Business diversity gains touted by airport

By Wayne Risher, Daily Memphian Updated: December 04, 2018 12:02 PM CT | Published: December 04, 2018 11:54 AM CT

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority spent $16.5 million or 30 percent on contracts with disadvantaged, minority and women owned businesses in fiscal 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier.

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Wayne Risher

Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.

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