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Management of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Issues in Construction Contracting (2005) / Chapter Skim
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... That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged or, in the case of a corporation, in which 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more such individuals; and (2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who own it.
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... The study discusses certification, but excludes details about certification procedures and overall goal-setting requirements. The scope of the study applies generally to all DBE programs, but specifically to those in the highway transportation sector.
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