julie A. Cunningham, President/CEO, Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials
Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, 1:00-1:30 pm ET
WHERE: Via teleconference: 866-931-7845, conference ID 100317
CONTACTS: Stephen Boykewich, Media Director, Transportation Equity Network
stephen@transportationequity.org, 917-686-2426
Michelle Lee, Communications and Development Coordinator, Good Jobs First
mlee@goodjobsfirst.org, 202-232-1616×210
SOURCE Good Jobs First; Transportation Equity Network
