Forty years after its birth,
the United States Hispa-
nic Chamber of Commer-
ce, the nation's leading
organization representing
Latin business, returns to
New Mexico to celebrate
its national convention in
vibrant, historic Albuquer-
que. In 1979, we counted
barely 250,000 Hispanic-
owned businesses. More
than 4.3 million exist today
throughout the country,
thanks to the audacity and
hard work of a new genera-
tion of entrepreneurs. It's
a very different scenario
than that of four decades
ago, but the same entre-
preneurial spirit drives us.
Negocios Now joins this
celebration with a Special
Edition dedicated to this
40th annual Convention
and the USHCC's endu-
ring goal of opening new
paths of opportunity for
our community's business
segment to help drive the
economy and the future of
our nation.
ALBUQUERQUE: 40 YEARS
Final days for nominations of Latinos 40 under 40 in New York City. Page 2.
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Carmen Castillo
CEO and owner of SDI
International Corp
Page 13
Ramiro Cavazos
USHCC President & CEO
Page 8-9
Jackie Puente
Executive Director for External Affairs
at Comcast Corporation
Page 15
Ernie C'DeBaca
President & CEO of the Albuquerque
Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Page 3
Alice Rodriguez
Head of Community & Business Development,
Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Page 14
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Fairmont Hotel
200 N Columbus Dr.
October 10, 6:00 p.m.
Open Bar
SupplierDiversity@NegociosNow.com
(Limited capacity)
Frank García, CEO of Perikin Enterprises, who has grown his small Albuquerque business into a multimillion-dollar government contracting company.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Supplier Diversity:
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