With much of the immediate Superstorm Sandy recovery work completed, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is turning its sights on longer-term projects caused by the storm. Agency officials who spoke at ENR New York's 4th Annual MTA MWDBE Conference, held May 9 in New York, encouraged minority, women and disadvantaged business enterprises (MWDBEs) to look to the MTA for recovery work opportunities.
NYC mayoral candidate Bill Thompson gave the keynote address at the event. Thompson, a former NYC comptroller, chairs New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo's MWBE Task Force.