President of Goya Foods Talks Faith, Values, and Family

According to the Family Business Institute only 12% of family businesses make it to the third generation and a recent EY Family Business Services study found that over one in five family businesses have members who are often engaged in dysfunctional conflict. Surviving, let alone thriving, as a family business is a tall order. One company that is beating the odds is Goya Foods.

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Profiles of Success recognizes Latino leaders in metro Phoenix

Valley leaders serving the Latino community took center stage Friday in the annual Profiles of Success program. The awards event is organized by Valle del Sol, a non-profit organization for the Hispanic community in the Phoenix metro area.

The group honored 12 individuals and businesses for their work serving the Latino community. During the ceremony, they also honored former Gov. Raul Castro, the first and only Latino to hold the state’s top office, who died in April.

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What Julian Castro and Henry Cisneros share in common beyond their jobs in HUD and San Antonio

It was a déjà vu moment this week when HUD Secretary Julian Castro pledged to promote homeownership, calling it the “cornerstone of the American dream” in his first major policy speech.

Nearly two decades earlier, another former San Antonio mayor and fellow Latino – Henry Cisneros -- made the same pledge after he took over at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, casting homeownership as a pathway to the middle class.

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Business leaders call for contract negotiations to resume

SAN ANTONIO - Leaders from two of the city’s largest chambers of commerce called for the city and the police and fire unions to return to the collective bargaining table.

Speaking at a press conference, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Ramiro Cavazos said the city must act to curtail public safety healthcare costs, which have risen by 53 percent since 2009 and currently take up 63 percent of the city’s general fund.

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IRI Guides CPG Leaders on Marketing Effectively to Growing Hispanic Population

By 2015, the U.S. Hispanic market's purchasing power will total $1.3 trillion. To help CPG marketers connect with this diverse, rapidly expanding customer group, IRI has released a new “Point of View: Winning with the Hispanic Consumer Today." Leveraging IRI's deep insights and data, the Point of View will deepen marketers' understanding of the key disciplines required to succeed with Hispanic consumers, including creating a cultural connection, effectively engaging and activating shoppers throughout the path to purchase and gauging success through accurate metrics.

Today, Hispanics account for one in six Americans, or 53 million people. Hispanic families consume more media and are more responsive to media than the general population. Additionally, 70 percent of Hispanics are under age 40, making investment in this group a wise long-term proposition. 

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Eduardo Ragasol Joins Mercer as Head of Latin America Business to Leverage the Firm's Strengths across the Region

Eduardo Ragasol has joined Mercer as Head of Latin America business reporting to Gaurav D. Garg, Mercer's Regional President, Growth Markets. In this newly-created role for Latin America, Mr. Ragasol will leverage the firm's significant market strengths across the region and drive Mercer's growth and profitability. He will be based in Brazil.

Mr. Ragasol was previously the President and General Manager in Brazil for Nielsen, a global information and measurement company.

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