Ohio Gov. John Kasich's Emphasis on Minority Hiring Has Paid Off

By Editorial Board, Cleveland.com

For the first time since 1980, when the Ohio legislature set a goal for the state to buy 15 percent of eligible goods and services from so-called minority-owned enterprises, the state has hit that target.

The state spent $228.5 million on purchases from MBEs in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and that equals 19.41 percent of the state's eligible expenditures on goods and services by its agencies, boards and commissions.