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Economic Development

Leading the Way on Equitable Procurement

By pursuing innovative strategies to help connect businesses in the region with procurement opportunities, the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has helped revolutionize the procurement economy.

BY Paul Smalera

Blog Post

05.22.2024
Employment and Jobs

The Procurement Economy as a Path to Equity and Small Business Growth

The American dream lives in the ambitions, the hustle, and the innovation of small businesses.

Blog Post

01.05.2023
Employment and Jobs

Public Procurement, Job Quality, and Equity

This paper offers principles and ideas on public procurement reform to ensure that more jobs are high quality, secure, and equitably accessible.

BY Mark G. Popovich, & 1 more

Publication

12.06.2022
Employment and Jobs

Procurement, Equity, and Job Quality

Government spending on goods and services exceeds $2 trillion per year in the US. Are these investments creating good jobs?

Event

11.14.2022
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, March 2021

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

03.31.2021
Employment and Jobs

Job Quality in Federal Procurement

Public procurement should do more to reward good companies, promote job quality, and offer accessible and inclusive opportunities for all.

BY Tomás E. Durán & 1 more

Blog Post

03.30.2021
Urban Innovation

Procurement & Equity

Local government purchasing, including how a jurisdiction decides what to buy, and how they decide who to buy from, makes a huge difference in how innovative and equitable that government will be.

BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

Blog Post

11.30.2020
Urban Innovation

Procurement & Equity

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 - Local governments are big buyers. But for too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.

BY Urban Innovation & 1 more

Video

11.19.2020
Urban Innovation

A Procurement Path to Equity

In the US, state and city governments collectively spend $1.6 trillion per year. But for too long, how and with whom local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities.

BY Center for Urban Innovation & 1 more

Publication

11.19.2020
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