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Article: CTA awards printing contract to Owens
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- Chicago Defender
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- July 31, 2000
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CTA awards printing contract to Owens
CTA President Frank Kruesi has confirmed that the CTA board has approved a contract with All Printing and Graphics Inc., owned by Hoyett Owens, an African American who is the largest Black printer in the nation.
"We've made a point of reaching out to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). All Printing and Graphics has been approved to provide envelopes for two years for the CTA along with another company called Kopico," Kruesi said, in an interview with the Chicago Defender.
A CTA spokesperson said Kopico Office Supply Co., which is Hispanic-owned, located at 1444 W. 37th St. in the 11th Ward, is a general vendor and is no longer a DBE because its ...