Across the country, Hispanic entrepreneurs and business owners are being given the tools and strategies they need for success. Earlier this month, the Hispanic Business Council of Abilene, Texas held its seventh annual “Business Mercado” event, which highlights and showcases Hispanic business and entrepreneurship in the area and their effect…
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Pennsylvania Conservation Group Brings Together Water Quality Improvements and Amish Farming Techniques
Despite the fact that many Amish communities have survived in the same regions for hundreds of years by living off the land, it’s clear now that convincing Amish farmers to change their techniques is no easy task to accomplish — even when those new techniques will benefit the farmers themselves.…
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Latino Unemployment Drops to Lowest Rate Since 2008, a Sign of Continued Economic Recovery
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released its job market data for the month of September — and there’s good news for the Hispanic demographic. According to the Latin Post, the overall U.S. unemployment rate in September dropped to 5.9%. Among the Hispanic population, the unemployment…
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National Survey Finds That Rates of Hispanics Without Health Insurance Are Still High a Year After ACA Passed
A recent national survey conducted by Florida Atlantic University’s Business Survey and Economy Initiative has found that about one in five Hispanic women, and one in 10 Hispanic men, in the United States are still without health insurance. According to Fox News Latino, a little more than 21% of Latino…
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Drunk Woman Crashes Car Carrying Six Children Soon After Somerset County DA Announces Faulty BAC Reports
Pennsylvania State Police in Somerset County are pressing charges against a woman who allegedly crashed a vehicle containing six children — while under the influence. According to WeAreCentralPA.com, the accused is 31-year-old Stephanie Vandoren, whose car hit an embankment and flipped after Vandoren failed to negotiate a curve on State…
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California City to Start Conserving Water
After declaring a Level 1 water-supply shortage last week, the Newport City Council put new water conservation regulations into place in order to comply with a recent state mandate, which went into effect this week. Under the new regulations, Newport Beach customers’ water consumption should not exceed the average amount…
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Oak Cliff Neighborhood Features Vibrant Hispanic Community, But Gentrification Could Change That
andnbsp; A predominantly Hispanic Dallas neighborhood has expanded rapidly over the past few decades, but with its own vibrant community, residents worry about gentrification. Oak Cliff, just south of downtown Dallas and west of the Trinity River, has had one of the largest Latino populations in Dallas for the past…
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Business Is Booming for Nation’s Hispanic-Owned Companies, Says New Report
A new study shows that businesses owned by Hispanics in the United States have been growing at more than twice the national average since 2007. According to the Hispanics in Business study for 2014, conducted by Geoscape, Hispanic-owned businesses are projected to hit 3.22 million by the end of the…
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Maker Studio Teams with MiTu to Produce Latino YouTube Content Aimed at a Growing Hispanic Presence Online
Just in time for National Hispanic Heritage month, a YouTube multichannel network owned by Disney has recently teamed up with another multichannel network, MiTu, to create branded and original content for the quickly growing Hispanic-American market.According to Variety, Maker Studios made an exclusive deal with MiTu to begin creating content aimed…
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Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton is Officially Out for the Season
The 2014 season is officially over for Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton. According to Latin Post, the Marlins announced Wednesday that due to Stanton’s facial and dental injuries, he is unable to finish the season.Stanton sustained the injuries while up to bat in last week’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers,…