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Business^Focus i', ; . ?? ? ;? r-a, mm* ?Mt?i ?Hppp*"' ??ppv ??? Briefs c Black MBAs choose Marriott WASHINGTON - Marriott International, Inc. announced recently that the Washington DC Chapter of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) has named Marriott International as Corporation of the Year. NBMBAA is a premier business organization dedicated to developing, enhancing and adding value to the economic structure of the nation and African American communities. The Corporation of the Year award, which recognizes Marriott for its continuous commitment to support the ' otganization's broad range of programs for its members, was presented at the Chapter's 18th Annual Scholarship ?and Award Reception June 18. "We are extremely pleased to be presented with this honor." said Brendan Keegan. executive vice president, human resources at Marriott. "We are proud of our work with the National Black MBA Association, which is an important part of our efforts to create strong, mutually sup portive relationships in the African-American as well as other communities that help foster expanded diversity almong our managers and executive leadership." Marriott has had a strategic partnership with the NBM BAA nationally and locally for over 10 years. NBMBAA delivers programs that support Marriott's business goals and objectives in recruitment, professional development, economic development, philanthropy, and other areas. Cisco gives $1.8 million to technology campaign for HBCUs RALEIGH (AP) ? Cisco Systems has contributed $1.8 million to an ongoing campaign to improve technol ogy among the nation's private black colleges. William H. Gray III. president of the United Negro College Fund, came to Shaw University in Raleigh to announce Cisco's "gift of $1.5 million worth of network switches and $3(X).(XX) in student scholarships. "This type of contribution is hot new for Cisco." Grav said Thursday. "For both of our organi zations. it is pan of a continuing effort to close the digital divide." The College Fund began its campaign to improve campus fee ilogy in 2000 after a survey of its 39 member schools showed an overwhelming need. Six of those schools are in North Caroli na. With help from other industry leaders such as Microsoft. IBM and Al & I. the campaign has raised more than $90 mil lion. enough to improve the infrastructure to current stan _Harris at every school. The partnership with Cisco also offers scholarships to students, particularly women, pursuing degrees in electri cal engineering or computer science. The names of the first 10 students to receive scholarships were announced Thurs day. The Cisco/UNCF University Scholars Program pro vides two-year scholarships of $4,000 per year to rising juniors who have a minimum grade point average of 3.2. Recipients also will work at Cisco during the summer. Applicants do not need to attend historically black colleges and universities. Gray DNC Voting Rights Institute gets endowment from Johnson WASHINGTON - Black Entertainment Television (BET)'Founder and CEO. Robert L. Johnson has com mitted a $1,000,000 contribution to the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Voting Rights Institute (VRI). Thanks to Johnson, the DNC has received an additional $640,000 from others committed to the important cause of voting rights. "I am very grateful for Bob's contribution to the DNC's Voting Rights Institute. Bob has been a strong voice and advocate for voting rights for all Americans. His commitment today w ill reinforce and strengthen the right of all Americans to vote and to participate fully in our democratic process," said HNP Phuirman Turn/ MoAnli. ft. "With the mid-term elections less than five months away, the VRI is preparing to make a dif ference. I applaud Mr. Johnson's commitment which will fund our efforts to promote and protect the right to vote, and assist state and local candidates in develop ing grassroots voter education programs to enhance turnout on Election Day." said VRI national "It was evident that many African American and i minority voters were disenfranchised in 2000. Thanks ! to the tremendous generosity of Bob Johnson, the Vot ing Rights Institute will have the resources to prevent ! voting irregularities from occurring and help restore I faith in our electoral process later this year." said DNC ; Black Caucus Chair Yvonhe Atkinson Gates. ? The VRI was established in early 2001 by Chairman McAuliffe in direct response to what transpired in ! Florida during the Presidential Election. Later that year, the VRI's efforts were felt at the voting booth as Demo | cratic candidates won the governorships in New Jersey I and Virginia, and more importantly the instances of dis ? enfranchisement dropped. The Institute's main focus ? has been to examine election laws and procedures in I each state, train precinct captains, provide educational ! voting materials, and have lawyer; volunteer on elec tion day to monitor polling places. Thanks to Mr. John ? son's leadership, the VRI now will have the resources t to be more effective as Democrats compete in numer ? ous elections at all levels of government, and are con fronted with a razor-thin majority in the United States [ Senate, a five seat deficit in the United States House of Representative, and 36 gubernatorial elections. Johnson ' Chair Donna Brazik Smiley talks and people listen BY LYNN ELBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES- Word by word, one outlet after another, Tavis Smiley is building an empire of talk. He's talking on radio: "The Tavis Smiley Show" launched in January on National Public Radio and is heard on a growing number in. of stations. He's a reg ular on The Tom J o y n e r Morning Show" and has his own "The Smiley Report," both nationally He's talking on television: Smiley appears regularly on CNN's "Inside Politics" and "TalkBack Live" and on ABC's "Primetime Thursday" and "Good Morning America." He has a deal with Disney for a syndicated talk show. He's talking to readers: He's written and edited books, includ ing '' How to Make Black America Better." and publishes "The Smi ley Report," a quarterly magazine. Through his nonprofit Tavis Smiley Foundation, which include^ a Web. site, conferences and newsletter, he's talking to young people. "Enlighten, encourage, empower people" is the goal, says Smiley. His rush of words has a preacher's cadence, testimony to the hours he spent in church in Kokomo. Ind., where his mother is a minister. The pulpit that Smiley, 37. has found for himself requires that he balance his dual roles as journalist and commentator, as well as his two audiences: black listeners and listeners in general. His public radio news magazine, for instance, is NPR's effort to meet the needs of about 38 | black-oriented stations, many of which are connected to traditional ly black colleges such as Morgan State University in Maryland. NPR had long been contem plating such a venture. They snapped up Smiley after he left his See Smiley on A9 | Smiley syndicated. *-' Photos by Courtney Gaillard Curtis Oldenkamp, Lowes Food president, poses with the nine of the 10 young winners in the chain's "Be A Smart Shopper" program. Each child won a S 1,000 savings bond. Healthy Shoppers Lowes Foods awards children for eating, shopping healthy BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE Kelvin McCaskill loves to eat col lard greens and doesn't mind telling the whole world about it. McCaskill and 10 other children were awarded $1,000 savings bonds by Lowes Foods for telling the supermarket how each of them led a healthy lifestyle in the Be a Smart Shopper program. "I eat three meals a day and my favorite food is collard greens," said 12-year-old McCaskill. who will be in seventh grade at Atkins Middle School this fall. Winners, five of whom are resi dents of the Triad, submitted drawings or written statements explaining what they do to lead healthy lifestyles, whether through exercise, eating healthy foods or getting a full night's sleep. Winners include Matthew Bissette of Clemmons, Kelvin McCaskill of Winston-Salem, Mae Lewis of Win ston-Salem, Angela Thacker of Win ston-Salem and Jane Boyce of Greensboro. Lowes Foods President Curtis Oldenkamp presented each child with a certificate for a savings bond and talked about the commitment of the supermarket chain to feed the hungry and educate youths. "Nutrition is a concern at all ages and if we can get children early on in the process, we have such a better opportunity to educate and get them eating healthy anil tor good reason....It can lead to nothing but a better, health ier lifestyle into the future." said Old enkamp. who thinks the extra time the company takes to focus on the eating habits of youngsters is worth saving them from falling into the habit of turning to junk foods when it's time for a snack. Teachers were also able to partici pate in a separate contest in which they were required to write a para graph describing how they incorporat ed the Be a Smart Shopper program into their classroom lessons. The grand-pri/e teacher winner. Kim Web ster. sixth-grade science teacher at Brawley Middle School in Mooresville. was awarded a brand new desktop computer, and the other four winning