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State Contracts in Illinois

Top 10 failures Inflated numbers? Overall, the State of Illinois is hitting its goal of steering 20 percent of contracts to businesses owned by minorities, women and people with a disability under its Business Enterprise Program. But some departments are consistently falling behind. Four of the 28 departments with at least $10 million in their combined contract budget from fiscal years 2007 through 2010 failed to meet the program's 12 statutory minimum requirement. Some departments have drastically improved their numbers over the years, while others have not. Illinois' total contract budget is significantly smaller considering its population is larger than other states with programs similar to the Business Enterprise Program. Critics say this reflects the fact that Illinois allows some contracts to be overlooked when tallying its budget-thus effectively inflating the proportion of money received by target businesses among the total contract budget. State by state comparison Contract budget Total population Dollars per resident State State contracts given to target businesses Connecticut $2.8 billion 3.6 million $773 Department 2007 2008 2009 2010 Overall lowa $2.2 billion 3.0 million $722 Board of Education 6% 0.1% 12% 7% 0.4% Maryland $4.0 billion 5.8 million $694 Natural Resources 8% 0.7% 0.3% 2% 0.8% Massachusetts $4.2 billion 6.5 million $635 Agriculture 2% 2% 5% 2% 3% North Carolina $5.2 billion 9.5 million $550 Human Services 12% 4% 22% 20% 10% Техas $13.3 billion 25.1 million $531 State Police 13% 13% 10% 17% 13% Ohio $5.2 billion 11.5 million $452 Veterans Affairs 10% 17% 14% 14% 14% Rhode Island $397 million 1.1 million $377 Capital Development 14% 8% 26% 14% 15% Washington $2.3 billion 6.7 million $348 Juvenile Justice 20% 14% 26% 10% 16% Wisconsin $1.9 billion 5.7 million $329 Public Health 12% 20% 21% 15% 17% Illinois $4.0 billion 12.8 million $312 Healthcare/Family Serv. 12% 10% 25% 46% 19% Indiana $1.3 billion 6.5 million $207 Missouri $1.2 billion 6.0 million $193 A diverse portfolio Pennsylvania $1.7 billion 12.7 million $135 African-American men, African-American women and white women brought in relatively similar amounts in state contracts. Latino men brought in only 8 percent of those contracts, and Latino women did even less, at 2 percent. Methodology The Chicago Reporter analyzed contract spending data for all state agencies and universities reported in the Business Enterprise Programs' annual reports, for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The Illinois Depart- ment of Central Management Services, which publishes these reports, provided the Reporter with a database containing spending figures on each contract. It includes information only on contracts pro- cessed through the Illinois Office of Comptroller and does not contain figures for universities and subcon- tractors. The Reporter also obtained contract budgets from 14 states that have a program similar to Illinois' Business Enterprise Program. The figures are for the latest available fiscal year for each state. State contracts by disability, race and gender 20% 21% 18% Black male 19% 11% 11% Disabled Black female White female Latino Other (all) Small slice, divided Of the $566 million dollars worth of Business Enterprise Program contracts that were processed through the comptrollers office between 2007 and 2010, almost a quarter of that money went to just two businesses: R.J. Dale Advertising and Gareda Diversified Business Solutions. 23% Gareda, R.J. Dale 77% Both African-American-owned All other Business Enterprise Program contracts businesses, their share made up nearly 60 percent of the money that went to black-owned firms. Top 10 failures Inflated numbers? Overall, the State of Illinois is hitting its goal of steering 20 percent of contracts to businesses owned by minorities, women and people with a disability under its Business Enterprise Program. But some departments are consistently falling behind. Four of the 28 departments with at least $10 million in their combined contract budget from fiscal years 2007 through 2010 failed to meet the program's 12 statutory minimum requirement. Some departments have drastically improved their numbers over the years, while others have not. Illinois' total contract budget is significantly smaller considering its population is larger than other states with