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MÌNORÌTy
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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.
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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
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