Wis. still falls short with minority contracts
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state government made gains last year, but again failed on its goal of hiring minority-owned companies for 5 percent of spending on goods and services.
The goal, contained in state law, has been in effect since 1984 and has never been met.
A report from the state Department of Administration shows that in the 2007 fiscal year the state did 4 percent of its business with minority-owned companies. That is up from 2.8 percent in 2006 and 2.7 percent in 2005.
The state spent $1.5 billion on goods and services for the year ending June 2007, and $62.1 million went to minority businesses.
Fourteen agencies surpassed the goal compared with just seven the prior year. There were 17 agencies that didn’t buy anything from minority-owned businesses.
May 20, 2008 at 12:58 a.m.
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Who cares who they purchase goods or services through?????? Because a white/black/purple pink person owns a business we should by from them????? That is garbage!!!!! Isn't it bad enough we live in American and everything we buy is also written in Spanish? This is America, next thing you know the govt. going to be saying we can't buy from a white person. This is just pure stupid!!!!
May 19, 2008 at 1:33 p.m.
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Well, we can concentrate on the 17 agencies, but it may well have much to do with whether there are enough minority-owned vendors in a certain industry (e.g. road construction). I think the overall number is more important here -- a jump from 2.8% to 4% is very significant.
May 19, 2008 at 11:01 a.m.
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I think it would be news to read the names of the 17 agencies that were not only unable to succeed at this goal (or their job) but were apparently too busy to even try to succeed at this goal(or their job.)
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