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92 which works to better connect large institutional buyers to local suppliers and their respective supply chains across what are termed the ‘ eds and meds ’ – educational and medical institutions across the city . It ’ s a ‘ buy-local ’ program close to Jones ’ heart ; her late father was a small business owner .
The initial aim of the scheme is to localize $ 500mn in goods and services contracts across 13 city hospitals and universities within the city of Philadelphia . The initiative is also hoping to create 5,000 living wage jobs for local residents over the next 8-10 years . “ The idea is that we all come to the table to share data and strategies . We get really deliberate about this work to see if we can bring some of the spend dollars back into Philadelphia ,” she explains . “ Baltimore had a really successful initiative and we ’ ve been working closely with the team that heads
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