Blogante Business + North Carolina Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 12, 2009
Charlotte’s classical-music station, Davidson College’s WDAV-FM (89.9), is looking at adding a Spanish channel. – Called “Concierto,” it would be broadcast on one of WDAV’s HD radio channels and streamed on the Web.
September 30, 2009
Vying for a Slice of One State’s Growing Hispanic Consumer Market – North Carolina’s booming Latino population fuels economic growth
September 22, 2009
National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Small Business Forum Series Launches in Charlotte, NC
September 17, 2009
Consumer Stories…Focus on Hispanic foods at local grocery chain – Charlotte, North Carolina
September 9, 2009
Howard, Merrell & Partners Forms Hispanic Marketing Group
September 3, 2009
Howard, Merrell & Partners in Raleigh, NC, formed a Hispanic Marketing Group
August 17, 2009
New study shows that white men get a lot more tips about job opportunities in upper management than Hispanics
August 13, 2009
At House of Raeford, far fewer Latino workers – Once more than 80 percent Latino, the production floor at the Raeford plant is now up to 70 percent African American
August 3, 2009
The Food Lion supermarket chain will expand its Sabor Latino (Latin Flavor) format to 59 stores in North Carolina to better serve this growing market.
June 29, 2009
Latino Community Credit Union has been honored by the N.C. Credit Union League for its community service – Durham, North Carolina
June 25, 2009
First Ever 24/7 Spanish Language Talk Radio Show Comes to Charlotte!
Norsan Multimedia plans to flip Regional Mexican WGSP-AM (La Tremenda)/Charlotte to Spanish News/Talk as “Radio Formula 1310 AM.”
June 16, 2009
Durham’s Latino Community Credit Union opened a branch office Monday in Garner – the bank’s second branch in Wake County.
June 11, 2009
Una cadena de comida rápida mexicana en Carolina del Norte expande sus operaciones
June 8, 2009
National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization Participates in UNC Kenan-Flagler New Ventures: Discovery Class
April 13, 2009
Hispanic spending growing in Carolinas – Hispanics are currently the second biggest spenders in North Carolina, accounting for 9.4% of total buying dollars.
January 26, 2009
First Bank is expanding its services to the Latino community by offering two Spanish-language locations in Asheboro beginning Jan. 5. – North Carolina
December 12, 2008
The Latino Community Credit Union will open a second branch in Charlotte on Monday.
December 9, 2008
North Carolina lottery officials want the state’s Hispanic residents to give their share. They’d like to run a Spanish-language ad campaign to induce more purchases by a fast-growing segment of the population.
Ad Rules Threaten North Carolina Lottery’s Latino Marketing Push
December 6, 2008
The president of the newly formed Latino Chamber of Commerce of Southeastern North Carolina resigned this week under pressure from her board of directors. Liliana Parker
November 25, 2008
Charlotte Toughens Rules On Mobile Food Vendors – Many of the vendors are Hispanic and call the measures discrimination. Latino activist German de Castro said, “We are talking about an economic class that happens to be Hispanic.
Norsan Media Leader in the Hispanic Radio Market – WOLS 106.1 FM will soon speak Spanish – Charlotte
November 21, 2008
Another Spanish station is heading to the powerful FM dial in Charlotte, the third to go on the air since 2006. Starting Jan. 1, Norsan Media will take over the signal of WOLS-FM (106.1), an English-language oldies station. It will carry the Mexican regional format of Norsan’s WRML-FM (“La Raza” 102.3), and WRML will adopt a new Spanish pop-tropical format.
November 18, 2008
Viva Carolina Charlotte Edition Releases November Issue
October 20, 2008
Latino shoppers see a retail explosion – Greensboro, North Carolina
October 17, 2008
La Conexión, the Triangle’s first Spanish-language newspaper, has been sold. – North Carolina
September 15, 2008
Hispanics shine as entrepreneurs – Asheville, North Carolina
September 12, 2008
Batanga, one of the region’s top online media, venture capital and entrepreneurial success stories, is closing its downtown Greensboro office and cutting ties to the town where it was born.
Norsan Media Group Invests in Mi Gente Newspaper
August 11, 2008
Businesses across North Carolina felt the economic punch from the ‘Booze it and Lose it’ drunk driving campaign. Hispanic workers across the state chose to stay home Friday instead of braving DUI checkpoints
August 5, 2008
Sixth Branch Of Latino Credit Union Opens In Winston-Salem – Latino Community Credit Union
July 15, 2008
Media group targets Hispanics – Qué Pasa in Greensboro, North Carolina
July 14, 2008
Media Moves: Radio Lider off the air in Charlotte
June 11, 2008
Nuestro Banco offering CheckFreePay walk-in bill-payment – North Carolina
June 5, 2008
Studies say North Carolina businesses are not meeting needs of Hispanic, black customers. – “There is literally millions of dollars in African American and Hispanic purchasing power that is leaking out of this very county,” Johnson said. “If you could find a way to meet the need of these consumers, imagine what it could do for Mecklenburg County’s economy and its people.”
May 8, 2008
Taco Maker has taste for Upstate
Spanish becomes a valuable tool in career – for the North Carolina real estate agent
April 24, 2008
ESPN Radio’s return cuts Spanish format – Fayetteville, North Carolina
April 22, 2008
Housing woes rough on Latino immigrants in North Carolina
April 7, 2008
North Carolina Bank Partners with Fiserv to Target Hispanic Market
March 31, 2008
Radio hispano: City gets 1st Spanish-language radio station – Wilmington, North Carolina
March 28, 2008
Nuestro Banco’s second branch to be in Raleigh – North Carolina
March 17, 2008
BB&T Bank promotes Hispanic voter participation – Winston-Salem
March 9, 2008
Banks Springing Up to Serve the Underserved – AT first glance Raleigh, N.C., may not seem like a logical place to open a Latino-oriented bank. After all, Raleigh is not a city like Los Angeles, for instance, where more than 47 percent of the population is Hispanic.
February 18, 2008
Winston-Salem wants illegal immigrants off private payrolls – North Carolina
February 12, 2008
Poultry series exposes a new, silent subclass – Neglect of workers has ugly precedent in Carolinas history
January 30, 2008
Law cuts immigrants’ car sales – Driver’s license requirements pull some from market – In Raleigh, North Carolina sales have dropped as much as 30% in recent months
January 3, 2008
Latino Community Credit Union starts an online service – North Carolina
December 13, 2007
Latino credit union lands $5.5M, will add branches – North Carolina
December 3, 2007
Times-News’ Spanish paper to end production – La Voz in Burlington, North Carolina
November 6, 2007
Hispanics are key to a healthy economy – North Carolina – (I don’t think I have ever seen this stated so bluntly – Hispanic immigrants provide entrepreneurs with something even more valuable than friendly tax policies and startup capital: low-cost labor.)
October 29, 2007
Want to irritate a PR flack? Bring up immigration and the Hispanic work force
October 4, 2007
Latino credit union closer to prize – Durham, North Carolina
September 11, 2007
La Conexión de Trone Welcomes New Additions
September 9, 2007
North Carolina’s Que Pasa Spanish Language Media Network Names New Executive Editor – Alejandro Manrique
August 23, 2007
Federal immigration agents raid Smithfield Foods plant in North Carolina
August 16, 2007
Delicioso way to chill – Family cools off region with Mexican paletas – North Carolina
