ATLANTA — From fish sticks and canned fruit to feed prisoners to a 22-foot pontoon boat for the state Department of Natural Resources, Georgia buys a lot of goods and services to keep the state running.
State and local government contracts with businesses to provide goods and services amount to about $4.5 billion each year.
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