programs similar to the Business Enterprise Program. Critics say this reflects the fact that Illinois allows some contracts to be overlooked when tallying its budget-thus effectively inflating the proportion of money received by target businesses among the total contract budget. State by state comparison Contract budget Total population Dollars per resident State State contracts given to target businesses Connecticut $2.8 billion 3.6 million $773 Department 2007 2008 2009 2010 Overall lowa $2.2 billion 3.0 million $722 Board of Education 6% 0.1% 12% 7% 0.4% Maryland $4.0 billion 5.8 million $694 Natural Resources 8% 0.7% 0.3% 2% 0.8% Massachusetts $4.2 billion 6.5 million $635 Agriculture 2% 2% 5% 2% 3% North Carolina $5.2 billion 9.5 million $550 Human Services 12% 4% 22% 20% 10% Техas $13.3 billion 25.1 million $531 State Police 13% 13% 10% 17% 13% Ohio $5.2 billion 11.5 million $452 Veterans Affairs 10% 17% 14% 14% 14% Rhode Island $397 million 1.1 million $377 Capital Development 14% 8% 26% 14% 15% Washington $2.3 billion 6.7 million $348 Juvenile Justice 20% 14% 26% 10% 16% Wisconsin $1.9 billion 5.7 million $329 Public Health 12% 20% 21% 15% 17% Illinois $4.0 billion 12.8 million $312 Healthcare/Family Serv. 12% 10% 25% 46% 19% Indiana $1.3 billion 6.5 million $207 Missouri $1.2 billion 6.0 million $193 A diverse portfolio Pennsylvania $1.7 billion 12.7 million $135 African-American men, African-American women and white women brought in relatively similar amounts in state contracts. Latino men brought in only 8 percent of those contracts, and Latino women did even less, at 2 percent. Methodology The Chicago Reporter analyzed contract spending data for all state agencies and universities reported in the Business Enterprise Programs' annual reports, for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The Illinois Depart- ment of Central Management Services, which publishes these reports, provided the Reporter with a database containing spending figures on each contract. It includes information only on contracts pro- cessed through the Illinois Office of Comptroller and does not contain figures for universities and subcon- tractors. The Reporter also obtained contract budgets from 14 states that have a program similar to Illinois' Business Enterprise Program. The figures are for the latest available fiscal year for each state. State contracts by disability, race and gender 20% 21% 18% Black male 19% 11% 11% Disabled Black female White female Latino Other (all) Small slice, divided Of the $566 million dollars worth of Business Enterprise Program contracts that were processed through the comptrollers office between 2007 and 2010, almost a quarter of that money went to just two businesses: R.J. Dale Advertising and Gareda Diversified Business Solutions. 23% Gareda, R.J. Dale 77% Both African-American-owned All other Business Enterprise Program contracts businesses, their share made up nearly 60 percent of the money that went to black-owned firms. Top 10 failures Inflated numbers? Overall, the State of Illinois is hitting its goal of steering 20 percent of contracts to businesses owned by minorities, women and people with a disability under its Business Enterprise Program. But some departments are consistently falling behind. Four of the 28 departments with at least $10 million in their combined contract budget from fiscal years 2007 through 2010 failed to meet the program's 12 statutory minimum requirement. Some departments have drastically improved their numbers over the years, while others have not. Illinois' total contract budget is significantly smaller considering its population is larger than other states with programs similar to the Business Enterprise Program. Critics say this reflects the fact that Illinois allows some contracts to be overlooked when tallying its budget-thus effectively inflating the proportion of money received by target businesses among the total contract budget. State by state comparison Contract budget Total population Dollars per resident State State contracts given to target businesses Connecticut $2.8 billion 3.6 million $773 Department 2007 2008 2009 2010 Overall lowa $2.2 billion 3.0 million $722 Board of Education 6% 0.1% 12% 7% 0.4% Maryland $4.0 billion 5.8 million $694 Natural Resources 8% 0.7% 0.3% 2% 0.8% Massachusetts $4.2 billion 6.5 million $635 Agriculture 2% 2% 5% 2% 3% North Carolina $5.2 billion 9.5 million $550 Human