An Initiative worth pursuing
Only 2% of state public contracting dollars that went to ethnic minority-owned businesses in 2020.
People of color-owned firms received 2.64% of all contracting dollars for the City of St. Paul in 2020.
On average, just about 10% of corporate spending is done with disadvantaged groups.
Together, we can move the needle
Minnesota's future prosperity is tied to the wealth of its people of color, and that means we need to expand their opportunities for economic productivity. Currently, people of color make up more than 20% of Minnesota's population but only recieved 2% of the state's public contracting dollars.