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SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER-2004 |    BellSouth Corporation honored as National Corporation of the Year MIAMI, FL -- BellSouth Corporation is honored to be selected as National Corporation of the Year by the Florida Regional Minority Business Council. The presentation, at FRMBC's 29th Annual Awards Gala on Friday, Sept. 17, cited BellSouth for its leadership in providing business and developmental opportunities for minority-owned firms in South Florida. More.. OfficeMax (R) recently awarded scholarships to three of its minority and a women owned business  ITASCA, Ill. -- OfficeMax (R) recently awarded scholarships to three of its minority - and women-owned catalog suppliers for the Minority Business Executive Program at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business. Morris Liao, vice president of marketing for Pointe Writing Company in Schaumburg, Ill.; Lewis Scott, president of Simon Marketing, Inc. in Elgin, Ill.; and Delilah Stevens, president of Hess Advanced Technology, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio, were selected as OfficeMax's 2004 scholarship recipients. More...   Women Facts Women hold 13.6% of board seats at Fortune 500 companies. The number of seats held by women of color has increased from 2.5% in 1999 to 3% in 2003. Of the Fortune 500, 54 companies have 25% or more women directors in 2003. Women comprise 46.6% of the U.S. labor force, 50% of managerial and professional specialty positions. Source: Business Women�s Network    Sponsors     America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities Top 50 Diversity Businesses Top 100 Diversity Businesses Top 500 Diversity Businesses Top 50 Small Businesses Top 500 Small Businesses Top 500 Woman Businesses     Find a Supplier Find a Buyer Become a Member Business Resources Recent New Members     Advertising Affiliates Bids Business Card Sites Centralized 2nd Tier Sponsorship Supplier Diversity Program   DiversityBusiness.com News Briefs: NASA awards contracts to more diverse companies Council's Mandate: Prove Minority firms are run by Minorities Warm Springs firm earns SBA Minority Honor Visteon Apponts Henry S. Martin Jr. Associate Director, Supplier Diversity Development Diversity Best Practices and the Business Women's Announce Leadership Award Winners Partnership with Manpower helps firm toward Victory Carmakers, minorities take a spin BellSouth Named Florida Regional Minority Business Council's National Corporation of the Year Kroger Awards Contract to Diversity Supplier Rutgers University Announces Partnership with DiversityBusiness.com OfficeMax Awards Business School Scholarship to Three Minority- And Women-Owned Suppliers Xerox Employee Extends Business Expertise to Help Hispanic Women in Washington, D.C. Membership Information for the Nations Leading Business Website DiversityBusiness.com has the nation's largest, most comprehensive databases of certified diversity suppliers. If you're a supplier, buyer or HR/Recruiter, and you are not a part of this database, you should - because this is the only resource that contains business profiles of all companies both large and small. We would like to invite you to be a part of this network. REGISTER HERE Contact Webmaster     �2004 DiversityBusiness.com, All rights reserved.    Advertise | Newsletter | Privacy | Terms of Use To unsubscribe click HERE