C.W. Matthews pays $1M to feds for misleading on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise work

C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. will pay $1 million to settle allegations it mislead the federal government about work performed on several federally funded highway construction projects and its compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. The Marietta, Ga.-based paving contractor also reached a separate settlement with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, agreeing to adopt an ethics code and a corporate compliance program, appoint a compliance…