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Fort Lee Residents Volunteer with Hispanic Business Council Scholarship Foundation

Feb 02, 2012 by Joyce Luhrs
  Fort Lee residents roll up their sleeves ...

Florida Latinos at GOP Forums Voice Concerns About Jobs and Small Business

Jan 27, 2012 by Christina Puig
  Javier Figueras says he’s voting for presidential candidate ...

Latino Unemployment Drops in December

Jan 11, 2012 by Fox News Latino
Following a national trend, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate among Latinos dropped in December, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics....

Hispanic-Owned Businesses Struggle in Recession

Jan 09, 2012 by The Atlantic
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Rubio to speak at Hispanic Leadership Network conference in Miami

Jan 07, 2012 by Marcos Restrepo
  Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and GOP strategist Ed Gillespie will give the keynote speech at the “Inspiring Action” conference in Miami in late January, just d...

Study finds Latino workers trapped under 'blue-collar ceiling'

Jan 02, 2012 by Wailin Wong
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Latin Business Today Launches Website to Inform, Inspire, and Mentor Latino Entrepreneurs & Professionals

Dec 29, 2011 by Latin Business Today
  NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2011...

The Latino Workforce’s Impact on American Business

Dec 26, 2011 by Veronica Gomez
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Latinos lead charge of new small businesses in Minn.

Dec 24, 2011 by Mark Steil
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The Deep Horizon of Diversity

Dec 19, 2011 by Richard Larsen
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Will More Latino Teachers Solve The Latino Achievement Gap In U.S.?

Dec 16, 2011 by Robyn Gee
  Could bolstering the Latin...

Hispanic Leadership in the Next Decade: We Must Unite to Have Sustainable Influence

Dec 13, 2011 by Glenn Llopis
  The successful recall of R...

Largest Latino Health Study Underway

Dec 12, 2011 by Diana Guevara
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Latinos Don't Vote on Faith or Religion but on Economic Issues

Dec 09, 2011 by Pilar Marrero
Moral issues rank very low in Latino...

Unemployment Rate Falls to Two-Year Low, But Not for Latinos

Dec 06, 2011 by Elizabeth Llorente
  Unemployment among Latinos remained the same between October and November, while for the general U.S. population it fell to a two-year...

Latino Student Success: A Key Driver on the Road to Goal 2025

Nov 30, 2011 by Lumina Foundation
  INDIANAPOLIS—Latinos are the fastest-growing student population in America and a n...

Hispanic College Enrollment Spikes, Narrowing Gaps with Other Groups

Nov 28, 2011 by Richard Fry, Senior Research Associate, Pew Hispanic Center
  Driven by a single-year surge of 24% in Hispanic enrollment, the number of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high of 12.2 million in October 2010, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis of newly avai...

LIVESTRONG Wins Top Honors for Hispanic/Latino Public Education Campaign

Nov 25, 2011 by Hispanic PR Blog
  LIVES...

Redefining Public Relations in the Age of Social Media

Nov 22, 2011 by Stuart Elliott
The public relations industry has decided that it may be a good time for, well, a public relations initiative.   ...

Latin Business Association Honors Verizon for Its Commitment to Hispanic Small-Business

Nov 18, 2011 by HispanicBusiness.com
The Latin Business Association has presented Verizon with the 2011 Chairman's Historical Corporation of the Year Award, in recognition of the company's commitment to supplier diversity and its support of the Latino small-business community. ...

Biggest issues facing Latinos, minorities addressed by panel

Nov 16, 2011 by Brian Bingaman
HATFIELD TWP. — The numbers are attention-grabbing....

Lumina Foundation launches initiative to help Latino students graduate

Nov 15, 2011 by Natasha Karaczan
The Lumina Foundation is proud to announce a new partnership with Phoenix College, a member of the Maricopa County Community College District, to increase the educational attainment of a degree within growing Latino populations....

Lumina Foundation Launches Latino College Completion Initiative

Nov 13, 2011 by María Eugenia Miranda
  The Lumina Foundation is giving organizations and colleges that are building a pipeline of Latino students and promoting college completion a...

10 Reasons Companies Fail to Reach Latinos

Nov 08, 2011 by Charles Garcia
  In my experience working with Fortune 500 companies, I have found 10 reasons why manag...

Latino Students and Collegiate Leadership Development Programs

Nov 07, 2011 by HS News Staff
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North Shore Latino Business Association holds grand opening

Nov 04, 2011 by Sarah Mupo / The Daily Item
LYNN - With a spirit in the room as bright as the lime green wall paint, more than 50 business owners, elected officials and other members of the community gathered at the North Shore Latino Business Association Friday night to celebrate ...

Latinos Narrow Academic Gap - Overall Math Test Up

Nov 03, 2011 by Fox News Latino
Hispanic students, who have historically had a large academic achievement gap when compared to whites, for the ...

Obama looks to shore up Hispanic votes as approval ratings among Latinos slides

Oct 27, 2011 by The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS -- A year before the 2012 presidential election, Hispanic voters are facing a choice. ...

YMCA hosts 2011 Latino Expo

Oct 25, 2011 by Sy Becker
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Job opportunities and health advice stood out Saturday as the 2011 Latino community expo ...

Painesville's Hispanic community doubles in 10 years, multiplies 11 times since 1990

Oct 25, 2011 by Regina Garcia Cano
PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- Just as the country's economy began to tank in 2007, Painesville resident Angela Flores opened her dream business: a hair salon. She didn't worry about the economic meltdown. She was convinced her business was depression- and recession-proof because it would cater to the...

Univision Calls Latinos to Action with “Educate Yourself, the Moment Is Now” Campaign

Oct 21, 2011 by María Eugenia Miranda
  NBC isn’t the only major network taking stock of the nation’s education woes this year with its “Education Nation” summit, which was broadcast in...

Health event targets Latinas age 30 and up

Oct 20, 2011 by Reading Eagle
About 150 people, mostly women, attended the third annual Latina health fair Saturday at Reading Area Community College.The event was organized by the Latina Health Forum Committee in partnership with the American Cancer Society and the University of Pittsburgh Medica...

Puerto Rican and Latino Leadership Council holds debut event in Springfield

Oct 18, 2011 by Jeanette DeForge, The Republican
They come from across Western Massachusetts, some own long-established businesses and others direct major city corporations, there were artists, politicians and even high school students. ...

Reaching Out to Latinos

Oct 17, 2011 by Jaime Levy Pessin
Hispanics are the fastest-growing demographic group in the U.S. They're also among the least likely to inves...

Scholarships for Hispanic Students

Oct 16, 2011 by Natalie Terashima
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