The National Association of Minority Contractors – Wisconsin (NAMC-WI) on Wednesday responded to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) report on disadvantaged business enterprises after it found disparities for how the study addressed the distribution of state contracts.
Ugo Nwagbaraocha, president of Milwaukee-based construction tools wholesaler Diamond Discs International, has emerged as a leading advocate for contractors of color statewide, lobbying for the state to take a more active role in helping minority-owned firms better compete for federally funded projects.
The National Association of Minority Contractors-Wisconsin chapter (NMAC-WI) have hired public affairs and community leader Tim McMurtry II as the organization’s first Executive Director of Infrastructure Business Development.
When the U.S. Department of Transportation began asking federal, state and local governments to meet goals under its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, the idea was to increase the number of women and minority-owned businesses competing for federally funded transportation contracts.
Ugo Nwagbaraocha, president and owner of Milwaukee-based Diamond Discs International, has been elected to serve on the national board of directors for The National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC). Nwagbaraocha is also president of the Wisconsin chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors.
The $550 billion federal infrastructure bill, signed into law last November, has the potential to provide significant boosts in business for minority contractors – but it will take persistence.
Ugo Nwagbaraocha, who owns construction tools and safety equipment distributor Diamond Discs International, has been on a mission to change the overall business community’s perception of Black-owned businesses in Milwaukee.
Adonica Randall, president and CEO of Pewaukee-based Abaxent, LLC, is the leader of the only technology solutions company that is a certified minority/woman-owned business by an African American.
Ugo Nwagbaraocha, president of Milwaukee-based Diamond Discs International, grew his company during the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to serve as a leader for Milwaukee’s diverse community of business owners.
On Thursday, September 10, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) presented its annual Minority Small Business Champion Award to Diamond Discs International President Ugo Nwagbaraocha at Diamond Discs International offices, 9300 W. Heather Ave.