re: NYC announces $2.3B grant for airport that explicitly outlaws white male businesses

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a historic milestone in the ongoing transformation of JFK International Airport, where a record $2.3 billion in contracts have been awarded to Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE). This is the largest participation of MWBE firms on any public-private partnership project in New York State history. With construction of new airport facilities fully underway, MWBE participation at JFK will continue to break records until the redevelopment is substantially complete expected in 2028. JFK redevelopment also demonstrates a significant focus on working with local contractors, awarding more than $950 million in contracts to Queens-based businesses to date.

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As the $19 billion JFK project moves forward, additional contracts with MWBE firms will be awarded to meet with the Port Authority’s goal of 30 percent MWBE participation for the agency’s capital projects

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If you want to criticize programs like MWBE, fine. But the Subject of the thread is clickbait. Basically the $19B contract has a 30% requirement, and they hit $2.3B so far, and they still have $3.4B left to go.

Even the most conservative states in the US have programs like this for government projects.