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Article: How firm beat city set-aside program.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- January 27, 2005
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Jan. 27--The boldly striped red and white cement trucks have long been a common sight in Chicago, pouring concrete for miles of curbs and sidewalks as well as for skyscrapers, Comiskey Park and Navy Pier.
The trucks have brought their owners, Ozinga Bros. Inc., tens of millions of dollars in city contracts and launched members of the family-owned firm to noted positions in local political and charitable circles.
But behind the scenes, documents and interviews show, the Ozinga firm repeatedly dodged city rules and exploited an affirmative-action program to win lucrative contracts.
Now Ozinga trucks pour concrete for the city under an unusual ...
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