FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2001
Michael Bergman CB01-118
Public Information Office
U.S. Census Bureau
301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax)
301-457-1037 (TDD)
E-mail: pio@census.gov
Linda Richardson, Public Affairs
Minority Business Affairs Development Agency
202-482-1029/202-501-3019 (fax)
E-mail: lrichardson@mbda.gov
COMMERCE OFFICIALS TO BRIEF REPORTERS ON LATEST SURVEY
OF MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES
Thursday, July 12, 2001
10:00 A.M. EDT
U.S. Department of Commerce
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4830
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Top Commerce Department officials will hold a news conference to discuss
findings from the most recent Survey of Minority-Owned Business
Enterprises (SMOBE). Analysts will look at growth and revenue patterns,
as well as employment and payroll data. The report Economic Census Survey
of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises Company Statistics Series, includes
data at the national, state, selected place and metropolitan area levels.
Participants:
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Kathleen Cooper Minority Business
Development Agency Director Ronald N. Langston Census Bureau Associate
Director for Economic Programs, Frederick T. Knickerbocker Minority
Business Development Agency Chief of Market Access, Richard Stevens
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A live webcast of the briefing will be accessible via the Census
Bureau's Web site http://www.census.gov. Viewing the webcast requires
Real PlayerTM software, which can be downloaded for free at
http://www.real.com/player/index.html?src=download.
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