teachers were given $100 Lowes Foods gift certificates. "There's a great element of peer pressure involved with the healthy food family," said Cindy Silver, cor porate nutritionist for Lowes Foods, who says the store tours are a great way to introduce them to new foods they would not necessarily eat on their own. Part of the Be a Smart Shopper program includes bringing the chil dren to a Lowes Foods store to learn firsthand about nutrition from a Lowes store employee. Close to 30, (XX) children have visited Lowes for a tour and learned about the food pyra mid, the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, and reasons to eat breakfast every day. Classroom les sons help to reinforce what students observ ed in the store tour. Be a Smart Shopper will start its sixth year at Lowes Foods in August, and its theme will focus on healthy eating and healthy lifestyle. Log onto w\v\\. lowesfoods.beas martshopper.com for more informa tion. Teacher winners, from left, Kim Webster, who won the grand prize for teachers, and Dee Brown and Lowes nutritionist Cindy Silver. Baldwin enters fruitful union with Kellogg SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE MACEDON, N.Y. - Baldwin Richardson Foods Co., one of the largest African-American owned food companies in the United States, has been selected as the exclusive producer of the fruit fillings for Kellogg's Nutri-Grain cereal bars. The five-year con tract, which will bring an estimat ed $12.5 to $16.5 million in rev enue each year, makes Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. one of Kel logg's largest minority suppliers. Eric Johnson, President & CEO of Baldwin Richardson Foods and Carlos Gutierrez, Chairman & CEO of Kellogg Company announced this new partnership at Baldwin Richardson Foods Co.'s Macedon, N.Y. facility at a press conference last week. The event marked the opening of a multi-million dollar plant expansion constructed to accom modate the specially designed technology engineered by Bald win Richardson Foods and Kel logg teams to produce the fruit fillings. Tony the Tiger, Ernie Keebler and Baldwin Richardson Foods mascot Mrs. Richardson were on-hand to cut the ribbon officially opening the facility along with Johnson and Gutierrez. "Our primary focus has always been to provide quality products and ingredients coupled with state-ot-the-art manufactur ing." said Johnson. "Kellogg was searching for a reputable supplier who could efficiently support both areas. We were able to meet their needs by building a strong strate gic partnership." For this project, Baldwin Richardson Foods has also added 20 new jobs to its previous work force of 140. The company will make the filling for all six Nutri Grain fruit-flavored bars, includ ing strawberry, blueberry, apple cinnamon, raspberry, cherry and mixed berry. The new processing system is capable of making up to 50 million pounds of filling per year. O "When we decided to change the processing technology for the Nutri-Grain filling, we knew that we needed a supplier with excep tional technological expertise and the necessary capacity," said Gutierrez. "We also needed a part ner that was the right fit for Kel logg. After an extensive search. we found all of these qualities and more in Baldwin Richardson Foods Company." Levi Pace from the New York Regional Office of the Minority Business Development Agency of the U.S. Department of Com merce also attended the event, along with Rochester-area digni taries. With projected annual sales of more than $9 billion. Kellogg Company is the world's leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toast er pastries, cereal bars, frozen wqffles, wholesome snacks, meat alternatives, pie crusts and ice cream cones. Baldwin Richardson Foods, headquartered near Chicago, 1L manufactures liquid products for the food industry including sauces, condiments, beverage and pancake syrups, dessert toppings and specialty fillings. The compa ny's products are marketed through retail and foodservice outlets with industrial, co-packing and private label contracts. Bald win Richardson Foods supplies ? ingredients for some of the world's leading restaurant chains and food manufacturers. Retail products include Baldwin Ice Cream. Mrs. Richardson's Dessert Toppings and Nance's Mustards. Wing Sauces and Condiments. Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. President and CEO Eric Johnson (sec ond from left) and Kellogg Company Chairman and CEO Carlos Gutierrez (third from right) cut a ribbon to mark the opening of the new Baldwin Richardson Foods facility in Macedon, N.Y.
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