Latino business leaders awarded for their work in Utah

“Melquiades Flores, a Mexican immigrant, began selling tomatoes in Utah 12 years ago out of the back of his 1988 Chevrolet Caprice. Last year, he sold more than $1 million worth of produce at his Superbodega de Vegetales y Frutas in Salt Lake City.

His business acumen earned him the Rising Star award at the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s first Quixote Awards last week. The awards program, named for Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes’ intrepid hero Don Quixote, honors entrepreneurs and professionals in the Latino business community. “

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