http://www.hispanictips.com Hispanic & Latino News Redefined - Empowering & Engaging Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:56:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/06/29/ruiz-foods-a-california-corporation-that-creates-prepared-frozen-foods-was-named-eighth-among-the-top-500-hispanic-owned-businesses-in-the-united-states-according-to-hispanic-business-magazine/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/06/29/ruiz-foods-a-california-corporation-that-creates-prepared-frozen-foods-was-named-eighth-among-the-top-500-hispanic-owned-businesses-in-the-united-states-according-to-hispanic-business-magazine/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:52:00 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=138296 Tomás @ HispanicTips from www.visaliatimesdelta.com
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"Inclusion in the 2010 list marks the fifth year EM&I has been included on the list," said James Fitzwilliam, EM&I's president and CEO. "The company's success is directly attributable to our employees, who are second to none. We've built a highly successful business serving the government -- largely the Department of Defense -- and we look forward to many more years of partnering with our clients and continuing to grow due to the reputation we've built."

EM&I is a small business that provides program management and engineering capabilities for some of the most demanding organizations throughout the public and private sectors.

About EM&I
Engineering, Management and Integration, Inc. (EM&I) is a Small Business that combines the discipline of engineering standards with the expertise of management consulting. This unique combination allows EM&I to help clients create realistic project roadmaps -- plans that can be executed within projected time schedules and budgets.

The EM&I team comprises senior industry professionals who average more than 20 years' experience in project management and technology consulting. Employees are drawn from a broad base of industry, government, academia and consulting, and many employees have served as executives in industry. Most EM&I employees maintain active security clearances.

"Engineering, Management, & Integration" is a registered service mark of Engineering, Management, & Integration Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press Contacts:
Ivy Eckerman
Spire Communications
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As HispanicBusiness reported, out of the nine sectors included on the list, seven experienced sharp declines in revenue. The only exceptions were finance, which rose 7.7 percent, and service, at a plus 5.9 percent. This trend echoes a similar pattern on the Fortune 500, where finance registered the best performance.

BHG's growth is due to the cornerstone of its business: customer service. Eric Castro, Chief Operations Officer of BHG, affirmed, "At every possible touchpoint with our clients, we strive to solve their problems. And we listen. When you call, you're going to speak to a person committed 100% to surpassing your expectations."

The companies reporting from the HispanicBusiness 500 Directory cited lack of capital as the third highest barrier to growth. The capital drought is not limited to the automotive, manufacturing, or wholesale sectors-it has spread to all of them.

Bob Castro, President of BHG, stated, "Every business, large and small, is feeling the [capital] pinch. At BHG (https://www.bhg-inc.com/ ), we're committed to providing more and more opportunities to healthcare professionals so they can access the capital they need to grow. The market is tight, but outstanding opportunities are available."

BHG provides financing solutions to one of the nation's most important markets: healthcare professionals. Over a thousand healthcare professionals a month trust BHG for their financing. Offering up to $150,000 working capital with no hard collateral required and funding within seven business days, BHG fills a crucial need in the marketplace. With BHG's various programs, its clients can achieve operational cash flow, hire staff, consolidate debt, create new service offerings, renovate offices, upgrade equipment, and otherwise grow their practices.

Media Contact:
EVP of Business and Public Relations
Al E. Canal
315-671-4107 or 315-408-3064
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"Pan-American Life Insurance has remained committed to a steady and strong growth strategy. We are uniquely positioned to address the needs of Hispanics in the U.S., a competitive advantage across niche areas of individual and group life and health offerings," said Chairman of the Board, President and CEO Jose S. Suquet. "Our recent rating upgrade to A from A.M. Best is a testament to our performance and more importantly to how our stability and strength position us positively for continued growth in the Hispanic market. We are equally grateful for the collaborative efforts of our employees and partners, and for the confidence of Hispanic policyholders whose life and health we protect."

Today, 64 percent of the company's senior management team, and more than 70 percent of the overall company employees are Hispanic. Additionally, 63 percent of the company's policyholders reside in Latin America or are of Hispanic origin.

In 2009, Pan-American Life grew its revenues by 5.6 percent to $423 million over the previous year. Total assets reached $2.2 billion and total capital $468 million.

Since 1979, the Hispanic Business 500 has served as a barometer of the U.S. Hispanic economy and of the leading Hispanic businesses in the country.

