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NYC’s minority- and women-owned businesses still falling short in obtaining city contracts, pols say

By Isabel Song Beer Posted on April 4, 2022
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Minority- and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) in the Big Apple are not only not getting enough city contracts, but also didn’t get enough of the pandemic financial relief made available, City Council members reported Monday. 

Council members Julie Won, Chair, Committee on Contracts; Julie Menin, Chair, Committee on Small Business; and Francisco Moya, Chair, Subcommittee on COVID Recovery and Resiliency held the April 4 meeting focused on the state of M/WBEs in the city as part of the overall economic recovery. 

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NYC’s minority- and women-owned businesses still falling short in obtaining city contracts, pols say

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