HISPANIC MARKET
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Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group has announced the marriage of strategy and data with the merger of Hispanic marketing strategy firm Latin Force LLC and Geoscape International Inc., a consumer intelligence and data analytics company. The new company's name is Latin Force Group.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and 80-year-old Luis Salinas of Sacramento have more in common than one might think. Both are immigrants, both speak with thick accents, and both are strong proponents of Latino immigrants turning off the Spanish channels and catching some "Andy Griffith Show" reruns instead.
The New America Alliance (NAA) has selected Hector and Norma Orci -- co-founders of the prominent Hispanic advertising agency La Agencia de Orci & Associates -- to receive the H. Frank Dominguez Philanthropists of the Year Award.
SMALL BUSINESS / ENTREPRENEUR
The key to business success isn't finding an empty field, but defining your company narrowly -- no matter how crowded a marketplace you're entering.
Three local chambers of commerce -- the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber, the Black Chamber and the Hispanic Chamber -- came together Thursday to announce an alliance that leaders hope will bring additional clout.
Most family businesses don't survive the transition to a new owner. Here's how to find a suitable successor to ensure yours does.
POLITICS
The Supreme Court on Monday loosened the restrictions on what companies and unions can spend on television advertisements just before elections, and in so doing may well have affected the thinking of political strategists for the 2008 elections.
The U.S. Senate today voted 64-35 on a parliamentary procedure to continue debate on the bipartisan immigration reform bill. A similar vote failed two weeks ago. The vote in no way guarantees the bill's eventual passage. Some of the Republicans who supported the debate have indicated they ultimately may vote against the measure.
A huge U.S. House-approved increase for a program to promote democracy in Cuba is a victory for opponents of Fidel Castro.
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