Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprise Program
A Policy of Economic Inclusion
We place a high priority on economic inclusion, the concept of ensuring that all ages, races and genders are afforded the opportunity to participate in the design, construction, execution and operation of Port Authority projects. Thus, one of the Port Authority’s first successes was the development and adoption of the Economic Inclusion Policy, which declares our commitment to empowering entrepreneurs, generating jobs, building the tax base and providing opportunities for wealth creation in every segment of society.
As part of the Port’s plan to communicate and implement its economic inclusion policy, we held a series of outreach sessions in February 2002 to educate targeted groups – especially Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprises – about The Banks project. More than 300 small businesses participated, and the contacts developed at these networking sessions were incorporated into a database, which will be provided to the developer selected for The Banks project in order to achieve maximum participation by those groups.
In our current contracts for professional services, we have sought opportunities to engage Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprises, either in a one-on-one relationship or through a partnering arrangement with majority firms.
Official Economic Inclusion Policy
Economic Inclusion Policy
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“The Port Authority’s inclusion of African American and other minority-owned businesses must reflect the diversity of the community that it serves in Hamilton County and the City of Cincinnati. This is a business imperative that we must embrace if we are to be successful in achieving our mission.”
Steve Love,
Board Vice Chairman
Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
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