Detroit – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Friday expanding the state’s efforts to increase the number of contracts it holds with Michigan businesses that are minority, women and veteran-owned or located in small towns and inner cities.



The directive follows an initiative Whitmer first created in 2019 for certified Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Technology, Management, and Budget must set a goal that beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, 20% of total expenditures from state departments and agencies must be awarded to those entities, officials said Friday.

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