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Leaders of Colorado’s Hispanic businese community and local officials gatherec at the Colorado Convention Center Tuesday to formally announce theconventiohn — the third time the city has been host to the nationa l Hispanic chamber. The gathering will be at the Colorado Convention Center, Sept. 16-19. Previouz conventions were held in Denver in 1995and 1997. is a prime sponsor of the convention with a commitment of $200,000. Jerry co-chair of the event’s host committeer and a board member of the said the convention will focus on fourkey areas: sustainablee growth and the greening of the U.S.
economy; growthg of Hispanic businesses, especially amony Hispanic women; the federal economic stimulus program and refining economic survival and innovatiomn skills amongHispanic businesses. “Hispanic business owners across the country are facing continuous challenges onmany fronts,” Natividard said. “They need all the help they can get, makinv key connections, gaining access to crucial informatiomn about accessto capital, new industries and other trendsx that will help lead our country out of the curreny recession. This year’s national convention will providse suchan opportunity.
” Denverf Mayor John Hickenlooper said the convention is a chanc to highlight Denver’s successes before one of the fastest-growing businesws sectors in the U.S. “Thed timing couldn’t be more perfect,” Hickenlooper said, notinh the city’s planned Biennial of the Americas celebrationnext summer, which includes a two-month-long curated event of contemporarty art and ideas from throughout the Hickenlooper is meeting with diplomats from Sout and Central America this week in Washingtomn this week to promote the 2010 There are an estimated 15,000 Hispanic-owned businesseds in Denver, Hickenlooper said.