WINNING with Commerce in Community
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On behalf of Mayor Mueller, the Sierra Vista City Council, State of Sonora's Secretariat of Economy, the Consulate of Mexico in Douglas, the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and all our Community Partners, our own Sierra Vista Hispanic Chamber International Director Dan Valle welcomes thousands of attendees on Saturday April 6th & 7th to
SonoraFest!!
[read more below]
www.SonoraFestAZ.com
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Greetings from our
nation's capital!
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pictured from left - Luis Vazquez, President Long Island Hispanic Chamber; Lydia Aranda, CEO of THCC; Fmr HUD Secretary Joaquin Castro
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The cherry blossoms are in full bloom and so is the energy around maintaining support and providing resources to our entrepreneurs across Southern Arizona & Northern Sonora.
Having just closed Women's History Month, this is a timely experience, as the THCC continues to build our new
WINN
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Women's IntraNation Network
for women leaders and business owners all around the southern border region. We've been pleased to receive high interest and praise from fellow chamber and corporate executives and community organizations across the country who are signing up as new supporting partners.
This time is being spent united with fellow chamber and corporate leaders here at the USHCC Legislative Summit, to lobby for a strong USMCA, and for a Hispanic woman to be the new head of the SBA. Ramiro Cavazos, new CEO of the USHCC, opened up the national Hispanic Chamber Presidents Roundtable as China Vice Premier landed just a stone's throw away to hopefully finalize the US-China relationship. This is important as USMCA hangs in the balance, and Southern Arizona commerce awaits a permanent conclusion to a variety of storms, including but not limited to the US-Mexico border.
I remain optimistic within reason, as do my fellow leaders and longstanding peers joining voices here in this effort. Particularly encouraging are the many new friends stepping up in the finance, and capital access arenas, all poised to serve and support our members, especially our Latinas, of the southwest.
This coincides well with our 3rd annual
SonoraFest
this weekend; our
HeadOverHeels
women's business conference set for June 6th; and we will be announcing our 30th Anniversary
Noche de Exitos
gala and Tri-Lateral Export Expo.
Stay tuned for our exciting line up of conference keynote headliners and nominees for 30th Anniversary Man & Woman of the Year!
Saludos,
Lydia Aranda, CEO
Tucson Hispanic Chamber & S. AZ Affiliates
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TEP’s dedication to service extends beyond providing safe, reliable power. For more than 125 years, we’ve remained to true to our vision of improving the quality of life in the communities we serve.
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Lydia Aranda, M.A. Chief Executive Officer on Twitter
Special thanks...Excellency Martha Bárcena, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States (Embajada de México en Estados Unidos)..."high economic value in having a trade partnership where $1 million dollars trade transactions are done per minute...
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[pictured above:
MBE Capital Partners CEO, Rafael Martinez, announcing new Hispanic Business Enterprise Acceleration Program, coming soon to Southern Arizona!
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Felicidades
Juan Francisco "JP" Padres
After six years with City of Tucson in economic development and international trade, JP will now lead public affairs for TuSimple, the
Unicorn
autonomous trucking company. Thanks for your support and partnership, JP, and we wish you the best!
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Google & THCC
The Tucson Hispanic Chamber has been named a new 2019
Grow With Google
partner
to help expand the mission to "help create economic opportunity for everyone."
Stay tuned for details on upcoming co-presented small biz workshops across our region
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YEA! Young Entrepreneurs Academy - Tucson
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YEA!
Investor Panel & Student Biz Pitch presentations
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Our Young Entrepreneurs Academy program
continues to bring out the best and brightest of our community's young business minds and up-and-coming leaders. This 2018-19 cohort, led by the dynamic duo of
Program Director Isabel Georgelos
and
Undergrad Associate Sofia Davis
, was a great success!
All YEA-ers made their Biz Pitch presentations to a stunning panel of Investors, made up of academic and private sector leaders, as well as many of our own THCC members and ambassadors. So impressed were the investors, they deliberated beyond the scheduled time, and unanimously elected to give ALL student received various levels of funding for their innovative and impressive business concepts. From sports and entertainment to health and beauty, and many social and humanitarian causes, these well-conceived lines of business are set to serve a diverse consumer base and community needs.
