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

June 24, 2009

“Even under the low immigration assumptions, minorities will fuel 73 percent of household growth in 2010-20, with Hispanics leading the way at 36 percent,” researchers found.

February 4, 2008

“There’s been a tremendous impact in Oklahoma City,” said David Castillo, the executive director of the Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “We’ve had several companies close shop and leave the state. Banks have called us and say they’re closing 30 accounts per week.” – Due to Oklahoma’s new law

January 10, 2008

Republican state Rep. Shane Jett, who opposed 1804, offers a more dire prediction. Without changes, the law “will be the single most destructive economic disaster since the Dust Bowl,” he says. – Oklahoma

November 11, 2007

However, eMarketer senior analyst Debra Aho Williamson said that neither of the studies told the whole story of ads targeting Hispanic-Americans. “With the growing number of companies using English-language advertising to reach Hispanic consumers, measuring such spending should be a priority,” Ms. Williamson said. “But for now, most measurement firms only provide estimates of Spanish-language ad spending.”

October 10, 2007

QUOTE: “This economy is working because we have them, and if you want to take them away _ round them up and send them home _ it will be the loudest sucking sound you have ever heard,” Thomas Donohue, chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.

October 8, 2007

QUOTE: “If you took away Hispanic labor from agriculture and from dairying in Wisconsin, we’d be in crisis,” said Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilestuen. “There’s no two ways about that.”

September 30, 2007

QUOTE: “If you see the Hispanic community as a potential, you’re late,” Jose Arellano said. “The Hispanic community is an economic reality ”¦ It’s not something that will come, it’s already here.”

September 18, 2007

QUOTE: “Meat packers are going to go out of business. Farms are going to move to Mexico. Even if you can pay better wages, it’s going to be difficult to find enough American workers to fill all those jobs,” Jacoby said. “It will be devastating for the economy.” – Oklahoma

September 17, 2007

QUOTE: “About 86.5 percent of our Hispanic consumers are English speakers,” said Ingrid Nelson, vp and general manager for Comcast Spotlight in San Francisco

September 15, 2007

QUOTE: “One-third of the population in Texas is Hispanic – right? If you take whatever business you’re in and cut the pie into three pieces and say, ‘I don’t need one-third of the pie,’ is that good for business?,” – Jaime Gonzalez, national business development manager for UnitedHealthcare’s Latino Health Solutions

September 12, 2007

QUOTE: Joe Pilotta notes. “Advertisers who have the courage to spend more in the Hispanic market might experience bigger returns than expected.”