Latin Business Association Honors Verizon for Its Commitment to the Latino Small-Business Community

MarketWatch
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Nov. 14, 2011, 1:01 p.m. EST

Verizon Receives 2011 Chairman's Historical Corporation of the Year Award for Efforts to Increase Business Opportunities for Latino-Owned Businesses

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Latin Business Association has presented Verizon with the 2011 Chairman's Historical Corporation of the Year Award, in recognition of the company's commitment to supplier diversity and its support of the Latino small-business community.
The LBA cited Verizon's efforts to increase access to business opportunities for Latino-owned businesses and for providing guidance and support to the membership of the LBA and the small-business community.
"Verizon's forward thinking extends beyond its innovative products and services," said Ruben Guerra, chairman of the Latin Business Association. "Through strong supplier diversity programs and business partnerships within the Latino community, Verizon sets the bar high for other companies."

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