BALTIMORE, MD (1/15/19) —The Traffic Group, Inc. (TTG) – one of the nation’s leading SDVOSB traffic engineering and transportation planning firms – has met the criteria and been awarded a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification from Howard County, Maryland. The firm was eligible to apply for the MBE certification because of its federal designation as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.
As a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, The Traffic Group is also eligible to earn Howard County’s Disabled Business Enterprise Certificate.
Howard County initially established an Equal Business Opportunity program to foster overall equity and fairness in relation to business enterprises conducting business with the County. As such, the County requires a 15% subcontracting goal on contracts valued at $50,000 or more.
Since the firm launched in 1985, The Traffic Group has provided traffic engineering and transportation planning, data collection, parking demand and operation services throughout the United States. The Traffic Group has provided services on a wide variety of Federal, state, and local government projects, including Fort Meade, the Mark Center, the National Guard Headquarters, the Pentagon, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The firm’s President and CEO, Wes Guckert, served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. With more than 40 years industry experience, Guckert is a recognized and well-respected expert in the fields of traffic engineering and transportation planning. Guckert has played a major role in nearly 8,000 projects spanning throughout the United States, as well as internationally.