Latinas + Business Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 24, 2009

Texas Secretary of State Esperanza “Hope” Andrade was the keynote speaker at The National Society of Hispanic MBAs’ 11th Annual Gala on Nov. 5.

Outstanding Hispanic: Carmen Baez – President of the Latin America Diversified Agency (DAS)

November 23, 2009

Interview with Rose Contreras, founder of Onda Books

November 20, 2009

Anabel Hernández Joins Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. – Houston

Lourdes Duarte has been promoted to 5 pm weekday anchor at WGN-TV, the Tribune-owned CW affiliate in Chicago.

Johanna Guerra, Sr VP of Network News at Telemundo has left the company – Ramón Escobar, who last held the title of Sr VP of Network Entertainment at Telemundo, is back… as a full time consultant

Gloria Margarita, anchor at KMIR-6, the NBC affiliate in Palm Springs, leaves her job to become the executive director of the Reynaldo J. Carreon foundation.

Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC

Patricia Gracia: Crossing the Border Line of Tijuana, Mexico to the US American Dream

November 18, 2009

Latina Leadership Lessons: The Wicked Sister!

November 16, 2009

TELEMUNDO’S VERONICA CONTRERAS TO EMCEE THE LATINO TRENDSETTER AWARD GALA

November 13, 2009

LATINA Style Business Series Welcomes Texas State Representative Jessica Farrar as Luncheon Keynote Speaker

Telemundo announced that Pilar Lamadrid has been named Vice President of Specials.

‘Tamale Lawyer’ to dish out start-up tale at YWCA lunch – Nancy Andrade, founder of Mexifeast Foods Inc. in Chicago, quit her job as a lawyer to launch her tamale business after many co-workers requested her mom’s recipe.

JCPenney Hires Patricia Romero to Lead Multicultural Marketing – Former Hyundai Exec Left Carmaker Amid Shrinking Ad Budget for Hispanic Market

November 11, 2009

A new study of workers at 50 hotels in the United States found that women were 50% more likely to be injured than men, and that Hispanic women had an injury rate two-thirds higher than their white female counterparts.

Utilísima Arrives in the United States: A New TV Programming Option for the Hispanic Woman

November 10, 2009

Ex-NY Post editor sues paper for racism, sexism – Sandra Guzman, a black and Puerto Rican associate editor, was terminated on Sept. 29 in retaliation for complaints about allegedly pervasive racism and sexism at the newspaper.

Latina Leadership Lessons: Building Alliances

November 9, 2009

Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: For Thyme Matters chef, good food becomes a way to connect – Alejandra Chavez in El Paso

November 6, 2009

The National Latina Business Women’s Association Gather in Force and Unity to Help Shape the Future for Latina Business Owners

November 5, 2009

Alexandra Limón is heading to Fresno to become nightside general assignment reporter for KGPE-47, the CBS affiliate. – leaves Telemundo in Tucson

November 4, 2009

Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on this week’s immigration enforcement and workers’ rights report

Latina Leadership Lessons: When We Wear Masks

November 2, 2009

P&G Adapts Its Web Fashion Show for Hispanic Women – Branded Program ‘De Moda’ Retooled With Latin Topics, Celebs

Daisy Expósito-Ulla receives Women of Virtue Award from LatinBiz

Araceli de León Promoted to Regional Vice President and General Manager of KBLR-40 in Las Vegas and KDEN-25 in Denver

The Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board of directors has named Lea Marquez Peterson, its president and CEO.

October 29, 2009

ImpreMedia Appoints Olga Casabona VP of Audience and Market Insights

Consorte Media Launches Tiene Sites to Provide Advice to Savvy Latinas

October 28, 2009

The Other Latina on CNN – half Puerto Rican Jane Velez-Mitchell and her book

Nationally Recognized Latina Lista Blog Re-Launches as Multimedia News Site

Mexico’s pink taxis cater to fed-up females – In colonial city of Pueblo, these cabs don’t stop for men

October 26, 2009

Latina Leadership Lessons from La Bruja: A Different View of the Supernatural/ Spiritual Connection

October 14, 2009

Diana Delgado, was appointed as the new Vice President of Corporate Sales for Lazer Broadcasting a Spanish language radio station company based out of Oxnard, California.

Yazbeth Navarrete was honored on September 24 by the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce with the “Latino Business Roundtable Community Leadership Award.”

