The City of Boston plans to allocate 50% of White Stadium renovation contracts to local minority- and women-owned businesses through its newly formed White Stadium Supplier Diversity Advisory Group.
Kelsey Bruun, the director of communications for the City’s Economic Opportunity & Inclusion Cabinet, wrote in a statement to The Daily Free Press that the new advisory group will not be awarding the contracts themselves.
Instead, they hope to create economic opportunities by helping local businesses navigate “procurement processes and securing contracts.”
“The Group will also strengthen partnerships with local organizations and provide ongoing oversight and accountability to track progress toward business participation goals,” Bruun wrote…