Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, this chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the following purposes and objectives:
The policies and practices of industrial development corporations shall ensure that minority-owned and other disadvantaged businesses share more fully in the American economic system of private enterprise through free and vigorous competition;
Such competition shall be fostered through encouragement and support of minority-owned and other disadvantaged businesses; and
Industrial development corporations aid, counsel and assist in every practical manner minority-owned and other disadvantaged businesses in order to preserve free competition on equal terms with those businesses constituting the major portion of the state’s business community.
To assist industrial development corporations in achieving such purposes and objectives, the department of economic and community development and the office of business enterprise, established by § 4-26-101, shall be available to provide technical assistance and consultation.