Former Chicagoan brings us a taste of El Salvador A new coffee: Finca de Angeles Coffee – Stephanie Andersen-Samayoa

Tera Vazquez credits TN Minority Supplier Development Council in Nashville Post interview

October 9, 2009

LATINA Style Magazine to announce LATINA Executive of the Year for 2009

Associate Editor Sandra Guzmán was let go from the New York Post last week sparking controversy

California American Water Appoints Community Leader Blanca Zarazua to Board of Directors

October 7, 2009

MillerCoors Selects LULAC’s Lizette Jenness Olmos For Its 2009 Líderes Campaign

Migdalia Figueroa has been promoted to VP of Content for the Telemundo Station Group

Hispanic Job Counselor Mary Gonzalez-Koenig Blazed Trail For Latinos in Chicago

October 6, 2009

Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal

October 5, 2009

Latina Leadership Lessons on La Llorona: When We Are the Cause of Our Tears

October 2, 2009

Chassis Plans & Component Sourcing Group, a Hispanic Woman Owned 8(a) Firm, Enter SBA Mentor Protege

Stay-at-Home Moms are more likely Younger, Hispanic & Foreign-Born.

Gabriela Zabalúa-Goddard, editor of AARP’s Segunda Juventud magazine, will be the host of a new weekly Spanish-language radio show

Rochester Hispanic Business Association honors Jacklyn Ortiz as business person of year

September 30, 2009

Latina Business Strategies Breakfast – Thursday, October 15th 2009 – San Francisco

LicenZing LLC is recognized as Women Owned Business of the Year of San Rafael, CA – Molly Robbins Entrepreneur honored by Women’sInitiative ofSelf -Employment

September 29, 2009

Reporter Rita García makes an 85 market jump to Los Angeles. She leaves her full-time job at KRGV-5 in Harlingen, Texas to become a freelancer at the KCBS/KCAL duopoly.

September 24, 2009

Myriam Marquez Makes History as the Miami Herald’s First Hispanic Editorial Page Editor

Maria Elena Ibañez builds her third entrepreneurial venture giving El Latino brand regional reach, eyes going national – Intermark Foods

September 22, 2009

PG&E’s Ophelia Basgal named NSHMBA’s 2009 Ultimate Hispanic Executive

National Council of La Raza President and CEO to Testify at Congressional Hearing on the State of Minorities in the Recession

September 21, 2009

The president of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce abruptly left the group’s national convention in Denver on Saturday amid reports he was feuding with the board chairman. – Augustine Martinez

September 18, 2009

Hispanic women are surpassing other groups in their ability to start and run businesses, a trend that will only increase, according to experts taking part in Denver at the first Latina Summit of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

September 17, 2009

Anne Trujillo is celebrating 25 years at KMGH-7, Denver’s ABC affiliate. She is also the city’s longest running anchor.

Karla Leal is moving to Austin to become the main anchor and reporter for the upcoming KEYE-produced Telemundo affiliate newscasts.

Erika Gonzalez is leaving her co-anchor job at Fox 2 News in McAllen, to become a reporter for KEYE-42 in Austin.

September 9, 2009

Weekend morning meteorologist Amanda Sánchez is leaving KTNV-13 (ABC) Las Vegas. She joins KOVR-13 in Sacramento

September 7, 2009

Hispanic women make up only 1.3% of all lawyers in the United States. That is the lowest representation of any racial or ethnic group (overall and within their own gender) as compared to their overall presence in the nation – Latinas make up over 7% of the country’s population

September 3, 2009

Beatriz Planas – Director of Miami Office for Posterscope USA

Evy Ramos has been hired at KGPE-47, the CBS affiliate in Fresno, as the station’s new morning anchor

August 27, 2009

Crawford & Company Names Jeannette Barrios Manager in Puerto Rico

August 26, 2009

Business Woman of the Year honor from the Ohio Hispanic Chambers of Commerce to Lourdes Leon – Fairfield, Ohio

August 24, 2009

Jessica Sanchez at WKMG-6 has taken on a new title: traffic reporter – Orlando

Mexican journalist Elena Poniatowska speaks in Chicago

August 21, 2009

Kim Baldonado promoted to weekday anchor – KNBC-4 in Los Angeles

Alycia Lane gets TV news gig at KNBC in Los Angeles

August 17, 2009

Ad Shop Adrenalina Taps Veteran Journalist for Strategic Communications – Della de Lafuente

August 16, 2009

LATINA Style Welcomes Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez as the Honorary Chairwoman of the 6th Annual National LATINA Symposium

August 12, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times Welcomes Esther J. Cepeda back

