Gilbane Building Co. plans to award $4 billion in contracts over five years to certified disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) that include firms owned by minorities, women, and veterans, or are small, as part of what it calls a “comprehensive economic inclusion" program.
Thomas M. Laird Jr., president and CEO of the Providence, R.I., contractor, says the new commitment fulfills the company's inaugural ESG goal to drive economic opportunity by directly supporting diversity, equity and inclusion through professional capacity building.