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| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 • Volume 4, Issue #212 | Home | Research | Magazine | Contact Us |
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Is America ready for a Hispanic president? The governor thinks so. It's not that he believes anyone should vote for him just because he is Hispanic. He thinks people should vote for the most qualified person. And the way he sees it, that person happens to be Hispanic.
Legislation to chip away at the Bush administration's hard-line Cuba policy is in the works in the House, where Republicans and Democrats are planning a variety of measures aimed at easing the U.S. policy on Cuba.
President Bush says he is urging Congress to expand the number of H-1B visas, so-called "technical professional" visas, which are set aside for foreign professionals with college degrees.
SMALL BUSINESS / ENTREPRENEUR Increase in workplace diversity will change the face of small business and begin an era of economic decentralization, according to the Intuit Future of Small Business Report. A new focus on entrepreneurial education is also expected.
As one of the small-business friendly measures being considered to make an increase in the minimum wage more palatable politically, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed an amendment today to create a grant program for established and successful women's business centers around the country.
The new take on the proposed legislation, led by Republicans, would provide $8.3 billion in tax cuts for businesses over the next 10 years and is designed to be coupled with the $2.10 increase in the federal minimum wage that would be put in place in three 60-cent increments over 26 months.
HISPANIC MARKET Comedy rarely gets Oscar respect. Neither do Hispanic actors and filmmakers. But Tuesday both scored big time when this year's Oscar nominations were announced.
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A report, authored by Jeffery M. Humphreys, director of economic forecasting at the University of Georgia's business school, yields titillating data about the financial wherewithal of N.C. residents -- the prime focus on North Carolina's various minority groups.
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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.
More than 20 percent of Cubans are 65 or older, while a scant 4 percent of Mexicans are in that age bracket. On the other hand, 37 percent of Mexicans and 31 percent of Puerto Ricans are younger than 18.
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Companies on the listing report an increase in overall billings from $1.05 billion in 2005 to $1.18 billion in 2006, an increase of 11.86 percent.
Companies on the listing report an increase in overall billings from $1.05 billion in 2005 to $1.18 billion in 2006, an increase of 11.86 percent.
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