August 10, 2009

Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) Founder Blazed the Trail for Latino Women in Washington – Romana Acosta Banuelos

Secretary of Labor Solis tours a West Virginia Coal Mine

New Tech Network Names Nationally Recognized High School Expert Monica Martinez President

August 4, 2009

Adriana Domínguez, Former HarperCollins Executive Editor, Joins Full Circle Literary

July 31, 2009

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Announces New General Counsel – Alicia Villarreal of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP To Provide Pro Bono Legal Services

Two Wise Latinas Show Their Pride – Nancy De Los Santos and Azucena Maldonado celebrate Sonia Sotomayor with “Wise Latina” T-shirts

July 20, 2009

30-year-old Jacklyn Ortiz wins Hispanic Business Person of the Year award – Rochester, New York

July 19, 2009

Dr. Michele Hernandez, a former Dartmouth admissions officer, says she counsels as many as 25 students in each high school grade each year. She also offers four-day “boot camps” every August in a Boston hotel, charging 40 incoming high school seniors as much as $14,000 each.

June 29, 2009

Ontario Convention Center Caters to Quinceañera Celebrations

June 24, 2009

Rochelle Newman-Carrasco – Chief Hispanic Marketing Strategist at Walton|Isaacson

Interview with Christina Fernandez-Morrow, Latino Community Examiner

June 22, 2009

Nathalia Ortiz has joined the team of “Currents,” the new NET NY television show as a reporter and fill-in anchor.

June 19, 2009

Francesca Maxime has moved to NYC to become co-host of “Currents,” a brand new television show for NET NY

Hispanic Women Among Top DVD Buyers

Rodri Rodriguez Bringing the Romance and Spectacle Back Again with 20th Mariachi USA Festival

June 18, 2009

Podcast – Caridad Fernandez is a true Latina Beauty. Professional model, and founder, president and CEO of Unica – Centro de Refinamiento, the largest modeling agency in Puerto Rico

ZGS has named Nicole Quiroga the new station manager of its Telemundo affiliate in Washington, D.C.

June 17, 2009

Hispanic women report they’re very stressed about the economy and losing their jobs, but far from snapping shut their purses, many of them are still spending, according to a new survey from People en Español.

June 16, 2009

DTM Magazine Sponsors 2009 Latina Trailblazer Event in New York City

June 5, 2009

Hispanic Business Magazine Kicks Off Woman of the Year Gala – Several hundred people on Thursday attended the daytime festivities at HispanicBusiness Magazine’s 2009 Woman of the Year event in Houston, Texas.

June 4, 2009

Hacienda Mexican Food’s President, Lydia Gutierrez, Appointed to Commission by Governor

June 3, 2009

United States Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to Keynote Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Associations (LISTA) National Technology Legislative Forum June 10th 2009.

May 29, 2009

Award-winning producer Janelle Rodriguez has been named executive producer of Campbell Brown’s 8 pm show

April 28, 2009

Carolina Herrera Kicks Off Spring Season Sporting the Ultimate Accessory: Her Very Own Milk Mustache

April 22, 2009

Study: Latinas Are Technically Savvy, Brand-Loyal ‘Chief Household Officers’ – Meredith and Telemundo Team to Survey Key Demographic

April 13, 2009

San Antonio advertising executive Gisela Girard has been named chairman of the national Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA). Girard is president and chief operating officer of marketing, advertising and public relations firm Creative Civilization

April 7, 2009

AMERICAN LATINO SYNDICATION MAKES KEY ADDITION TO SALES TEAM AS PART OF GROWTH INITIATIVE – hiring of Patria Cervantes as Account Executive in their New York office

April 2, 2009

ALPFA Member, and Co-Founder of the Women of ALPFA, Frances Garcia Named Hispanic Business’ 2009 Woman of the Year

March 16, 2009

Alexis Rivera is leaving joins WPBF in West Palm Beach as a news reporter.

Young Latinas on PBS model financial success – Almas

March 10, 2009

After bringing new leadership and diplomacy to the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, its president, CiCi Rojas, is being tapped to do the same for the Republican Party in Kansas.

March 3, 2009

Jane Velez-Mitchell was until recently a glorified freelancer for Headline News, the sister channel of CNN. Now she is one of Headline News’s nightly hosts — and her 7 o’clock show is setting ratings records for the network.

February 28, 2009

Kathy Cano-Murillo, the Crafty Chica make the New York Times: “She has gradually expanded her audience for years, making objects with a glittery Latino aesthetic and offering instructions and tips to those who want to do the same. Her most recent venture is the creation of a line of branded craft supplies and packaged projects, and it is finding its way into mass retail.”