About Pan-American Life

The Pan-American Life Insurance Group is a leading provider of insurance and financial services serving nearly half a million customers throughout the Americas. New Orleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Company, the Group's flagship member, has been delivering trusted financial products and services since 1911, employing more than 700 worldwide, providing top-rated life and health insurance, worksite benefits and financial services in 47 states and the District of Columbia (DC). The Group's member companies offer individual and/or group life and health insurance throughout Latin America. The Group has branches and affiliates in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and the Cayman Islands. For more information, visit the Pan-American Life Web site at www.panamericanlife.com Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/06/17/pan-american-life-ranks-among-the-top-10-hispanic-companies-in-the-united-states-in-the-2010-hispanic-business-500/feed/ 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/12/lopez-negrete-communications-ranks-among-the-leading-hispanic-companies-in-the-united-states/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/12/lopez-negrete-communications-ranks-among-the-leading-hispanic-companies-in-the-united-states/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:15:37 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64185 Lopez Negrete Communications, the second largest independent Hispanic owned and operated full-service agency in the country, was ranked in the top 50 percent of Hispanic Business magazine’s 500 directory. The Hispanic Business 500 is based on annual revenue and overall company size and this year Lopez Negrete Communications ranks 224.



“The Hispanic Business 500 is a prestigious list and we are honored to be recognized for our continued growth,” said Alex López Negrete, CEO, president and chief creative officer of Lopez Negrete Communications. “We, as a team, have worked diligently for our growth, but to be clear, it is the growth of our clients’ bottom line that we stay most focused on.”



In addition, Lopez Negrete Communications was ranked number one this year among the Top 100 Diversity Owned (Div100) businesses in Texas, and received national honors, ranking sixth among the top 500 Hispanic American Owned businesses in America, and 53rd overall among the top 500 Diversity Owned businesses in America by DiversityBusiness.com.



For more than two decades, the Hispanic Business 500 has served as a barometer of the U.S. Hispanic economy. The 500 directory shows a maturation of companies from start-up phase to the middle market with revenues between $5 million and $50 million and beyond.



A total of four marketing and/or advertising agencies in the United States made this year’s Hispanic Business 500 list.



About Hispanic Business Magazine

Hispanic Business magazine, the flagship publication of Hispanic Business Inc., has established itself as the premier business publication for the Hispanic market. With a BPA-audited primary circulation of 265,000 and a total audience of more than one million readers, Hispanic Business reaches CEOs, business owners, corporate decision makers and professionals in all sectors, including business, law, accounting, healthcare, government and engineering.



About Lopez Negrete Communications, Inc.

Lopez Negrete Communications is an independent, Hispanic owned and operated full-service agency specializing in Hispanic marketing. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with a second office in Los Angeles, Calif., the company’s billings for 2009 are estimated at $161 million. Since 1985, Lopez Negrete has offered a full range of advertising, marketing and public relations services to industry leaders such as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Tyson Foods, Bank of America, Microsoft Corporation, Kraft Foods (Kraft Singles), MillerCoors (Miller Lite), NBC Universal Motion Pictures Group, Azteca Milling L.P., Sonic Drive-Ins, Reliant Energy, and others. With more than 160 employees, Lopez Negrete is a proven leader in providing fully integrated national Hispanic marketing and communications services. Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/12/lopez-negrete-communications-ranks-among-the-leading-hispanic-companies-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/29/texas-top-20-hispanic-owned-companies-2009/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/29/texas-top-20-hispanic-owned-companies-2009/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:36:07 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=62576 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/29/texas-top-20-hispanic-owned-companies-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/21/liberty-power-ranks-among-top-25-hispanic-owned-businesses-in-the-united-states/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/21/liberty-power-ranks-among-top-25-hispanic-owned-businesses-in-the-united-states/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:16:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=58782 "Liberty Power, one of the fastest-growing retail electric providers in the United States, today announced that it now ranks 21st overall on the 2009 Hispanic Business 500 list (HB 500). Celebrating its 27th year, the list is compiled annually by Hispanic Business magazine and ranks, by revenue, the 500 largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States. The rankings were officially released in the June 2009 issue of Hispanic Business.

Liberty Power, which was named the fastest-growing, Hispanic-owned business in 2007 by Hispanic Business, continues to make solid financial strides, helping it to gain 11 spots from last year's overall ranking of 32. Liberty Power revenues increased by more than 55% from the previous reporting year, a substantial increase compared to the overall revenues for this year's HB 500, which grew by only 0.1% to $36.15 billion. Liberty Power has grown consistently every year it has been in operation, with year-over-year revenue growth averaging over 250% for the past six completed fiscal years.

