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John C. Lopez, with his wife Pat Lopez, is retiring from Lopez Foods Inc. after decades of successful leadership.
The 7th largest Hispanic-owned business in the United States announced today that longtime CEO Ed Sanchez will take on Lopez's role as chairman of the privately owned company's board of directors.

Capping a tough couple of months for Jennifer Lopez, Sony Music's Epic Records has confirmed that it is parting ways with the pop icon known as JLo. But don't count her out.

Anyone who doesn't think the drug war in Mexico is a real war should reflect upon the body count, and how it compares to the war in Iraq.

A little research, TLC, and shopping around can go a long way.

HispanTelligence Research
HB500
For more than two decades, the annual Hispanic Business 500 directory has served as a barometer of the U.S. Hispanic economy. A purchase of the 2009 directory provides the top 500 Hispanic-owned companies list in Excel format including: CEO names; company addresses and telephone numbers; e-mail addresses for 310 companies and Web addresses for 456 companies; and company revenue and employees numbers for 2008 and 2007.

Hispanics are now the largest ethnic minority in the United States and during the past decade, U.S. Hispanic purchasing power has rapidly increased. This report takes an in depth look at how today's Hispanic Economy is transitioning into an economic power in the U.S. Click here for the executive summary and table of contents!

The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States is expected to grow 41.8 percent in the next six years to 4.3 million, with total revenues surging 39 percent to more than $539 billion, according to new estimates by HispanTelligence. Spurred by growing entrepreneurial trends and affluence among the nation's largest minority population, the increase is expected to come at a robust rate of 8.5 and 8.7 percent, respectfully, over the next couple years.





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