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DeSoto takes aim at increasing minority business opportunities - North Dallas Gazette

Much has been written about how low the African American unemployment rate had gotten prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but movement toward economic parity for minorities requires business ownership. Black-owned businesses have faced an uphill battle in past years trying to compete with more established white-owned companies in key industries. The City of DeSoto this […]

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