Nordstrom, the department store building its first Tennessee location at The Mall at Green Hills, is looking for women and minority subcontractors to finish up the project.
The chain held an information session for those groups on Tuesday, and tho...
Posted Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 2:00PM
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DENSO, Johnson Controls, Inc. and MAHLE, earned top recognition from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) at its Annual Supplier Business Meeting (ABM) today. The awards recognize suppliers who exceeded the company's e...
Posted Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 1:55PM
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The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) will hold its 25th Anniversary CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference on May 25-27, 2010 at the Omni Shoreham hotel and The Ritz-Carlton, in Washington, DC. Special eve...
Posted Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 1:46PM
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Felicia Watlington, president/founder for Supplier Diversity Works! (SDW) presented two webinars in February entitled “Success in Diversity Sourcing”. Corporate representatives in attendance expressed gratitude in the valuable online tutorial. The tu...
Posted Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 1:39PM
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From mean streets of Watts to the king of casual dining
Clarence Otis Jr., CEO of Darden Restaurants (DRI), will never forget the Sunday drives his family took through Beverly Hills when he was a boy.
Each began and ended in Watts. In 1965, the...
Posted Tuesday, August 11th 2009 at 11:12AM
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Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali and Bill Cosby were presented with the major awards, and former President Bill Clinton challenged citizens to "keep an anger edge" in his keynote address about "identity" on Saturday during Major League Baseball's unforgettab...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2009 at 3:31PM
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Walmart has announced the appointment of L. Mecole “Cole” Brown to Chief Diversity Officer. Brown will be responsible for the oversight and coordination of the diversity strategy for Walmart’s U.S. business.
Brown joined Walmart’s legal team in 20...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2009 at 3:21PM
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Ford Motor Company says that its percentage of spending with minority- and women-owned businesses in the U.S. remained in line with prior years, following through on the company’s commitment to maintain a diverse supply base.
Ford purchased $3.3 b...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2009 at 3:11PM
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced key senior agency staff in the Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO) and Office of the General Counsel (OGC). These positions include: OCBO Director Thomas Reed,...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2009 at 3:03PM
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