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In September 2015, the chamber and the business intelligence firm, Geoscape, released a study showing that Hispanic businesses grew at an annual rate of 7.5% between 2012 and 2015, "which is 15 times faster than the .5% percent growth rate for all companies." Since 2007, the number of Hispanic-owned businesses increased by 57% to 4.07 million ...
The Hispanic population is the largest non-traditional minority group in Metro Atlanta. Hispanics grew from 30,000 in 1982, to over 110,000 in 1992 [1] —260% in ten years. Between 1992 and 1996, the Hispanic population of the Atlanta metro area grew to over 231,619 [3] —an increase of 110% in just six years.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is a statewide membership organization centered on a mission of pro-business advocacy and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The Georgia Chamber claims to oppose legislation which most small and large business owners would consider a threat to their business success.
The first Atlanta Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1859, and was chiefly concerned with fighting railroad rate discrimination and with sustaining commercial ties with the North. After secession, it focused its attention on direct trade with Europe, which was part of an overall Southern goal of achieving economic independence from the North ...
National Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Visit rrstar.com or the Rockford Register Star newspaper each day to read about the people and places that make ...
Doug Shipman is an American politician and civic leader who is the president of the Atlanta City Council. He assumed office in January 2022 after being elected in December 2021. Shipman previously held leadership positions in cultural and nonprofit organizations in Atlanta. [1] Doug Shipman in the Atlanta City Hall (September 2022)
The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) is a non-profit leadership association. Established in 1991, the group consists of Hispanic leaders and national organizations throughout the United States. [ 1 ]
Voice of Business: The Man Who Transformed the United States Chamber of Commerce (2017), Richard Lesher was president of the US Chamber of Commerce from 1975 to 1997. Werking, Richard Hume. "Bureaucrats, businessmen, and foreign trade: the origins of the United States Chamber of Commerce." Business History Review 52#03 (1978) pp: 321–341.