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Task force debates ZIP‑code targeting, capacity study and race‑neutral options as backup to MWBE program
Summary
Committee members discussed workforce goals tied to targeted high‑poverty ZIP codes, recommended training partnerships, and debated a capacity study as a contingency if formal MWBE programs face legal challenges. Participants urged parallel tracks: immediate outreach and longer‑term capacity building.
Committee members and county staff discussed workforce development goals for the Regional 1 rebuild, including how to recruit from targeted high‑poverty ZIP codes and how to prepare if formal MWBE programs are constrained by changes in federal policy or court rulings.
Commissioner Turner (appearing as the committee lead on the resolution) said the resolution identifies specific ZIP codes with high poverty and that procurement documents and workforce plans should highlight those ZIP codes so contractors understand hiring expectations. He listed examples of training and education partners the committee expects to involve, including Memphis‑Shelby County Schools career…
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