Sacramento Observer
NEW YORK – Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has joined forces with Sigma Gamma Rho, one of the nation’s largest African American sororities, to help build awareness of career possibilities in science, technology, and engineering among girls and parents in the African American community. Working with local Girl Scout councils around the country, Sigma [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Maps have found their way back to the iPhone. The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps’ iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced Google Maps as the device’s built-in navigation system and inserted its own maps [...]
OAK PARK – Mellody Hobson, a nationally recognized voice on financial literacy and investor education, will have a special speaking engagement at the Guild Theater in Oak Park on Dec. 17. Hobson’s special arrival is free, however, seating is limited. The program will began at 6:00 p.m. Ms. Hobson is one of the most powerful [...]
OPINION – There is a missing component to the national discussion concerning how to strengthen and rebuild the American economy. It is true that high unemployment, a weak national infrastructure, the need for stronger public education, the concentration of wealth and the deficit are all challenges to the nation’s economy but being left out of [...]
OPINION – More than 37 million American households were either unbanked or under-banked in 2011, according to a new report by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). African-American households represent 34 percent of all under-banked consumers, the highest percentage among demographics surveyed. When under-banked African-American and Latino households are combined, these two communities of color [...]
ATLANTA – Last week, the NAACP released the findings from its “Opportunities & Diversity Report Card: Hotel & Lodging Industry”. Marriott International received an overall B grade – the highest rating out of all the hotels – with the remaining hotels scoring either a C+ or C. Details in the report suggests that corporate leaders in the [...]
BABSON PARK - Entrepreneurship in the United States is experiencing high growth, according to the 2011 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) U.S. Report issued today by Babson College and Baruch College. With 12.3 percent of the U.S. adult population engaged in entrepreneurial activity, the U.S. experienced a 60+ percent increase in total entrepreneurial activity (TEA) from 2010 [...]
PITTSBURGH – Add seven swans, six geese and five golden rings to the list of Christmas gifts that cost more than they did a year ago. And if you get all 364 items repeated throughout “The Twelve Days of Christmas” carol, you’ll pay 6.1 percent more this year, according to the so-called Christmas Price Index [...]
WASHINGTON – November 24 is Small Business Saturday, a day set aside to support the small businesses that play a vital role in creating jobs and economic opportunities all across the country. “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the fabric of our communities. Over the last two decades, small and new businesses [...]
NEW YORK – Hostess Brands Inc. lived to die another day. The maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs said late Tuesday that it failed to reach an agreement with its second-biggest union. As a result, Hostess plans to continue with a hearing on Wednesday in which a bankruptcy court judge in White Plains, N.Y., will [...]
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