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Televisa May Take Another Stab at Univision Control

Mexico's Televisa, left at the altar by Univision in bidding for the Los Angeles-based broadcaster in June, is said to be making plans for a new proposal. According to the New York Times, a group that also includes Bill Gates' money managers is considering a $38-a-share pre-emptive bid for the company.

Fast-rising UPS Exec Tabbed for No. 2 Post at SBA

Jovita Carranza, Hispanic Business Magazine's 2004 Woman of the Year, is likely to be nominated by President Bush to take the No. 2 position at the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Exposito-Ulla Acquires Major Stake in Ad Agency

Daisy Exposito-Ulla, a pioneer in Hispanic advertising, returns to her roots by by acquiring a major stake in another firm, CMS/Partners LLC, run by former collegues of her.

Border Media Partners Grows in Step with Hispanic Community

For Border Media Partners, the future is bright, and the future is bilingual. Castro's last two purchases are English-language. That gives him four English and five Spanish stations in the San Antonio area.

"Leveraging Diversity at Work" Available Thursday

Understanding the power of diversity and using key methods to maintain a harmonious workforce are the subjects of a new book that will be available Thursday on Amazon.com.

Number of High-priced Mortgages Rose Sharply in 2005

Housing debt is increasingly falling most heavily on minority home buyers. Roughly half of all African-Americans and Hispanics who bought homes last year are paying above-average mortgage rates, a significant increase over 2004, the Federal Reserve says in a new report.

Democrats Working to Attract Hispanics Throughout South Florida

Democrats are forming Hispanic caucuses in South Florida to bridge the quiet, clannish divisions among immigrant groups and coax more Latinos to the polls in November.

Congreso: Hispanics Urged to Marshal Economic Firepower

Economic empowerment was the theme at Day 2 of the National Latino Congreso, the first comprehensive gathering of Hispanic leaders and community members in nearly 30 years. Speakers stressed that Hispanics have enough collective spending power to make a difference for businesses they themselves own.

Menendez Trails in Latest Poll From New Jersey

The Republican challenger is back in the lead in the see-saw battle by New Jersey's Bob Menendez to win a whole term for the U.S. Senate seat he was appointed to in January, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released Wednesday.

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South Leads US in Fastest Hispanic Growth

The geographic dispersion of the U.S. Hispanic population continues. States with small Hispanic populations have shown the greatest growth in the last decade — with seven of the 10 fastest-growing states in the South.

The U.S. Hispanic Economy 2005

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U.S. Hispanic Media Market: Projections to 2010

Advertisers' efforts to reach Hispanic consumers are becoming more targeted, and language is a major factor. Advertisers spent more than $3.3 billion to market products to U.S. Hispanics in 2005, a 6.8 percent increase from 2004.

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