Summary
LONG BEACH - Local business leaders lauded a pilot program unanimously approved by the City Council on Tuesday that will give more city contracts to small and local businesses.
The small-business enterprise pilot program would require the departments of Public Works; Parks, Recreation and Marine; and the Long Beach Gas & Oil Co. to give 20 percent of their service contracts to small businesses, including 5 percent for strictly local businesses.See the full content of this document
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Leaders Praise Small Business Plan's Passage
The pilot program, which was proposed by Mayor Bob Foster, will last one year and could be expanded depending on the results.
Business leaders said the progra...See the full content of this document
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