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Op-Ed			Editorial
Immigration: Why the US Should Open its Doors For too long, the debate over U.S. immigration policy has been determined by people and organizations who simply do not understand the potential of more immigration.			Finding Opportunities In Obama’s Jobs Bill Washington has locked on to jobs as the key issue going into the next election. While this is certainly an area that needs attention, finding true opportunities in the proposed legislation is not always easy.

Golf Tips			Doing Business with Manufacturing Companies
Pros Can’t Help Each Other During Round It might sound innocent enough on a golf course to hear the following refrain from one golfer to another one: “You are playing the ball too forward in your stance.”			Opportunities in the Manufacturing Industry Manufacturing has earned a reputation as a struggling industry over the last few years. Detroit’s struggles are widely known, while the global economic slowdown...

Trends & Issues			Work Life
Developing An Innovation Culture To Develop an Innovation Culture MBEs have to Partner Strategically for Results.			Work-Life Balance, Stress, And Long-Term Health Issues Work-life balance is often presented as a way to get more out of your existing workforce. There are talent retention issues in play, and issues of the bottom line effects of absenteeism.

Briefs			Focus on Women
United States Prevails in WTO Dispute United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk recently announced that the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body found in favor of the United States ...			A Toast To Johnnie Booker One of the great champions of supplier diversity over the last several decades has announced her intention to retire. Johnnie Booker, currently the Global Director of Supplier Diversity at Coca-Cola,...

Community News			Minority Spotlight
Canadian Minister of State Valcourt Highlights the Importance of Investment Opportunities in Francophone Africa The Honorable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (La Francophonie), recently addressed participants at Forum Africa 2011 ...			Cleaning Up Their Niche This year, Environmental Service Systems (ESS) celebrates the number 13. For some, it’s an unlucky number..

Tech Trends			Delicious Diversity
Should You Monitor Employee Emails? Ever since technology entered the workplace, it has raised the question of what’s public and what’s private. A major issue for employers is email.			Touching A Taste Of Turkey Writing about Turkish cuisine, the Turkish Cultural Association declared, “The soul comes through the throat”.

Eco-Travel			Leadership
Is ‘The Happiest Country’ Truly Sustainable? The Kingdom of Bhutan takes great pride in having been named as ‘the happiest country in Asia’ by Business Week. The landlocked nation, nestled between northern India....			Surviving the Entrepreneurial Bug Businesses in the current economic climate are disappearing left and right due to a variety of factors in all industries and sectors throughout the country.

Corporate Feature			Global Outlook
Unique Mentor-Protege Program Benefits ‘Northrop Grummans’ MWBE Partners With Technology Transfer, Business Skills, And Capacity Building, Everyone Wins.			Doing Business in Mozambique: Building From the Ground Up Mozambique lies on the southeast coast of Africa, bridging the Indian Ocean and the Lebombo mountains. Nearly twice the size of California, ...

MAKING NEWS

Governor O’Malley Signs Historic Executive Orders Officially Recognizing Indigenous Indian Tribes

At Port of Pasco, Cantwell Urges Passage of Freight Measures to Support WA Port Job Growth

Governor Tomblin Releases Education Efficiency Audit of West Virginia's Primary and Secondary Education System

Over A Hundred Small Business Owners Attend Tampa Exporter Forum

New Push To Commercialize UAB Research Includes Business Community

Department of Agriculture Seeking Agritourism Media Award Entries

Governor Quinn Highlights South African Trade Efforts

Ex-Im Bank Chairman Concludes Successful Mission to India

Sen. Scott Brown Named 'Taxpayer Hero' By Citizens Against Government Waste

At Training Site, Cantwell, Murray Unveil New Program to Train Workers for Aerospace Jobs

SPECIALS

WVSBDC Offers Small Business Startup Workshop

	A workshop that explains how to start your own business is slated for 6 - 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, in Moorefield
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MBDA Announces 2011 Regional Minority Enterprise Development (Med) Week Awards

	The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) today proudly announced the recipients of the 2011 Regional Minority Enterprise Development Week award.
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First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Major Private Sector Commitment To Hire 25,000 Veterans And Military Spouses

	While visiting Joint Base Langley-Eustis with President Obama on Day Three of the American Jobs
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FEATURES

Focus

	It’s no secret that consumers show a marked preference for environmentally friendly and sustainable products. Large corporations around the world are falling...
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Trends & Issues

	When it comes to supplier diversity programming, chances are you’re doing it wrong. Doubtful? In 2010, some 40 Global 1000 companies...
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Workforce

	Diversity is becoming an increasingly important facet of business culture in the 21st century. However, when most people think of diversity in business,...
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