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

The Kansas City Council on Thursday voted to change its contract with the developer to enforce city rules requiring them to contract with minority- and woman-owned businesses as it builds its massive Northland data campus.
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. The action comes more than a month after a report from the former head of the city’s Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department alleged city officials allowed Meta to forgo the minority- and woman-owned business requirements, despite concerns raised by the Civil Rights office. The report also alleges that top city officials pressured Andrea Dorch, former head of the Civil Rights office, to look the other way when she raised concerns about the Meta project.