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». « a n ’-w- OCT. 8, 1997 ji< iu - i w : jSKnSBSÊ J Page C5 Clie JJnrtlanò (Bhscruer----- MÌNORÌTy L, U ODMEMI I US WEST CEO, Named National Business Advocate of the Year U.S. Hispanic Chamber Honors one of three Hispanic CEO's among the top fortune 200 compa nies Solomon D. Trujillo President & Chief Executive Officer U S West Communications Portland Dad’s Oil Service M inority Salutes Planners M inority Business W eek M eet reg o n C o n v e n tio n and V isito r S erv ices w ill host th e th ird a n n u a l H o sp ita lity to u r ‘97 w h ic h w ill host num ero u s in flu e n tia l m in o r ity m eetin g p la n n e rs , site s e le c tion and tra v e l m edia re p re s e n ta tiv es th a t a re c o n sid e rin g P o rt lan d as a d e stin a tio n for fu tu re c o n v e n tio n s , c o n re re n c e s a n d m eetings O ver th e p ast se v e ra l y e a rs, P o rtla n d has b een e le v a te d to n a tio n a l co m p e titiv e sta tu s an d has been re c o g n iz e d as th e top city for e th n ic m in o rity c o n v e n tio n m ark etin g efforts. Roy Jay, P re si dent o f O reg o n C o n v e n tio n an d V isitor Services says that the 1997 ev ent w ill h av e sev eral c ity w id e re c e p tio n s w h e re o u t o f to w n g u ests w ill be ab le to m eet local re sid e n ts, b u sin e ss o w n e rs an d p r o f e s s io n a ls . Ja y s a id th a t P o r tla n d ’s su ccess in th e e th n ic c o n v e n tio n m a rk e t is d ire c tly r e lated to th e o v e rw h e lm in g p o s i tive su p p o rt th a t h as b e e n r e ceived from th e m in o rity co m m u nity a s w ell as th e h o tel a n d h o s p itality com m unity. “T h in g s have chan g ed d ra stic a lly o v e r th e p ast th re e years W e have an u n b e a t able team w o rk a p p ro a c h w ith the hotel co m m u n ity an d th e v isito rs a sso c ia tio n . U n d e r th e n ew d i re c tio n , P o rtla n d h as g a rn e re d several new e th n ic m in o rity c o n v e n tio n s to th e C ity o f R oses. According to a national survey, African American convention and tourism business is valued at over $32 billion annually andgrow ing A recent article in Business News USA, based in Dallas and Meetings & Con vention Magazine ofN ew York have both recognized Portland as being the new preferred destination of con sideration by many ethnic minority organizations. Hospitality Tour '97 w ill host the following national representatives: Gospel Music W orkshop o f America, N ational O rg an izatio n o f Black County Officials, Blacks in G overn ment-National Office, National Black Association of Speech, Language & Hearing, National Newspaper Pub lishers Association, Career Com m u nications Group, N ational Associa tion of Blacks in Crim inal Justice, National Society ofBlack Engineers, National Association o f M inority Automobile D ealers, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Black Police Association, Complete Convention Services, Black Traveler M agazine/ Los Angeles Times Those local com panies or indi viduals that are interested in attend ing the Hospitality Tour '97 com m u nity re c e p tio n s sh o u ld c o n ta c t OCVSN at 224-5794, Ext 22 Dates and locations will be announced within the next two weeks. heating oils Best Cash Prices Speedy 104 NE Russel Service Portland, OR 97212 Friendly 282-5111 Call For VISA Quote ol T rujillo, US W est Com m unications President and CEO, Named National Business A dvocate o f T he Y ear By U.S. H ispanic C ham ber T he U.S. Hi spa nic C hamber ofCom merce has recognized Solom on D T rujillo, president and CEO o f US W est C om m unications, as its N ational Business advocate o f the Year. The aw ard w as made at the C h a m b e r’s 1 Xth annual national convention Sol T rujillo has show n trem en dous leadership in im proving o p portunities for Hispanic A m ericans -b o th in the business w orld and in the com m unity,” said Jose F. Nino, president and C E O o f the U.S H is panic C ham ber. “T his honor rec ognizes his success as a business leader, and his dedication to giving other Hispanic A m ericans the same chance for success.” “Sol has been an exceptional ad vocate for opening doors to in creased opportunity for all A m eri cans,” said R onald E. M ontoya, chairm an o f the Board, U.S His panic C ham ber "He is a rising star in the world o f telecom m unications and in the H ispanic com m unity.” T rujillo, one o f only three His panic C E O ’s am ong the top For tune 200 com panies, has helped lead a tu rnaround for U S West C om m unications in his ju s, over two years as CEO As head o f U S West C om m uni cations, T rujillo has w orked to im prove service and bring new solu tions to 25 million custom ers across a 14-state region. He has also ex panded services to the H ispanic com m unity. As head o f the Small B usiness M arket U nit, T ru jillo brought a H ispanic sm all business focus to U S W est, and launched its first Spanish-speaking service cen ter, called El C entro T ru jillo is a tu ste e o f the A s pen Institute for H um anistic Stud ies, and th is y e a r c h a ire d the In stitu te 's F orum on H isp an ic A m erican 's <£ the B usiness C om m unity a sse ssin g the im pact o f H ispanic A m e ric a n s on b u sin ess and con su m er m arkets. He is also on the board o f the T om as R ivera Policy In stitu te . T ru jillo serves on th e c o rp o rate bo ard o f a d v iso rs fo r the N a tio n a l C o u n c il o f La R aza, on the ad v iso ry b o a rd o f th e L atin A m erican E d u c a tio n a ls F o u n d a tion, an d sta rte d U.S W e st'sc o r- p o ra te in v o lv e m e n t National Minority Enterprise Development Week "To love what you do and feel that It matters - how could anything be more fun?" k . 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