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AMAC Selects 8 Outstanding Small Businesses from the Inaugural Runway to Success Supplier Pitch Competitions Across the Country to Compete at the 40th Annual AMAC Airport Business Conference
Washington, DC (June 11, 2025) — The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) proudly announces the Round 1 winners of its newly launched Runway to Success program that recently hosted two supplier pitch competitions in Baton Rouge, LA and St. Louis, MO. These “Shark-Tank” tournament-style pitch competitions offered suppliers an opportunity to expand their business into the airport food and retail industry. “Each Runway to Success event offered participants invaluable opportunities for mentorship, exposure and funding as they presented their business models … Read More
AMAC Statement on the Mid-America Milling Company v. U.S. Department of Transportation Case
WASHINGTON, DC (May 30, 2025) – The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) issued the following statement: On May 21, 2025, in a decisive victory for equity in public contracting, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted AMAC, and our coalition partners (DBE-Intervenors) the right to intervene in Mid-America Milling Company v. USDOT, ensuring that our voices and those of the businesses we represent, will be heard. Just days later, on May 28, the Department of Justice … Read More
Court Grants Intervention to Minority and Women-Owned Business Groups Defending Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
AMAC continues its role as part of a coalition vigorously defending the constitutionality of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE), ensuring its continued role in advancing economic opportunity and fairness in federally funded contracting. As of May 21, 2025, in a critical win for equity in public contracting, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a coalition of minority—and women-owned businesses and trade organizations the right to intervene to defend the … Read More
Recap: 2025 AMAC Economic Opportunity & Policy Forum
We recently hosted the AMAC Economic Opportunity & Policy Forum from March 26–28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Thank you to our members, sponsors and partners for making this event successful! Day One AMAC members gathered at the forum’s host hotel for an energizing Capitol Hill prep session led by Nigel Stephens, Principal of Phoenix Strategies, alongside AMAC Government Affairs Chairs Farad Ali, Executive Chairman of Asociar, and Gonzalo de la Melena Jr., Founder and CEO of Emerging Airport Ventures. … Read More
AMAC Kicks Off the 2025 Economic Opportunity & Policy Forum in Washington, DC to Advance Opportunities in Aviation
WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2025) — The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) alongside Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) is proud to host the 2025 AMAC Economic Opportunity & Policy Forum, taking place March 24–26, 2025, at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center. This annual event brings together key aviation industry leaders, government officials, policymakers and business professionals for a powerful exchange of ideas, strategies and partnerships aimed at advancing opportunities for small businesses across the aviation sector. The … Read More
Ricky Smith AMAC Board of Directors Chair Appointed to General Manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
WASHINGTON, DC (February 27, 2025) — The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) congratulates Ricky Smith, AMAC Board of Directors Chair, on his appointment to General Manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Read the full press release. “Congratulations to AMAC’s esteemed Board Chair Ricky Smith on this well-deserved recognition! Your leadership and commitment to excellence continue to set the standard in the aviation industry. Your dedication to innovation, expanding opportunities for small businesses and facilitating partnerships is truly inspiring. I look … Read More
Coalition Seeks to Defend Lifeline for Transportation Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color
AMAC, as part of a coalition, moves to intervene in the Mid-America Milling Company v. the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) case to vigorously defend the constitutionality of the DBE program, ensuring its continued role in advancing economic opportunity and fairness in federally funded contracting. Press Release: https://democracyforward.org/updates/coalition-seeks-to-defend-lifeline-for-transportation-businesses-owned-by-women-and-people-of-color
Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) Condemns Trump Administration Executive Orders Dismantling DEI Programs and Opposes Rollback of Equity Efforts
Washington, DC (January 22, 2025) — The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) strongly condemns the recent executive orders issued by President Donald Trump: “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” and “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” These actions represent a significant step backward in the fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across federal agencies, contractors, and the private sector. These executive orders mandate the elimination of DEI programs, the closure of equity-focused offices, and the … Read More