The Class of 2019 Graduation Ceremony was an equally exciting and inspiring event, with parents, mentors, friends and peers cheering all around.
Thank You to all our partners and sponsors -
Univision
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University of Arizona Eller College of Management
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REA Media Group
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Tucson Unified School District
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San Miguel High School
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Hillman Jewelers II
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Southern Arizona Video Productions
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Rosa Adams
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Kathy Flores Bell
, among so many others!
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YEA!
Class of 2019 - Graduation Ceremony
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Thanks to ALL who attended, participated, supported us this academic year!
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Come Join Us at SVHCC's 3rd Annual SonoraFest!
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Some of our recent gatherings... CHECK US OUT!
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"Spring"ing into Business
evening networking meet-up @ El Charro Cafe North
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DHCC La Perilla Business & Education Mixer
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Make sure to attend our next community cafe April 9th
You'll have a chance to win a ticket to the Kentucky Derby Watch and Wager Party coming up in May!
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Gates open at 8AM with festivities beginning at 11:00am. A southern style buffet will be available for purchase and guests can enjoy Mint Juleps and Bloody Marys
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Happening Throughout Our Community...
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ADDITIONAL UPCOMING EVENTS:
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APRIL 2019
SonoraFest 2019
2200 El Mercado Loop 85635
www.SONORAFESTAZ.com
Women's Center of Excellence
Spring sessions are filling up!
Health Committee, Education Committee, Nonprofit Committee
meetings... come learn more!
Women & Wellness
wine reception and preview of
2019 HeadOverHeels
April 23rd, 5:30p-7p at REVEL
50 Years of "La Causa"
CPLC Anniversary Awards & Community Concert Celebration
Saturday April 27th, Phoenix AZ
for more details: www.cplc.org
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MAY 2019
HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY to THCC!!
SALUTE TO FUTURE SOLDIERS
A Tribute to New Recruits
May 2nd, 5:30pm
Pima Community College West Campus
2019 Head Over Heels
Women's Business Conferen
ce
Thursday June 6th
Desert Diamond Casino & Conference Center
Old Nogales Hwy, Tucson AZ
a program by
WINN! Women's IntraNation Network
(an ongoing learning series dedicated to Women in the business of Wellness: healthcare, sports, education
Series launch June 6, 2019)
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Spring is here and that means baseball!
Just in time for our 30th birthday THCC & Affiliate members can buy commemorative hats for a $30 donation to THCC Foundation!
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Lydia Aranda Heads Hispanic Chamber
21 Mar 2019
By April Bourie
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A Third-Generation Community Leader Lydia Aranda begins her leadership as CEO of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
by focusing on “not only putting commerce into our communities, but ensuring that community is in our commerce,” she said. Her outlook on life was influenced by her parents, who were teachers and community advocates. She grew up in Tucson and Phoenix. Her extended family lived in Nogales and other areas of Southern Arizona – so her love for this region runs deep. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in intercultural communication and more recently completed a master’s degree at Claremont Lincoln University. She’s long been an advocate of small businesses, community involvement and a variety of ethnicities.
Earlier in her career, Aranda served as the small business advocate for Gov. Janet Napolitano and co-chair of Gov. Jan Brewer’s Latino Council. She was VP and regional director of diverse segments at Wells Fargo. “This position was not limited to what the bank was doing, but allowed me to engage with the community to match traditional banking strategies with community needs,” Aranda said. “I focused on both urban and rural areas, which included outlying communities, border areas and a variety of other geographic regions that had very different needs.” These needs were often affected by the cultural and agricultural influences in the region. Her position allowed her to determine how to best match Wells Fargo’s resources with the community to promote development in the area. “We weren’t looking to just write checks. We were looking to co-invest in the community and to be enablers of the community, its programs, businesses and residents to provide more sustainability. It required me to consider cultures, ethnicities and businesses as well as the variety of ages of the residents – from youth to retirees. It was a full way of looking at community development.”
Her diverse career has prepared her to lead the THCC. “It gave me a good feel for what it means to be an entrepreneur and what entrepreneurs can offer the world. It’s true that small businesses are the engine that runs economies, but there are so many other aspects that small businesses offer communities to help their development, including influencing the culture of the community,” Aranda said.
