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

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Leaders of Colorado’s Hispanic businesd community and local officials gathered at the Coloradp Convention Center Tuesday to formally announcse theconvention — the third time the city has been host to the nationa Hispanic chamber. The gathering will be at the ColoradoConventiojn Center, Sept. 16-19. Previous conventions were held in Denverr in 1995and 1997. is a prime sponsodr of the convention with a commitmentof $200,000. Jerrhy Natividad, co-chair of the event’s host committee and a boarxd member of the said the convention will focue on fourkey areas: sustainable growth and the greenin of the U.S.
economy; growthg of Hispanic businesses, especially among Hispanix women; the federal economic stimulus prograkm and refining economic survival and innovationb skills amongHispanic businesses. “Hispanic business owners acrossd the country are facing continuous challenges onmany fronts,” Nativida said. “They need all the help they can get, makinb key connections, gaining access to crucialk information about access to new industries and other trends that will help lead our countryg out of thecurreny recession. This year’s national convention will provide suchan opportunity.
” Denveer Mayor John Hickenlooper said the convention is a chance to highlighft Denver’s successes before one of the fastest-growingb business sectors in the U.S. “Thew timing couldn’t be more perfect,” Hickenlooper said, noting the city’s plannedr Biennial of the Americas celebrationnext summer, which includes a two-month-lonb curated event of contemporary art and ideas from throughou t the Americas. Hickenlooper is meeting with diplomatsw from South and Central America this week in Washingtonm this week to promote the2010 event. There are an estimater 15,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in Hickenlooper said.