(Richmond, IN)--Tuesday afternoon, there will be a gathering at Ivy Tech in Richmond for certain businesses interested being a part of the large project to widen I-70 to three lanes through nearly all of Wayne County.  It’s a part of the federal government’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, which doles out contracts and federal funds based largely on the race and sex of owners of contracting companies.  This is audio from the DBE website:  "The DBE program remedies ongoing discrimination and the continuing effects of past discrimination in federally assisted transportation contracting markets nationwide.".  Tuesday’s meeting begins at 3 o’clock.  Construction is expected to start late this year.