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.