Latin Chamber of Commerce

7/20/2012

Latin Chamber takes CSN to task for lack of Hispanic staff

by Tovin Lapan, Las Vegas Sun — The Latin Chamber of Commerce says the College of Southern Nevada is not doing enough to ensure staff and faculty diversity and has expressed frustration that similar complaints dating seven years have not led to progress.

7/19/2012

School Board picks outsider over union advocate to fill vacant position

by Paul Takahashi, Las Vegas Sun — Rene Cantu Jr., the executive director of the Latin Chamber of Commerce’s Community Foundation, was sworn in Thursday as the interim School Board member to represent District E for the remaining five months of the term.

7/19/2012

School Board picks Cantu to fill spot

by Trevon Milliard, Las Vegas Review-Journal — Rene Cantu Jr., executive director of the Latin Chamber of Commerce's Community Foundation, is now also a Clark County School Board member representing northwest Las Vegas.

7/11/2012

JS Products donates art equipment to local schools

by Loni Blandford, Channel 13 Action News — Some local schools received a generous donation of tools thanks to people at JS Products.

7/2/2012

Chamber collaboration helps businesses thrive

by Raj Tumber, Las Vegas Business Press — Cummings emphasized how important it is these days to collaborate. The Las Vegas Chamber, North Las Vegas Chamber, Henderson Chamber, Latin Chamber and Urban Chamber all shared their views and support for one another at the Doing Business in Southern Nevada Conference.

6/14/2012

Students get to experience the workforce first-hand

by Krista Hostetler, ABC 13 Action News — Dozens of teenagers are being exposed to the real world this summer, thanks a special program through the Latin Chamber of Commerce.

6/11/2012

Generation next: Tomorrow’s leaders expected to diversify Hispanic business community

by Conor Shine, Vegas Inc. — In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Southern Nevada’s Hispanic business community was growing exponentially. A surge in the Latino population, paired with Las Vegas’ booming economy, created new demand and a new market for businesses catering to Hispanics.

6/4/2012

10 Hispanic powerbrokers who are making Las Vegas better

by Tovin Lapan, Las Vegas Sun — The growing influence of Hispanics in Nevada’s business community is clear. Since 1990, the state’s Latino population has more than doubled, from 10.4 percent to 26.6 percent. More than three-quarters of a million Latinos now live in Nevada.

5/30/2012

Battle for Nevada Hispanics turns up a notch

by Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal — The battle for Hispanic voters in Nevada intensified today on both the left and the right, with the launch of a new commercial supporting President Barack Obama and the kickoff of a conservative effort to kick him out of office.

5/29/2012

Mariachi students keep music alive in Smith Center performance

by Jeff Mosier, Las Vegas Review-Journal — It was to be her final performance as a high school violinist. What a way to go out. Canyon Springs High School senior Karla Garcia-Cardenas played a mariachi concert with 250 other students May 18 at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. The concert also featured students in the Clark County School District's ballet folklórico program and Clark High School's 90-piece symphony orchestra.