Services 12% 4% 22% 20% 10% Техas $13.3 billion 25.1 million $531 State Police 13% 13% 10% 17% 13% Ohio $5.2 billion 11.5 million $452 Veterans Affairs 10% 17% 14% 14% 14% Rhode Island $397 million 1.1 million $377 Capital Development 14% 8% 26% 14% 15% Washington $2.3 billion 6.7 million $348 Juvenile Justice 20% 14% 26% 10% 16% Wisconsin $1.9 billion 5.7 million $329 Public Health 12% 20% 21% 15% 17% Illinois $4.0 billion 12.8 million $312 Healthcare/Family Serv. 12% 10% 25% 46% 19% Indiana $1.3 billion 6.5 million $207 Missouri $1.2 billion 6.0 million $193 A diverse portfolio Pennsylvania $1.7 billion 12.7 million $135 African-American men, African-American women and white women brought in relatively similar amounts in state contracts. Latino men brought in only 8 percent of those contracts, and Latino women did even less, at 2 percent. Methodology The Chicago Reporter analyzed contract spending data for all state agencies and universities reported in the Business Enterprise Programs' annual reports, for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The Illinois Depart- ment of Central Management Services, which publishes these reports, provided the Reporter with a database containing spending figures on each contract. It includes information only on contracts pro- cessed through the Illinois Office of Comptroller and does not contain figures for universities and subcon- tractors. The Reporter also obtained contract budgets from 14 states that have a program similar to Illinois' Business Enterprise Program. The figures are for the latest available fiscal year for each state. State contracts by disability, race and gender 20% 21% 18% Black male 19% 11% 11% Disabled Black female White female Latino Other (all) Small slice, divided Of the $566 million dollars worth of Business Enterprise Program contracts that were processed through the comptrollers office between 2007 and 2010, almost a quarter of that money went to just two businesses: R.J. Dale Advertising and Gareda Diversified Business Solutions. 23% Gareda, R.J. Dale 77% Both African-American-owned All other Business Enterprise Program contracts businesses, their share made up nearly 60 percent of the money that went to black-owned firms. Top 10 failures Inflated numbers? Overall, the State of Illinois is hitting its goal of steering 20 percent of contracts to businesses owned by minorities, women and people with a disability under its Business Enterprise Program. But some departments are consistently falling behind. Four of the 28 departments with at least $10 million in their combined contract budget from fiscal years 2007 through 2010 failed to meet the program's 12 statutory minimum requirement. Some departments have drastically improved their numbers over the years, while others have not. Illinois' total contract budget is significantly smaller considering its population is larger than other states with programs similar to the Business Enterprise Program. Critics say this reflects the fact that Illinois allows some contracts to be overlooked when tallying its budget-thus effectively inflating the proportion of money received by target businesses among the total contract budget. State by state comparison Contract budget Total population Dollars per resident State State contracts given to target businesses Connecticut $2.8 billion 3.6 million $773 Department 2007 2008 2009 2010 Overall lowa $2.2 billion 3.0 million $722 Board of Education 6% 0.1% 12% 7% 0.4% Maryland $4.0 billion 5.8 million $694 Natural Resources 8% 0.7% 0.3% 2% 0.8% Massachusetts $4.2 billion 6.5 million $635 Agriculture 2% 2% 5% 2% 3% North Carolina $5.2 billion 9.5 million $550 Human Services 12% 4% 22% 20% 10% Техas $13.3 billion 25.1 million $531 State Police 13% 13% 10% 17% 13% Ohio $5.2 billion 11.5 million $452 Veterans Affairs 10% 17% 14% 14% 14% Rhode Island $397 million 1.1 million $377 Capital Development 14% 8% 26% 14% 15% Washington $2.3 billion 6.7 million $348 Juvenile Justice 20% 14% 26% 10% 16% Wisconsin $1.9 billion 5.7 million $329 Public Health 12% 20% 21% 15% 17% Illinois $4.0 billion 12.8 million $312 Healthcare/Family Serv. 12% 10% 25% 46% 19% Indiana $1.3 billion 6.5 million $207 Missouri $1.2 billion 6.0 million $193 A diverse portfolio Pennsylvania $1.7 billion 12.7 million $135 African-American men, African-American women and white women brought in relatively similar amounts in state contracts. Latino men brought