FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2006
- Michael Bergman
- Public Information Office
- (301) 763-3030/457-3670 (fax)
- (301) 457-1037 (TDD)
- e-mail: <pio@census.gov>
- CB06-43
***CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY***
U.S. Census Bureau To Release
New Details About
Hispanic-Owned Businesses, Including Local Area Data
- What:
- The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to release new details on Hispanic-owned businesses. The data show the number and percent of Hispanic-owned businesses, sales and receipts at the national, state and local levels, as well as other details. This information comes from the 2002 Economic Census and provides the most detailed source of information about Hispanic-owned businesses and their impact on the U.S. economy.
- When:
- Tuesday, March 21; 10 a.m. (EST)
- Who:
- Thomas L. Mesenbourg, associate
director for economic programs,
U.S. Census Bureau
Michael L. Barrera, president & CEO, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Ronald Langston, national director, Minority Business Development Agency
Valerie Strang, survey statistician, Economic Census Branch, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Where:
- U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Room 4830
Washington, D.C. 20230
- NOTE:
- Photo identification is required
for admission to the Department of Commerce.
To expedite admission, please RSVP to (301) 763-3030 by 3 p.m., Monday, March 20. Media should enter through the 14th Street entrance.
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