February 24, 2009

Hilda Solis Confirmed As Labor Secretary By Senate

February 1, 2009

Former Assistant Secretary for Aging, The Honorable Josefina G. Carbonell, Appointed Senior Vice President at Independent Living Systems

January 28, 2009

Miami-based doll has Hispanic look and immigrant story – Maru and Friends Dolls

Career Path: How I Became an Ethnocentric Digital Marketer – Alicia Morga

December 19, 2008

Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader considered to be one of the most reliably pro-union voices in the House, is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the Labor Department, a Democratic official said Thursday.

December 18, 2008

KTSM-9, the NBC affiliate in El Paso has decided to eliminate its noon news show. Melanie Olivas was the anchor of the show.

Field of Calzones – A shame and a travesty as female farmworkers suffer from sexual harassment – It is estimated that about 400.000 women are working in the U.S. fields and packing sheds. The average pays about $11,000 per year.

Veteran Litigator Christina Guerola Sarchio Joins Patton Boggs

December 17, 2008

WKYC Channel 3 weekend anchor Lydia Esparra confirmed she is following other staffers out the station’s door. She is one of five newsroom employees who learned in October that their contracts are not being renewed. Her last day on the air is Tuesday, Dec. 23. – Cleveland

December 15, 2008

Interview: Carolina Guillen, ESPN Deportes

December 10, 2008

Todobebe Rolls Out Embarazo.com for Pregnant Moms

December 9, 2008

Una puertorriqueña conquista espacios en la reñida industria del envío de remesas – Liz Alicea-Vélez

December 8, 2008

Dora Casanova de Toro – Publisher/CEO of La Prensa Newspaper received the Don Quijote Award.

WKYC-3, the NBC affiliate in Cleveland, has laid off weekend anchor/reporter Lydia Esparra

December 5, 2008

Olga Echeverri named GM at GenTV

November 21, 2008

She has been anchoring at KMBC-9 for almost 25 years, but now Maria Antonia, considered Kansas City’s most recognizable Hispanic journalist, has been pulled off the anchor chair and is suing KMBC for gender and age discrimination

Meet Elsa Ramon: Interview with Shelly Miles

November 19, 2008

LATINA Style in Honoring Victoria E. Villalba as the ‘Latina Entrepreneur of the Year’ of Miami, Florida!

November 11, 2008

Helga Silva, VP of News for Univision’s Miami stations WLTV-23 and Telefutura’s WAMI-69, will be stepping down from the job at the end of the year.

November 6, 2008

Hispanic journalist new UnitedHealthcare face among elderly Spanish speakers – María Antonieta Collins

Elsa Ramón joins the WOAI News 4 team in San Antonio

November 3, 2008

2008 Executive Leadership Training and Mujer Awards Conference – November 13-14, 2008 – Orlando, Florida

Univision’s Julie Stav Honored at the 3rd Annual National Council on Economic Education Visionary Awards Dinner

October 27, 2008

Guest Voz: Emmy-winning filmmaker exposes the cruel hardships facing immigrant workers at U.S.-based sweatshops – Almudena Carracedo

Jane Velez-Mitchell has been named Glenn Beck’s replacement at CNN

Sandra Sedillo-McGlothlin :: Currently the chair-elect of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, McGlothlin recently received the Wells Fargo/USHCC Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year award and was honored by the Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce with its Latina Legend award.

October 23, 2008

Emmy-Award Winning Journalist Cristina Saralegui Hosts Meet and Greet for Fans at New Kohl’s South Florida Kendall Store

October 20, 2008

The Board Of Directors Of The Coca-Cola Company Elects Maria Elena Lagomasino As Director

October 17, 2008

Lori Delgado will no longer anchor at NBC-10. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports

Teresa Puente is the latest laid-off casualty at the Chicago Sun Times. She had been on the editorial board since October of 2007.

October 15, 2008

First American Title Insurance Company Appoints Maria Y. Valentin as Vice President for Strategic Markets Western Region

First American Title Insurance Company Promotes Jessica S. Verduzco to Vice President for Strategic Markets Eastern Region

October 7, 2008

A Q&A with People en Espanol’s New Publisher, Lucia Ballas-Traynor

Tidying Up Insights About Latino Women – We Aren’t All the Same

October 2, 2008

d expósito & Partners announces that Nicole Macias has joined the agency as Account Supervisor. Nicole

October 1, 2008

The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and CEO Cindy Ramos-Davidson won national awards Saturday at the annual U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s annual convention in Sacramento, Calif.

