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2 thoughts on “City gets serious about enforcing minority contracting goals

  1. Mr. Lipscomb I challenge you to find enough young black or white men or women for a minority or otherwise construction company to hire and then be able to staff the job sufficiently well enough to fulfill their contract. If you were to go out and talk to contractors you would find they are begging for help of any kind if they can just pass a drug test, show up for work on time and most of the time, put down the phone or device they carry everywhere with them and actually do any work. Go ask them and see how it is nearly impossible it is to find help under the age of 40 today in construction. Most contractors will give anybody a chance if they can do the above and show a willingness to work. It is not the responsibility of the contractor to teach younger generations a work ethic.

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