Hispanic Business Alliance Announces Chairs and Presenting Sponsors for 2008 Expo

    DETROIT, Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- Leaders of the Hispanic Business

Alliance (HBA) announce today that Dick Wade, president of the Michigan

market for Chase, will serve as Corporate Chair for the 2008 HBA Expo and

Economic Summit, held Oct. 22-23.




    Mr. Wade will be joined by the event Corporate Co-Chairs:



    -- Marc Shulman, vice president for government and regulatory affairs --

       Michigan Region, for Comcast

    -- Benjamin Negron, store director for Meijer



    "Chase understands how important small and mid-sized businesses are to

sustaining vibrant communities," said Wade. "The HBA Expo and Summit foster

an entrepreneurial spirit that can energize our region."



    Chase, Comcast and Meijer are the Presenting Sponsors of the 2008

Hispanic Business Alliance and Economic Summit.



    "We view our sponsors as investors in our event," said HBA President

Frederick Feliciano. "The Presenting Sponsors are taking the lead in

connecting their companies with Hispanic entrepreneurs through this Expo

and will benefit from their involvement with the largest Hispanic business

event in the Midwest."



    The 2008 Hispanic Business Expo is scheduled for Oct. 22-23 at the

Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. More than 3,500 people attended last

year's event. Started in 2002, the Hispanic Business Alliance Expo and

Economic Summit bring together the 400 members of the HBA with the Michigan

business community for a series of dialogues on key issues, business

matchmaking and high-level networking.



    The HBA will announce more details on Expo programming, speakers and

schedules in the coming weeks.



    For more information on the Hispanic Business Expo or to purchase

advance tickets, visit http://www.hbaexpo.org .

    About the HBA



    The Hispanic Business Alliance was founded in 1978 as an advocacy

organization to promote, develop and advance Hispanic businesses and

individuals in the Detroit Metropolitan area and throughout the State of

Michigan. The HBA represents the interest of its membership in local, state

and national affairs.