September 30, 2008

Tide(R) and Downy(R) Total Care(TM) Partner with Celebrity Stylist Irma Martinez to Help Latinas in Finding Their Style that Lasts

Molly Robbins, CEO www.licenzing.com – interview

September 29, 2008

Ford Selects Three Latina Breast Cancer Survivors for National Education Awareness Campaign

September 26, 2008

29th Annual U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention Honors Latina Business Owners, Advises on Procurement Opportunities

September 23, 2008

Molly Robbins Recognized as Emerging Hispanic Leader in Northern California

Home Shopping Latino Adds Latino Industry Veteran, Ms. Rosario Moreno, to Its Executive Staff

September 22, 2008

Kraft Foods Named a Top Company for Latinas

September 17, 2008

INTERVIEW WITH FORMER EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF HARPER COLLINS CHILDRENS AND RAYO, ADRIANA DOMINGUEZ

INTERVIEW WITH AGENT, CAREN JOHNSON, A LATINO HERO IN BOOK PUBLISHING

September 16, 2008

New England Financial Appoints Corina Alvarez to Newly Created Position of Agency Multicultural Director

Claudia Núñez is Awarded the FELIX VARELA Award for Excellence in Spanish-language Journalism

Michelle Valles is no longer KXAN’s news anchor. The Austin American Statesman reports

Erika Arias today begins a new job, anchoring the new 11pm news on Tribune’s WTIC-Fox 61 in Hartford

Catalina Magazine (500,000, monthly, English), which bills itself as being “For the body, mind and soul of today’s Latina”, is taking that mission on the road again this March for the seventh time in as many years.

September 15, 2008

Listen to podcast interview with Isabel Valdes, author, Hispanic Customers for Life, about her book and marketing to Latinos

LATINA Style Business Series Returns to Fort Worth, Texas Celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary Tour!

2008 Most Influential Minorities in Cable: The Top 50 – First Latino is a Latina at #9 – Jacqueline Hernández, COO, Telemundo Communications Group

Yasmin Tirado-Chiodini helps Hispanic entrepreneurs – Orlando

September 12, 2008

Telemundo has promoted Johanna Guerra from Vice President, Network News to Sr VP, Network News

September 11, 2008

Tatiana Bedoya celebrated her 33rd birthday last week by officially launching Vixta, a new Spanish-language magazine for greater Sacramento’s Latino community.

September 10, 2008

Barbara E. Martinez leaves Politico.com, where she was Deputy Managing Editor.

September 8, 2008

Macarena Hernandez has left the Dallas Morning News -(wow, I always enjoyed her articles)

‘Crafty Chica’ hits big time after humble start in Tucson – Kathy Cano-Murillo

September 5, 2008

Tatiana Bedoya, a former Univision reporter, this week launched Vixta, a new Spanish-language magazine for the Latino community in Sacramento.

September 3, 2008

La Luz al Mundo, which translates to “The Light to the World,” is a Spanish-language newspaper that started with Herndon resident Susan Aguilar’s miraculous vision. – Virginia

With mobile salon, Bronx teen has beautiful business plan – Ozemary Feliz

Doris Gibson, who 58 years ago founded Peru’s leading news magazine, has died at the age of 98. Her strength of character and determination helped the magazine withstand military dictatorships and repressive governments, as Dan Collyns reports.

Maria Monreal-Cameron, president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Wisconsin (HCCW), has been named the inaugural Region 4 Chamber Executive of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)

August 26, 2008

Reporter Selena Hernández, who earlier this month was laid off from KENS, landed a freelance reporting gig at KTVT, the CBS O&O in Dallas.

August 23, 2008

Esther Novak, founder and CEO of New Brunswick-based VanguardComm, has been appointed to the board of the influential Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA), the organization announced today.

August 20, 2008

José López-Varela, Chairman of the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA), announced the appointment of Esther Novak, founder and CEO of VanguardComm – a New Jersey-based multi-cultural marketing communications firm – to the board of directors of AHAA.

