Daniels: 84% of contracts to Ind. firms
Source: Indianapolis Star, March 15, 2007
Gov. Mitch Daniels today said more than 80 percent of the state’s contracting dollars are going to firms defined as Indiana companies, a number that immediately was called into question by Democrats. The "Buy Indiana" initiative, Daniels said in a news release, was up from the previous mark, 60 percent, meaning almost $1 billion additional dollars spent with companies that employ Hoosier workers and invest in the state.