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Boston sets goal of 25% of contracts going to women and minorities
13 days ago | By Boston Herald
In the face of criticism and a federal civil rights complaint, Mayor Martin Walsh has set a goal of upping the rate of city contracts going to minority- and women-owned firms to 25%.
“We all agree that our city still has lots of work to do in equitable access to city contracting and growing business opportunities in the Black community, in the Latino community and in the Asian community,” Walsh told reporters on Thursday afternoon.
The mayor announced an executive order setting out the 25% goal, with 15% of the contracts going to women-owned firms and 10% to ones owned by minorities.
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