National Latina Business Women Association – Atlanta Chapter Meets To Introduce And Brand A Program To Empower And Educate

August 19, 2008

Phonetic or Pathetic? Grading My Garmin on Its Spanish

August 11, 2008

Former Treasurer of the United States, Rosario Marin, to Address Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Procurement & Job Fair on August 19th

August 10, 2008

Celebrity Mom Maria Celeste Arrarás Helps Launch New Fisher-Price(R) Color Me Gemz(TM) Line at Casa Casuarina in Miami

August 6, 2008

Two El Pasoans were honored at the annual Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce statewide convention last weekend in Austin. – Teresa Gándara y Janet Aguilar

Reporter Selena Hernández was among several KENS-5 employees laid-off today. – San Antonio

August 5, 2008

AIM grows and Rochelle Newman-Carrasco joins team

Cristina Saralegui and Casa Cristina(TM) Debut New Collection of Bedding This Fall at Kohl’s and kohls.com

Nestlé Pure Life signs partnership with Cristina Saralegui

August 4, 2008

One of the U.S. Hispanic market’s hottest creative shops, La Comunidad, will name Antoinette Zel, a well-known former top Telemundo executive, president today. Ms. Zel has never worked at an ad agency.

July 30, 2008

Local New York Univision reporter Miriam Ayala filed a federal lawsuit against the local Univision station (channel 41) and the larger network, claiming that she was passed over for plum positions anchoring and on good stories because she wasn’t light skinned enough, young enough or pretty enough.

July 29, 2008

Bilingual singer Patricia Vonne will perform a benefit concert on behalf of Latinitas Magazine. The digital magazine is attempting to launch its first print issue, and proceeds from the show will go toward the publication. The magazine originated six years ago from two University of Texas students. – Austin

July 28, 2008

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Hilda Rayas, New Chief Operating Officer

July 24, 2008

Lucia Ballas-Traynor, svp, gm of MTV Tr3s, has been appointed publisher of People en Espanol, Time Inc. Entertainment Group president Paul Caine announced today.

July 22, 2008

Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund: Calling All Latina Entrepreneurs

July 21, 2008

Digital Advertising Luminary to Speak at Second Annual Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference – Portada

July 14, 2008

Vanessa Robledo feted by magazine

July 13, 2008

Hilda Rayas brings Expertise in Leadership, Strategic Planning, Advocacy and Management to the nation’s leading advocate for the Hispanic business community – United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)

Latin-American Chamber of Commerce Dismisses President – Utah

July 10, 2008

Ingrid Otero-Smart Named CEO, Casanova Pendrill

Media Moves: Reporter Lupita Murillo celebrated her 30th anniversary at NBC affiliate KVOA last week. Lupita arrived in Tucson in 1978 after working at KRGV-TV in Weslaco, Texas for several years as reporter and weekend anchor.

Hortensia Magaña, 70; executive helped build her family’s corporation, advocated for Latino workers

June 26, 2008

After Selling Over $100 Million in Balzac Toys, Mary Rodas is Now Giving Balzac2 Away for Free at BalzacToys.com

June 19, 2008

National Society of Hispanic MBAs Hosts ‘Best Upon Request’ CEO as Speaker – Cincinnati NSHMBA Welcomes Tillie Hidalgo Lima as Upcoming Presenter of Power Breakfast Series

Snippet: TuTv, a Grupo Televisa and Univision Communications Inc. joint venture, announced that it has created a new position and added Veronica Islas as director of marketing. She will be based in Los Angeles and report to Ariela Nerubay, vice president of Sales and Marketing, TuTv.

June 18, 2008

Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce names new president and CEO – Tisha Tallman

June 17, 2008

Expósito- Ulla recognized by the NY Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

Chicago advertising veteran Gladys M. Arroyo named ad chief for The Doings

June 16, 2008

Rush-Copley uses grant to reach out – $150,000 from Avon:: Money for breast cancer education – Aurora, Illinois

June 12, 2008

Media Moves: Melody Mendez hired at KOMO – Seattle

June 10, 2008

Thalía is the new face of AT&T

Media Moves: Pamela Silva joins morning team at WLTV-23 – Miami

June 9, 2008

LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA

June 4, 2008

Philadelphia anchorwoman fired after arrest – Alycia Lane

CaribeVision Appoints Leticia Del Monte As Director Of Advertising, Promotions And PR

June 2, 2008

Interpreter has her say in court – Marta McCoy

May 28, 2008

Spanish television personality Myrka Dellanos is launching a new line of jewelry on Home Shopping Network (HSN).

