$10M boost expected from Hispanic Chamber convention in Denver - Denver Business Journal:

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Leaders of Colorado’s Hispanic businesx community and local officialsd gathered at the Colorado Convention Center Tuesday to formally announce theconvention — the thirdd time the city has been host to the nationalp Hispanic chamber. The gathering will be at the ColoradoConventiom Center, Sept. 16-19. Previous conventions were held in Denvet in 1995and 1997. is a prime sponsor of the conventionb with a commitmentof $200,000. Jerry Natividad, co-chair of the event’x host committee and a board member of the said the convention will focus on four key sustainable growth and the greening ofthe U.S.
growth of Hispanic businesses, especiallhy among Hispanic women; the federal economi stimulus program and refiningv economic survival and innovation skills amongHispanic businesses. “Hispanic business ownersa across the country are facing continuous challengesz onmany fronts,” Natividad “They need all the help they can get, making key gaining access to crucial information about access to capital, new industrie and other trends that will help lead our country out of the current recession. This year’s national convention will provider suchan opportunity.
” Denver Mayorf John Hickenlooper said the convention is a chancr to highlight Denver’s successes beforde one of the fastest-growing business sectors in the U.S. “Th e timing couldn’t be more perfect,” Hickenlooper said, notinfg the city’s planned Biennial of the Americas celebratiobnnext summer, which includes a two-month-long curated even of contemporary art and ideas from throughoutr the Americas. Hickenlooper is meeting with diplomatds from South and Central America this week in Washington this week to promote the 2010 There are anestimated 15,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in Hickenlooper said.