Additionally, Liberty Power now ranks as the third largest Hispanic-owned company in the energy sector. This year marks the first year where the Energy Industry was highlighted as a sector on the HB500, joining the previous eight categories: Automotive, Finance, Manufacturing, Retail, Service, Transportation, Construction, and Wholesale. The Energy sector was the only one of the directory's nine categories in which each of the top 10 companies posted a gain in 2008. Prior to the establishment of an Energy sector category, Liberty Power was ranked as the third largest Hispanic-owned retailer across the United States.

"Liberty Power is honored to be recognized as the 21st largest Hispanic-owned company among all industries and the 3rd largest Hispanic-owned energy company on this distinguished list. Liberty Power will continue to make significant and steady progress towards our stated goal of becoming a top 10 energy retailer by providing our customers low-cost electricity and outstanding customer service," said David Hernandez, CEO of Liberty Power.

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Liberty Power is one of only four national retail electric providers licensed in 16 or more states and is the only minority-owned, retail electric provider with a national presence. Currently serving tens of thousands of customers in New York, Texas, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia., Liberty Power provides businesses, government entities, and residential customers with low-cost, reliable electricity and outstanding customer service. National customers include JCPenney, Bausch & Lomb, and New York Life, among others.

For more information on Liberty Power, please visit http://www.libertypowercorp.com/

Liberty Power - encompassing Liberty Power Holdings LLC, Liberty Power Maryland LLC, Liberty Power District of Columbia LLC, Liberty Power New York LLC, and LPT, LLC dba LPT SP LLC - is certified and licensed by the Public Utilities/Service Commissions of the following states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland (IR793), Massachusetts (CS-057), Michigan, New Jersey (ESL-0001), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas (10118), and Virginia. Liberty Power is also licensed and certified in the District of Columbia, and by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Liberty Power® is a registered trademark of Liberty Power Corp. LLC" Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/21/liberty-power-ranks-among-top-25-hispanic-owned-businesses-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/07/20/eleven-fairfax-county-companies-named-to-2009-hispanic-business-list/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/07/20/eleven-fairfax-county-companies-named-to-2009-hispanic-business-list/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:50:12 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=56831 "Eleven Fairfax County-based companies, including nine in technical fields, are among the 500 largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the nation based on revenue, according to Hispanic Business magazine.

The Fairfax County companies are among 18 from Virginia on the 2009 Hispanic Business 500 list, which was published in the magazine’s June issue based on 2008 data. Fairfax County, just outside Washington, D.C., has more firms on the list than 39 states including Maryland (eight), as well as the District of Columbia (five). The Fairfax County companies generated more than $510 million in revenue and employed 5,130 workers, according to the magazine.

“Fairfax County is proud to be the home of so many successful Hispanic-owned companies,” said Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA, www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org). “The fact that Fairfax County has nearly as many Hispanic Business 500 firms as Maryland and the District of Columbia combined illustrates the strength and diversity of the county’s economy and business community.”

Here are the 11 Fairfax County companies on the 2009 Hispanic Business 500 and their location in Fairfax County:

38. MVM, Inc., Vienna
85. Tessada and Associates, Inc., Springfield
88. Geologics, Inc., Alexandria
131. COmputing TechnologieS, Inc., Fairfax
140. Priority One Services, Inc., Alexandria
141. MicroTech, LLC, Vienna
156. SCI Consulting Services, Inc., Vienna
221. Kemron Environmental Services, Inc., Vienna
270. Citizant, Chantilly
385. Engineering, Management & Integration, Inc., Herndon
499. MAC Aerospace Corp., Chantilly

Six Fairfax County-based companies are on the 2009 Black Enterprise magazine list of the 100 largest African American-owned companies in the United States.

Time magazine called Fairfax County “one of the great economic success stories of our time.” Business growth helps Fairfax County fund public services such as a top-ranked public school system that improve the quality of life. Fairfax County offers a well-educated workforce, diverse real estate opportunities, access to global markets through Washington Dulles International Airport, and a business community based on technology and professional services.

The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. The FCEDA maintains marketing offices in San Francisco, Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, Seoul and Tel Aviv.
Contacts

FCEDA
Alan Fogg, 703-790-0600
Mobile: 571-213-5065
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