Hispanic women face wage gap compared with others in the U.S. – Legal status, education level and language barrier can impact pay

May 27, 2008

LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA

Media Moves: Lucía Navarro taken off anchor chair at KVEA (Telemundo-52 in LA)

May 20, 2008

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Annette E. Alvarez > www.tostobueno.com

MensajeTV Is Ready to Roll Out as the First Internet Television Network Created Especially for Latinas in the United States

May 14, 2008

MensajeTV is Ready to Roll Out as the First Internet Television Network Created Especially for Latinas in the United States

Japanese steakhouse to pay $80K over harassment of Hispanic women – Maryland

May 7, 2008

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Daniela Rodriguez > www.riverplatefulfillment.com

May 6, 2008

Radio host will keynote Milwaukee conference for Hispanic women

May 5, 2008

Shirley Rodríguez Remeneski & Jerusha Ramos Co-Chair the LATINA Style Business Series Tour in New York City, NY

April 29, 2008

Rodriguez – CEO of Comunicad to receive 2008 Pinnacle Award from IABC/Washington

Devis Names Cristina Mossi Chief Executive Officer

April 28, 2008

Director of Chicago’s Latino Union gains respect of day laborers, groups formed to help them – Jessica Aranda

SBA Deputy Jovita Carranza Expected to be Nominated as Agency Chief

The National Society of Hispanic MBAs Names Patricia Romero Cronin 2008 Ultimate Hispanic Executive

April 25, 2008

LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in New York City, NY

April 24, 2008

U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral Visits Queens

Dr. Laura Murillo went from a poor neighborhood in east Houston to a successful career and is now the president of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

National Latina Business Women Association (NLBWA) — Atlanta Chapter To Host Patricia Janiot, Senior Anchor For CNN En Español, April 28th At The Grand Hyatt Atlanta

Latina’s Fulfillment Business, Riverplate Inc., Fulfills Dreams – Six Months After Fire

April 14, 2008

Adriana Lopez, Owner, Get the Edge Inc., recognized as the Latina Entrepreneur of the Year at the 10-Year Anniversary Tour of the LATINA Style Business Series in Anaheim, CA

April 8, 2008

People en Espanol’s Jacqueline Hernandez Departs for Telemundo

Telemundo Taps Jacqueline Hernandez As COO – Former ‘People en Espanol’ Publisher Charged With Tying Clients To Different Platforms

I Created an Absolut Ruckus – Laura Martinez’s story (my condolences Laura)

April 7, 2008

P&G Taps Oprah, Salma Hayek for Global Vaccination Push

April 2, 2008

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Mayra Castillo and Xochitl Gonzalez > www.alwaysabridesmaid.us

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Ana L. Nogales Ph.D. > www.drnogales.com

The Winner’s Circle: Hispanic Business Magazine’s Elite Women

April 1, 2008

Jennifer Hernandez Helps Developers Transform Contaminated Properties – HispanicBusiness.com

March 31, 2008

Latin Chamber hosts expo for women entrepreneurs – Salt Lake City

March 28, 2008

Gov Ritter names Sandy Gutierrez to jobs panel – Colorado

LATINA Style Business Series kicks off the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Anaheim, CA

March 25, 2008

Cozen O’Connor Member Blanca Quintero Named Managing Partner of San Diego Office

March 20, 2008

Listen to podcast interview with Ruth Gaviria, executive director, Meredith Hispanic Ventures about Meredith’s Spanish language publications – Hispanic MPR

LATINA Style Business Series Kicks Off the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Anaheim, CA

Qwest and Latina Celebrity Claudia Molina Extend Partnership Into 2009

March 17, 2008

P&G’s Graciela Eleta de Cacho Lands at Univision – Former Head of Hispanic Marketing’s New Role Still Largely Unknown

March 11, 2008

Consorte Media CEO Alicia Morga to Speak at MultiCultural Media Expo

March 9, 2008

Patricia Barela Rivera awarded Hispanic Chamber Lifetime Achievement honors – Denver

March 6, 2008

LATINA Style Magazine Releases the 2008 LATINA Style 50 Survey

March 5, 2008

CHARO Community Development Corporation Hosts its 4th Annual Business Conference & Expo

LOPEZ NEGRETE COMMUNICATIONS WELCOMES HISPANIC MEDIA VETERAN TO LEAD DEPARTMENT – Rosa Serrano

February 25, 2008

Maria Adaena Márquez Recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for Entrepreneurial Talent – Cambridge Who’s Who – Your Premier Source For Global Networking.

