Now that we're in an official recession, many small businesses may be wondering how they will survive. METRO wants all small businesses to know that it is committed to making sure small businesses and disadvantaged businesses get their fair share of contract work. Here's how committed we are: In fiscal year 2008, $75.4 million ...

  As METRO starts pre-construction on its $1.2 billion project to build five guided rapid transit corridors and an Intermodal Terminal, the agency is doing all it can to encourage and equip small businesses to participate in the project. Every small business involved in METRO-approved training will be issued a smart card - a plastic ...