SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 28, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) will again stage the Legacy Awards Reception on December 6 at the newly renovated Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Awards Reception is sponsored by Comerica Bank, DTE Energy and General Motors.
The Legacy Awards Reception on honors Chamber supporters. This year, awards will be given to businesses and individuals who throughout the year have given their loyal support to the Michigan Hispanic Chamber.
The honorees and their categories are:
* Outstanding MHCC Member of the Year - Large Business: Aztec
Manufacturing - Frank Lopez
* Outstanding MHCC Member of the Year - Small Business: PALs
International - Brenda Arbelaez
* MHCC Advocate of the Year: Robin Hammer of Chrysler LLC
* MHCC Corporation of the Year - Automotive: Chrysler LLC
* MHCC Corporation of the Year - Financial Institutions:
Comerica Bank
* MHCC Corporation of the Year - Products and Services Companies:
Kellogg's
* Outstanding MHCC Service
* Don Alessi - Comerica
* Diane Freeman - G.M.
* David Segura - Vision I.T.
Also to be recognized are six high school students receiving scholarships from the Michigan Hispanic Fund, the Chamber's non-profit arm dedicated to business education and scholarship.
Other member networking events include the annual Fiesta Hispana, MHCC Golf Outing, Tercer Jueves (Third Thursdays), Circulo de Negocios (Circle of Business) Business Roundtables and several business-related seminars.
The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, established in 1989, is a non-profit business organization consisting of over 300 member companies from corporate, small, medium and large businesses, sole proprietors and individuals representing Hispanic-owned enterprises, automotive OEM's, Tier One suppliers and non-automotive Fortune 500 corporations. In addition community non-profits and Hispanic media affiliates are also represented.
The Hispanic business community is the fastest growing business segment in the country, increasing at a rate of 2.5 Hispanics every second - by 2050 one in every four workers will be Hispanic. In Michigan, there are now over 10,000 large, medium and small Hispanic businesses employing over 14,000 persons generating almost $2 billion in revenue.
For more information about MHCC, its programs and services or events, contact Ray Lozano, MHCC president, at 248-208-9915 or rlozano@mhcc.org.
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