[SteveH]

I am channeling my inner black female lesbian self in preparation for the time when i too am called. it is all a social construct.

[a fool in paradise]

"We feel slighted and overlooked," said Omar Shareef, president of the African American Contractors Association.

[Organic Panic]

raining ranges from basics such as explaining the technicalities of bidding for a contract and obtaining financing to advanced classes in estimating the cost of a job or managing a business.

So idiots who don't know how to run a business are going to be trained how to get government contracts that they will fail at BECAUSE they don't know how to run a business. I guess racism and sexism is just fine in Illinois.

[dearolddad]

Why not just award contracts to the “lowest qualified bidder”?

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Shovel Ready Jobs: more long-handled shovels to lean on

[BobL]

What I LOVE about toll roads is that all the money collected by the roads is put to good use, which is operating and maintaining the toll roads...

What I LOVE about toll roads is that all the money collected by the roads is put to good use, which is operating and maintaining the toll roads...

What I LOVE about toll roads is that all the money collected by the roads is put to good use, which is operating and maintaining the toll roads...

Maybe if I repeat it enough, I’ll actually start to believe it, like I’m supposed to.

[King Moonracer]

Parasites.

[Moltke]

Several construction contractors informed tollway directors the agency wasn't doing enough to hire black-owned businesses.

Or, black-owned businesses aren't doing enough to qualify for contracts. Hmmm, which could it be?

[Squat]

Didn't some of them try that with Obama? It's not called “minority” for no reason. Jackie Robinson would NOT accept special privilege, nor should taxpayers.