Greetings
from the 2010 HLBC Chair:
Marilyn Cordova-Winchell, President, Cordova Flooring
Contractors
Quiero cordialmente
invitarlos a que revisen la información que les estaremos mandando
cada mes en nuestro nuevo “Tendencia Latina Newsletter”. Estamos
trabajando muy duro en HLBC para mantenerlos informados de
diferentes iniciativa, eventos y acontecimientos que reflejen a
nuestro grupo formado por profesionistas y dueños de negocios
Hispanos. También, contamos con el apoyo de diferentes corporaciones
y organizaciones de la comunidad local de
negocios.
You are cordially
invited to review the monthly information you will be receiving in
our new “Tendencia Latina Newsletter”. HLBC is working hard to keep our members
informed about different local initiatives, events and programs that
will benefit our group of Hispanic professionals and business
owners. We also count on the support of different corporations and
organizations from the local business
community.
If you have any
questions, comments or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact
us.
Featured
Event: “2010 IRS Forecast”
Mountjoy Chilton Medley
and the HLBCinvite you to
learn more about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the
accounting services that can help your business respond to a
changing tax environment.
Susan Gainous,
Stakeholder Liaison to Small Businesses and the Self-Employed for
the IRS, will give a “2010 Forecast” of how the changes, updates and
opportunities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 will affect business owners.
Date:
Thursday, May 27
Location:
Mountjoy Chilton Medley Learning Center
26th Floor, 2000
Meidinger Tower
462 S. Fourth
Street, Louisville KY
40202
Time: 4:30 -
6:30pm
R.S.V.P.:
This event is FREE, but space is limited and your
RSVP is
required.
Featured
Investor: Message from Citizens Union
Bank
Citizens Union Bank is
proud of our association with the HLBC and we are proud to be the Title
Sponsor again this year. From the very start, CUB had a vision of
serving the Hispanic business owner as well as Hispanic
professionals. We were instrumental in bringing key stakeholders,
including Greater Louisville Inc., to the table to make our region's
HLBC a reality.
Our involvement in the
HLBC reflects our
corporate commitment to creating a diverse work environment and
meeting the financial needs of a diverse marketplace. In fact,
Citizens Union has the only branch dedicated exclusively to the
Hispanic community: Nuestro Banco.
We have the financial
resources and expertise that you want and expect from your financial
institution. We are committed to your success. We give you the
personal service you deserve. Please, make sure to visit our website to learn more about all the
services we have available for Hispanics in the
region
Find a complete list of HLBC Investors
online.
Featured
Member: Ben Ruiz, CEO & Creative
Director
Adhawks Advertising
& Public Relations,
Inc.
As Adhawks’ Creative
Director, Ben’s main responsibility is the direction of staff and
vendors who produce multi-media, video, audio, photography and
illustration. He works in tandem with the new business team in
addition to assisting with existing national, regional and local
accounts. As the agency founder and principal partner, Ben is
responsible for strategic planning, total quality management and
team building. Adhawks specializes in government, non-profit,
diversity, health care and manufacturing
industries.
With over 40 years of
experience, Ben is locally known as one of the originators in
electronic creative design – in the fall of 1985, his was one of the
first ad agencies in Louisville to use Macintosh
computers.
In addition to being one
of the founders of the Leo Award for Creative Excellence in
Chicago (for Leo Burnett), Ben has
also received many local and national awards and
acknowledgments. These include Leadership Louisville Community
2010 Connector; 
JFCS MOSAIC 2010 Award
Recipient, Junior Achievement Bronze Leadership Award; Kentucky
Colonel; Ferda Porter Community Leader Award; Volunteer of the Year
Award and Lifetime Service Award for the Corn Island Storytelling
Festival.
Ben’s current
affiliations include: Co-chair Hispanic Latino Coalition, Louisville;
Co-founder of GLI’s Hispanic Latino Business Council, Board Member
of Adelante Hispanic Achievers; Board Member of The Brain Injury
Alliance of Kentucky; Advisory Board Member for The Stewards Staff
and U of L’s Latin American Latino
Studies.
