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“It’s an honor to receive this recognition and to be in such exceptional company,” said Washington. “I’m incredibly proud of EIP and our growing coalition which now includes 56 public and private organizations committed to our mission of building generational wealth and reducing the racial wealth gap by creating more prime, joint venture and equity contracting opportunities for historically underutilized businesses. At DEN, and across the county, it’s vitally important that investments in infrastructure are focused on both projects and people.”
The inception of EIP stemmed from the impending $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Its aim is to advance President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative and Executive Order 13985, which focuses on Advancing Racial Equity and Supporting Underserved Communities. By 2026, the objective is to boost the allocation of federal contracts to small and disadvantaged businesses. EIP engages federal, state, and local governments, as well as non-governmental organizations, in achieving its mission.
According to ENR, this year’s ENR Top 25 Newsmakers, who are chosen by ENR editors, “are the ones who come up with solutions. In many of their stories, colleagues say the Newsmaker is the only one who could have gotten the job done. But the way Newsmakers have done it is by bringing people together: listening, communicating and galvanizing everyone to apply their most intense efforts and work as one team.”
Washington was honored as one of the Top 25 Newsmakers in 2014 for his contributions to the FasTracks program at the Regional Transportation District. He received this recognition during the ENR Award of Excellence gala held on April 11 in New York City.
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