Minority contractors will get at least 35% of Tom Lee Park work, planners say
The Memphis River Parks Partnership is proposing to spend at least 35% of construction dollars on minority- and women-owned business enterprises when the project to transform Tom Lee Park begins later this year. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Memphis River Parks Partnership will make "a concerted effort" to hire minority- and women-owned contractors for Tom Lee Park improvements.
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