Pennsylvania reports increased procurement spending with Black- and Latino-owned businesses

The state Department of General Services said total small-business spending rose 24% over the previous fiscal year. Spending with veteran-owned businesses increased by more than 136%. The procurement figures indicate that public-sector contracting is expanding for Black-owned businesses as part of a broader supplier-diversity effort. The reported increase covers combined African American-owned and Latino-owned business spending rather than Black-owned firms alone.

• pennsylvania
• supplier diversity
• public procurement
• black-owned businesses
• small business