The State of Maryland has always been aggressive in providing opportunities
for minorities to do business with the State. For example, in 2008 its Minority
Business Enterprise program (MBE) was instrumental in generating $1.3 billion
dollars in contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses. However,
despite the success, some may think that the most recent MBE legislation
goes too far in creating onerous burdens on contractors doing business with
the State. Paul S. Sugar and Eric Radz of Ober|Kaler discuss.
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