in only 8 percent of those contracts, and Latino women did even less, at 2 percent. Methodology The Chicago Reporter analyzed contract spending data for all state agencies and universities reported in the Business Enterprise Programs' annual reports, for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The Illinois Depart- ment of Central Management Services, which publishes these reports, provided the Reporter with a database containing spending figures on each contract. It includes information only on contracts pro- cessed through the Illinois Office of Comptroller and does not contain figures for universities and subcon- tractors. The Reporter also obtained contract budgets from 14 states that have a program similar to Illinois' Business Enterprise Program. The figures are for the latest available fiscal year for each state. State contracts by disability, race and gender 20% 21% 18% Black male 19% 11% 11% Disabled Black female White female Latino Other (all) Small slice, divided Of the $566 million dollars worth of Business Enterprise Program contracts that were processed through the comptrollers office between 2007 and 2010, almost a quarter of that money went to just two businesses: R.J. Dale Advertising and Gareda Diversified Business Solutions. 23% Gareda, R.J. Dale 77% Both African-American-owned All other Business Enterprise Program contracts businesses, their share made up nearly 60 percent of the money that went to black-owned firms. Top 10 failures Inflated numbers? Overall, the State of Illinois is hitting its goal of steering 20 percent of contracts to businesses owned by minorities, women and people with a disability under its Business Enterprise Program. But some departments are consistently falling behind. Four of the 28 departments with at least $10 million in their combined contract budget from fiscal years 2007 through 2010 failed to meet the program's 12 statutory minimum requirement. Some departments have drastically improved their numbers over the years, while others have not. Illinois' total contract budget is significantly smaller considering its population is larger than other states with programs similar to the Business Enterprise Program. Critics say this reflects the fact that Illinois allows some contracts to be overlooked when tallying its budget-thus effectively inflating the proportion of money received by target businesses among the total contract budget. State by state comparison Contract budget Total population Dollars per resident State State contracts given to target businesses Connecticut $2.8 billion 3.6 million $773 Department 2007 2008 2009 2010 Overall lowa $2.2 billion 3.0 million $722 Board of Education 6% 0.1% 12% 7% 0.4% Maryland $4.0 billion 5.8 million $694 Natural Resources 8% 0.7% 0.3% 2% 0.8% Massachusetts $4.2 billion 6.5 million $635 Agriculture 2% 2% 5% 2% 3% North Carolina $5.2 billion 9.5 million $550 Human Services 12% 4% 22% 20% 10% Техas $13.3 billion 25.1 million $531 State Police 13% 13% 10% 17% 13% Ohio $5.2 billion 11.5 million $452 Veterans Affairs 10% 17% 14% 14% 14% Rhode Island $397 million 1.1 million $377 Capital Development 14% 8% 26% 14% 15% Washington $2.3 billion 6.7 million $348 Juvenile Justice 20% 14% 26% 10% 16% Wisconsin $1.9 billion 5.7 million $329 Public Health 12% 20% 21% 15% 17% Illinois $4.0 billion 12.8 million $312 Healthcare/Family Serv. 12% 10% 25% 46% 19% Indiana $1.3 billion 6.5 million $207 Missouri $1.2 billion 6.0 million $193 A diverse portfolio Pennsylvania $1.7 billion 12.7 million $135 African-American men, African-American women and white women brought in relatively similar amounts in state contracts. Latino men brought in only 8 percent of those contracts, and Latino women did even less, at 2 percent. Methodology The Chicago Reporter analyzed contract spending data for all state agencies and universities reported in the Business Enterprise Programs' annual reports, for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The Illinois Depart- ment of Central Management Services, which publishes these reports, provided the Reporter with a database containing spending figures on each contract. It includes information only on contracts pro- cessed through the Illinois Office of Comptroller and does not contain figures for universities and subcon- tractors. The Reporter also obtained contract budgets from 14 states that have a program similar to Illinois' Business Enterprise Program. The figures are for the latest available fiscal year for each state. State contracts by disability, race and gender 20% 21% 18% Black male 19% 11% 11% Disabled Black female White female Latino Other (all) Small slice, divided Of the $566 million dollars worth of Business Enterprise Program contracts that were processed through the comptrollers office between 2007 and 2010, almost a quarter of that money went to just two businesses: R.J. Dale Advertising and Gareda Diversified Business Solutions. 