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Latino community will be an economic boon for United States
By Luis Lobo, Winston-Salem Journal Wednesday, 17 April 2013 09:17
The aging baby-boom population, coupled with lower birth rates in white and black households, would normally spell lower productivity and consumption rates in the United States. Enter U.S.-born children of immigrant or second-generation Hispanics. An otherwise declining American population is being undergirded and the growth curve lifted by the largest and younger consuming minority.
MicroTech CEO Named Executive of the Year
By PRNewswire Wednesday, 21 November 2012 13:04
MicroTech's Founder, President, and CEO, Tony Jimenez, was awarded "Executive of the Year" at the 10th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Gala, more commonly referred to as the GovCon Awards.
Maryland businesses finding banks more receptive to making loans
By Kevin James Shay, staff writer - Gazette.net Tuesday, 16 October 2012 12:28
While many businesses found it tougher to access capital to expand during the Great Recession, Dennis S. Norkiewicz's growing dental practice didn't.
WSSC on a mission to unclog greasy sewer pipes
By Darryl Fears, The Washington Post Sunday, 02 September 2012 20:00
Every day, up to five times a day, Hairfield's six-man Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission crew pops open a hatch next to a store or restaurant to study a nasty sight: lumpy grease buildup from cooked animal and vegetable fat.
Executive Profile: Thomas Sanchez, Founder & CTO, Social Driver
By Adriana Scott, Washington Business Journal Friday, 06 July 2012 00:00
After eight years of using social networks to introduce doctors and nurses to advanced medical technology, Sanchez realized he could do the same for other fields. He started Social Driver, formerly Wamwaw LLC, to build websites, apps and other tools to make technology more accessible to novices. Today, Sanchez, 31, has 20 employees, international clients and bigger offices in Chinatown.
Sandy Spring Bank to buy CommerceFirst in $25.4M deal
By by Gary Haber, Baltimore Business Journal Tuesday, 20 December 2011 00:00
The cash-and-stock deal announced late Tuesday joins Olney's Sandy Spring (Nasdaq: SASR), the largest bank headquartered in Maryland, with CommerceFirst (Nasdaq: CMFB), a smaller bank but one well known in the business community for its commercial lending.
BB&T expands market presence in Baltimore and DC
By Donny Wise, The Examiner - Washington, DC Sunday, 04 December 2011 01:58
BB&T is capitializing on current market success in growth and market environment in the Baltimore Washington region. BB&T states the Baltimore-Washington corridor is the fastest growing region for the bank. BB&T is expanding market presence in asymmetric strategies to traditional mergers and acquisition.
BB&T executive continues to fulfill desire to serve multicultural communities
By Ike Wilson, Frederick News-Post Saturday, 03 December 2011 22:31
Longtime BB&T executive Luis G. Lobo has an opportunity to do what he has always been interested in doing: serving multicultural communities. After 13 years in the Washington metropolitan area, the nine-year Urbana resident is moving to Winston-Salem, N.C., where he will serve as BB&T's executive vice president and manager of multicultural markets.
Marco Sies
By Rachael Shan, Contributing Writer, 270inc Magazine Wednesday, 31 August 2011 23:06
Marco Sies grew up on the streets of Chile, and at the age of 15 he decided his life goal was to become a World Champion Kickboxer; He did—seven times. Sies came from a very humble family, so even in Chile he had to work many jobs to continue his training. "I did everything from washing dishes to sweeping floors and cleaning toilets, "he said. "I would do anything I could get my hands on so that I could pay for my training. " But, when Sies arrived in the U.S., and he was unable to speak the language, people took advantage of him.
26 Fairfax County Firms Make Inc. Magazine "Fastest-Growing" List
By Fairfax News Monday, 29 August 2011 13:57
Twenty-six Fairfax County firms – most of them in technology and professional services fields – are on Inc. magazine's 2011 list of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the nation. That is up from 24 companies on the 2010 list. Fairfax County has more firms on the 2011 list than any other county and all but the four most-populated states in the union: California, Florida, Texas and New York.
