A study commission by DuPage County recommends a number of actions to improve the inclusion of minority and women’s owned businesses,
In 2019 the DuPage County Board amended its strategic plan to include “diversity and inclusion” as a priority with the goal of creating a minority and women’s business program, emphasizing transportation, public works, stormwater and facilities management work.
The county also commissioned a disparity study, conducted by CH Advisors, Inc., a legal consulting firm based in San Antonio, Texas, to analyze how much money the county spent on construction related contracts and the background of the companies being issued said contracts.Colette Holt, a former Chicagoland native and founder of CH Advisors, presented the firm’s findings during a Sept.
The remaining 89.3% of contract dollars went to non-DBE companies with either white male majority ownership or companies with non-race or gendered ownership such as publicly or employee owned businesses, Holt said.
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