23% Gareda, R.J. Dale 77% Both African-American-owned All other Business Enterprise Program contracts businesses, their share made up nearly 60 percent of the money that went to black-owned firms. Top 10 failures Inflated numbers? Overall, the State of Illinois is hitting its goal of steering 20 percent of contracts to businesses owned by minorities, women and people with a disability under its Business Enterprise Program. But some departments are consistently falling behind. Four of the 28 departments with at least $10 million in their combined contract budget from fiscal years 2007 through 2010 failed to meet the program's 12 statutory minimum requirement. Some departments have drastically improved their numbers over the years, while others have not. Illinois' total contract budget is significantly smaller considering its population is larger than other states with programs similar to the Business Enterprise Program. Critics say this reflects the fact that Illinois allows some contracts to be overlooked when tallying its budget-thus effectively inflating the proportion of money received by target businesses among the total contract budget. State by state comparison Contract budget Total population Dollars per resident State State contracts given to target businesses Connecticut $2.8 billion 3.6 million $773 Department 2007 2008 2009 2010 Overall lowa $2.2 billion 3.0 million $722 Board of Education 6% 0.1% 12% 7% 0.4% Maryland $4.0 billion 5.8 million $694 Natural Resources 8% 0.7% 0.3% 2% 0.8% Massachusetts $4.2 billion 6.5 million $635 Agriculture 2% 2% 5% 2% 3% North Carolina $5.2 billion 9.5 million $550 Human Services 12% 4% 22% 20% 10% Техas $13.3 billion 25.1 million $531 State Police 13% 13% 10% 17% 13% Ohio $5.2 billion 11.5 million $452 Veterans Affairs 10% 17% 14% 14% 14% Rhode Island $397 million 1.1 million $377 Capital Development 14% 8% 26% 14% 15% Washington $2.3 billion 6.7 million $348 Juvenile Justice 20% 14% 26% 10% 16% Wisconsin $1.9 billion 5.7 million $329 Public Health 12% 20% 21% 15% 17% Illinois $4.0 billion 12.8 million $312 Healthcare/Family Serv. 12% 10% 25% 46% 19% Indiana $1.3 billion 6.5 million $207 Missouri $1.2 billion 6.0 million $193 A diverse portfolio Pennsylvania $1.7 billion 12.7 million $135 African-American men, African-American women and white women brought in relatively similar amounts in state contracts. Latino men brought in only 8 percent of those contracts, and Latino women did even less, at 2 percent. Methodology The Chicago Reporter analyzed contract spending data for all state agencies and universities reported in the Business Enterprise Programs' annual reports, for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The Illinois Depart- ment of Central Management Services, which publishes these reports, provided the Reporter with a database containing spending figures on each contract. It includes information only on contracts pro- cessed through the Illinois Office of Comptroller and does not contain figures for universities and subcon- tractors. The Reporter also obtained contract budgets from 14 states that have a program similar to Illinois' Business Enterprise Program. The figures are for the latest available fiscal year for each state. State contracts by disability, race and gender 20% 21% 18% Black male 19% 11% 11% Disabled Black female White female Latino Other (all) Small slice, divided Of the $566 million dollars worth of Business Enterprise Program contracts that were processed through the comptrollers office between 2007 and 2010, almost a quarter of that money went to just two businesses: R.J. Dale Advertising and Gareda Diversified Business Solutions. 23% Gareda, R.J. Dale 77% Both African-American-owned All other Business Enterprise Program contracts businesses, their share made up nearly 60 percent of the money that went to black-owned firms.

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