MicroTech is the No. 1 Four-Time Inc. 500 Winner
By Sacramento Bee Thursday, 25 August 2011 13:43
Leading Technology and Systems Integrator MicroTech has been recognized as the #1 fastest growing private company that has made the Inc. 500 four years in a row. Corporate America's most well known yardstick of increasing business success, this year's survey evaluates revenue growth from 2007 to 2010.
Washington region lands 59 firms on Inc.'s list of 500 fastest-growing private firms
By Tucker Echols, Washington Business Journal Tuesday, 23 August 2011 01:58
This year's Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America includes 59 businesses in D.C., Maryland and Virginia dominated by firms offering information technology and government services. Forty-eight of the 59 companies are located in the Washington area.
Hispanics hard-hit by recession
By Angie Chung, Frederick News-Post Sunday, 14 August 2011 16:16
It was hard for most people to keep their wealth during the most recent recession, but it was especially tough for Hispanics. Jose Hernandez, an El Salvadoran immigrant who owns a restaurant in Frederick, said he regrets buying a house when the market was "crazy."
Hispanic Business 500 List Companies in Fairfax County, VA
By Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Falls Church, VA Monday, 01 August 2011 19:17
Each year Hispanic Business publishes a list of the top 500 Hispanic-owned businesses. In 2011, 10 Fairfax County firms were named to the list. Together, these companies generated more than $593 million in revenue and employed more than 2,600 workers in 2010.
Area Banks Expand Insurance Lines
By Danielle Douglas, Capital Business Magazine, The Washington Post Sunday, 05 June 2011 00:00
More banks in the Washington area are expanding their portfolios of insurance products, in an attempt to boost revenue at a time when income from fees is declining and there is lukewarm demand for loans.
Literacy Council in high demand
By Blair Ames, Frederick News-Post Wednesday, 11 May 2011 13:22
The number of students applying for tutoring at the Literacy Council of Frederick County is rising, but the number of tutors hasn't followed suit, according to acting President Caroline Gaver. "We can't find enough tutors to meet the demand," she said. Established in 1963, the council offers reading, writing and spelling classes for students over the age of 18. It has one full-time office manager, but everyone else involved is a volunteer.
Minority Business Leaders - Tony Jimenez, MicroTech
By The Washington Business Journal Friday, 25 March 2011 14:18
Growing up in a working-class family, Jimenez, 53, enlisted in the Army at 18. He left as a lieutenant colonel with two master's degrees under his belt and a readiness to jump into entrepreneurial waters. Since he founded the company at his kitchen table in 2004, MicroTech's name has landed on list after list of the fastest-growing companies in the region and North America.
CFO of the Year - Tomas Esterrich, MicroTechnologies LLC
By Washington Business Journal Friday, 10 December 2010 00:00
Tomas Esterrich helped Vienna-based MicroTechnologies grow nearly sevenfold during the past two years, while simultaneously venturing into civilian federal programs. As part of that process, he led the government contractor’s growth strategies in Vienna, Greensboro, N.C., and Huntsville, Ala.
MicroTech sues Freeport Tech Over Misrepresentation
By Jill R. Aitoro, Washington Business Journal Friday, 10 December 2010 00:00
A Herndon technology company will have to defend in court its marketing strategy — and product’s functionality — in response to a complaint filed by a competitor that alleged false advertising in a technical white paper distributed to their mutual federal customers.
10 things not to say to a Latino biz exec
By Melissa Castro, Associate Editor, Washington Business Journal Monday, 11 October 2010 00:12
Despite my last name, I have to admit that I've rarely faced obvious anti-Latino bias in the business world. I suppose that has something to do with the fact that I don't speak fluent Spanish, and people don't usually figure out I'm Cuban until that whole "Castro" connection comes up. A few weeks ago, though, I had the opportunity to write a column for this paper about some brewing frustration with the lackof support for Latino-owned businesses in this region.
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