Kansas City Minority Hirning Crackdown On META Begins Despite Risks

Here's what this story misses . . .

TKC and insiders have warned residents . . . Insiders fear this crackdown will inspire META to SCALE BACK CONSTRUCTION now that KCMO officials are changing the deal under political pressure. 

The massive campus could be curtailed with very little warning.

However . . . Neither local newsies nor politicos are willing to acknowledge the risk amid so many racially charged complaints. 

Check-it . . .

"Under the contract changes, Meta will now have to comply with city rules that say 14.7% of businesses have to be minority-owned and 14.4% woman-owned. The developer also has to provide monthly reports to the Civil Rights Office showing their use of minority- and woman-owned businesses."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City tells Meta developer to hire more minority firms after they allegedly skirted city rules

The Kansas City Council approved changes to its contract with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, that will require the developer to follow city rules on hiring minority- and woman-owned contractors as it builds its massive data campus in the Northland. The council approved the changes 11-1.