Former US Treasurer Rosario Marin honored by the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

February 21, 2008

Entrepreneurs address PR needs for diverse Hispanic marketplace – Michigan

February 20, 2008

Longtime head of Hispanic chamber dies – Sara González, oversaw Hispanic chamber’s growth

Georgia Hispanic Chamber CEO Sara González dies

February 12, 2008

impreMedia Appoints Monica Lozano Senior Vice President of Newspapers

February 5, 2008

LATINA Style 50 10 Year Anniversary Features High Ranking Minority Executives – 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S.

February 4, 2008

Girls Battle for Ultimate Party – WWE Holds ‘Ultimate Quinceanera’ Contest With Spanish Nets

January 31, 2008

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Alicia Morga > www.consortemedia.com

January 30, 2008

Want to Get Promoted? Listen to 6 Career Tips From a Latina Exec

January 29, 2008

HispanicMPR.com is Women that Win February Business of the Month

January 24, 2008

Adriana Eiriz Chief Marketing Officer at NEXXO Financial, Leader in Self-Serve Remittance

January 23, 2008

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Martha E. Galindo > www.translationsandmore.com

LATINA Style Magazine Announces the 10 Year Anniversary of the LATINA Style 50

January 22, 2008

Lourdes Sanchez Ridge – president of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Mónica Talán Named Vice President Corporate Communications, Univision Communications Inc.

January 15, 2008

Climbing a ladder made of lipstick – Mary Kay and Avon

January 2, 2008

As Change Agent, Yvonne Garcia Flexes Her Strengths – Boston

December 13, 2007

Mary Kay Mexico Celebrates 20th Year with Grand Opening of New, Expanded Facilities

December 11, 2007

Latina Magazine to Get Upscale Makeover

December 10, 2007

Listen to interview with Cristina Benitez, author, Latinization about her book – Hispanic MPR

November 28, 2007

Tucson Hispanic chamber names new president – Maricela Solis de Kester

November 6, 2007

Cordero & Associates in Miami has hired Mily Delgado as Senior Paralegal of their Immigration Practice

October 24, 2007

Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association Honors Comcast Executive with 2007 Corporate Citizen Award

October 17, 2007

LATINA Style Business Series returns to Chicago and awards Adela Cepeda, President & CEO, AC Advisory, the ‘Latina Entrepreneur of the Year’

October 15, 2007

LATINA Style Business Series Returns to Empower Latina Entrepreneurs in Chicago and Presents Adela Cepeda, President & CEO, AC Advisory, the ‘Latina Entrepreneur of the Year’

October 8, 2007

Yellow pages for Hispanics was the right call – Interview | Martha Rubi-Byers, founder of Paginas Amarillas de Colorado

October 4, 2007

Verizon Ranked Among the Best Companies for Latinas to Work

October 3, 2007

Clara Gómez, President of Total Translations, Inc. and the Florida Ambassador of Commerce to Colombia for IBCF, receives Women of Virtue Award from LatinBiz

September 27, 2007

Did You Know? The number of Santa Clara County businesses owned by Hispanic woman has increased more than 200% over the last 20 years. – California

Carrier, association launch online planning tool for Hispanic women

September 26, 2007

New book celebrates rise of Latina-owned businesses

September 25, 2007

The Principal Financial Group Honored as Top Workplace for Latinas for Tenth Consecutive Year

September 23, 2007

Salt Lake City Hispanic Chamber taps editor for executive director – Patricia Quijano Dark

September 17, 2007

Tapping the Hispanic Market Across the Americas – A Honduran-born entrepreneur helps companies do business in two hemispheres – New Jersey

September 16, 2007

Latino flavor helps Lydia Gutierrez’s company thrive – Hacienda Mexican Foods – Detroit

September 12, 2007

Linda Chavez-Thompson Steps Down From AFL-CIO

September 10, 2007

Did You Know? Latino-American women earn 42 percent less than men

September 7, 2007

2007 Ultimate Latina Leader Award Presented to Nina Vaca, President and CEO of Pinnacle Technical Resources

August 29, 2007

LATINA Style Magazine Announces the 2007 LATINA Style 50

Isabel Regina Borkoski to lead Montgomery’s Hispanic chamber – Maryland

August 28, 2007

ExxonMobil and CATALINA Magazine Honor Groundbreaking Latina Entrepreneurs

Prudential Financial Named One of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style Magazine

Adriana Eiriz, Hispanic Direct Response Expert Moves On to Pursue New Ventures

August 27, 2007

‘Spanglish’ shirts finding success

August 23, 2007

SW Florida Bridal and Quince Magazine is Now at a Regional Level on the Web.