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--</style>Anahau Energy, a natural gas supply services firm in El Segundo, Calif., received the NMSDC award in the category for businesses with sales less than $1 million on October 29 at NMSDC&rsquo;s annual conference in Las Vegas.&nbsp; The company, one of four minority firms honored, received the local Supplier of the Year Award from SCMBDC in July, making it eligible for NMSDC&rsquo;s national award after winning the West regional councils competition.]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=73</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=73</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:34:17 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>NMSDC Presents Corporation of the Year Award To Johnson Controls</title><description><![CDATA[The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) recognized Johnson Controls Inc. with its prestigious &ldquo;Corporation of the Year&rdquo; Award on October 29, at an Awards Banquet capping its annual conference. The award recognizes the company&rsquo;s exemplary achievements in the area of minority business development.]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=72</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=72</link><pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:47:49 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Earvin Magic Johnson is first minority entrepreneur to receive SCMBDCs 2008 Leadership Award </title><description><![CDATA[Successful businessman and NBA legend Earvin &ldquo;Magic&rdquo; Johnson became the first minority entrepreneur in Southern California Minority Business Development Council&rsquo;s (SCMBDC) history to receive its Leadership Award.&nbsp; The award was presented at the council&rsquo;s 24th Annual Leadership Award dinner on October 17 at The Beverly Hills Hotel.&nbsp;]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=71</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=71</link><pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008 09:33:21 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Earvin Magic Johnson to Receive SCMBDCs 2008 Leadership Award </title><description><![CDATA[Successful businessman and NBA legend Earvin &ldquo;Magic&rdquo; Johnson will receive Southern California Minority Business Development Council&rsquo;s 2008 Leadership Award at its 24th Annual Leadership Award dinner on Friday, October 17.]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=70</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=70</link><pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:37:52 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Interpublic Sponsors 2nd Annual West Coast Supplier Diversity Trade Fair on August 20, 2008</title><description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;">New York, NY &ndash; August 20, 2008 &ndash; <a href="http://www.interpublic.com/">Interpublic</a> (NYSE: IPG) sponsored the 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual West Coast Supplier Diversity Trade Fair on August 20<sup>th</sup> at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>The event was jointly sponsored by the <a href="../../../../default.asp">Southern California Minority Business Development Council (SCMBDC)</a>, the largest nonprofit minority business advocacy organization in the region, serving 1,300 minority business enterprises and 300 corporate members throughout 13 counties, and <a href="http://www.interpublic.com/companyfinder/companydetail?company=860&amp;cname=IW+Group">IW Group</a>, a full-service advertising and public relations firm that specializes in reaching the growing Asian-American community in the United States.</span>]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=66</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=66</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:58:08 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SCMBDC Honors Minority Entrepreneurs</title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2008 &ndash; Southern California Minority Business Development Council, the region&rsquo;s leading minority business advocacy organization, honored outstanding minority entrepreneurs at its 24th Annual Supplier of the Year Awards luncheon on July 10 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel.]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=2</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=2</link><pubDate>Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:50:09 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SCMBDC President John W. Murray Jr. featured in the LA Times</title><description><![CDATA[Southern California Minority Business Development Council exists to help minority-owned firms grow and prosper by offering minority business certification, opportunities to network and gain contracts with major corporations, access to loans and health insurance and more, according to a June 23, 2008 article in the Los Angeles Times. Read the article featuring an interview with Council President John W. Murray Jr.]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=3</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=3</link><pubDate>Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:49:07 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>NMSDC President To Retire In 2009</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, New York &ndash; May 21, 2008 &ndash; Harriet R. Michel, president of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), today announced that she will retire after 20 years of service effective January 31, 2009. Ms. Michel was named president of NMSDC in September 1988.]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=4</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=4</link><pubDate>Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:48:06 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Aeronet Logistics Focuses on Client Solutions</title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2008 &ndash; In the three years that Aeronet Logistics, Inc. (ALI) has been in existence, the Santa Ana, Calif.-based company has faced some tough challenges: a 2006 fire from a nearby warehouse torched Aeronet&rsquo;s roof, causing damage to the alarm and electrical wiring system, and heavy winds in 2007 resulted in extensive building repairs.]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=5</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=5</link><pubDate>Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:47:05 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SCMBDC Announces 2008 Seminars for Minority Entrepreneurs</title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, February 12, 2008 -- Southern California Minority Business Development Council (SCMBDC), the region&rsquo;s largest minority business advocacy organization, will be holding a number of workshops and seminars aimed at helping minority entrepreneurs manage and grow their businesses.]]></description><guid>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=6</guid><link>http://www.scmbdc.org/news/default.asp?Display=6</link><pubDate>Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:46:04 0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>