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Potential Noncompliance with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification Raises Concerns at Little Rock Airport | P world news network | NewsBreak Original
Potential Noncompliance with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification Raises Concerns at Little Rock Airport | P world news network | NewsBreak Original,The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was alerted to potential noncompliant activity involving the disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) certification of The Design Group, a public relations and marketing firm in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bryan Malinowski, the executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, raised concerns about payments totaling over $650,000 made to The Design Group by Clear Channel Airports, the airport's advertising concessionaire. The payments occurred over a 10-year period, during which The Design Group lacked DBE certification for the initial contracts. The revelation has prompted an inquiry into the airport's compliance with federal regulations.

Potential Noncompliance with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification Raises Concerns at Little Rock Airport | P world news network | NewsBreak Original

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was alerted to potential noncompliant activity involving the disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) certification of The Design Group, a public relations and marketing firm in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bryan Malinowski, the executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, raised concerns about payments totaling over $650,000 made to The Design Group by Clear Channel Airports, the airport's advertising concessionaire. The payments occurred over a 10-year period, during which The Design Group lacked DBE certification for the initial contracts. The revelation has prompted an inquiry into the airport's compliance with federal regulations.