“Small business owners have more flexibility in solving problems, and that is very valuable when they use this agility as leaders among other businesses and elected officials to invest in their communities and solve community issues. We get a much more whole look at the issue and the community instead of just minds coming together.” Her own leadership style is influenced by two of her favorite books on leadership. “The Leadership Challenge” by Barry Z. Kouzes and James M. Posner focuses on enabling others to act and encouraging the heart. “Connection Culture” by Michael Lee Stallard points out the importance of the human connection affecting more than the bottom line and emphasizes that organizational and team success should be based on this key concept.
“In this particular time of transition and change in the chamber’s lifespan, we are all being asked to do more with less – working smarter, not harder – and coming together around many new and unfamiliar experiences,” Aranda said. “I engage with building shared identity and empathy – and to me this is applicable not only to lead a team, but to our community as a whole. We are all interested in safer and healthier communities, a sustainable economy and success in our livelihoods. We can accomplish this through collaborative change – which requires us to connect, not separate from each other.” As she leads the THCC into the future, she is focused on the sustainability of Southern Arizona resources, as well as its future. To that end, Aranda has created several new committees, including Entrepreneurship in Charter Schools, Best Futures Forward and the Clean Water and Energy Committee.
“In my new role as CEO, one of the main areas of focus I would like everyone to consider, when going about their daily ebbs and flows of commerce, is what on our journey are we giving to our families and communities as a gift that will surpass ourselves and even our generation. Each day we set ripples in motion in all directions, and we also receive back from the currents of others’ actions,” she said.
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Southern Arizona Economic Yield Outlook (SAEYO)
featuring the top regional economists, investment banking and forecasting trends for business and trade...
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Industry Leader Spotlight
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Laura Oldaker -- The Oldaker Group
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Current Chair of the Board, Laura has served on the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board of directors for seven years. She has built two companies from the ground up:
By Your Side Senior Care
, founded in 2009; and
Academy for Caregiving Excellence
, a state certified vocational trade school launched 2015.
She is an avid advocate for home health service providers and Latino families in Southern Arizona. For more on Laura
click here
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Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce / USMCA
Your Source for Regional Trade!
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Want a good trade deal? End tariffs on Mexico and Canada
The buzz around trade deals has focused on securing new agreements such as Trump's revised NAFTA deal. But as the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in Washington remains up in the air, there's a quick and easy trade deal that...
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www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Hudbay Receives Approved Mine Plan of Operations for Rosemont Project!
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Hudbay Receives the Mine Plan of Operations for Rosemont
TORONTO, March 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Hudbay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay" or the "company") ( TSX, NYSE: HBM) announced today that it has received the approved Mine Plan of Operations ("MPO") for the Rosemont project from the U.S. Forest Service. ...
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www.hudbayminerals.com
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Lydia Aranda, M.A. Chief Executive Officer on Twitter
Special thanks...Excellency Martha Bárcena, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States (Embajada de México en Estados Unidos)..."high economic value in having a trade partnership where $1 million dollars trade transactions are done per minute...
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twitter.com
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Lydia Aranda, M.A. Chief Executive Officer on Twitter
Viva Mexicanos en Estados Unidos! We must protect wellness for our women / communities at US MEXICO Border Region--and we all know it! Thank you to our friends Washington D.C. supporting our Latino neighbors and bringing peace to all borders...
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TEP working to double renewable energy use by 2021
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Wind farm to bring power to Tucson homes
Tucson Electric Power is building a large wind farm that the company says will more than double its use of renewable energy by 2021.
Read more
www.abc15.com
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$800,000 Awarded to #FRONTERIDADES
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UA Confluencenter on Twitter
We are delighted to announce that The A.W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Confluencenter $800,000 to fund #FRONTERIDADES, a program that explores #border communities through art & storytelling.
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Giving | Hispanic Scholarship Fund
MyHSF is your portal for all access to HSF's scholarships and support services like mentoring, career services, youth programs, college resources, Hispanic Scholarship Fund presentations and resources. With a MyHSF account, you can network with...
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donate.hsf.net
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Pima Air & Space Museum Tour
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A tour through the extraordinary Pima Air & Space Museum ...
Founded in 1966 to preserve America's WW2-era aviation heritage, the Pima Air and Space museum has grown to become one of the biggest in the USA, with more than 350 aircraft. Naturally, there are plenty of war birds on display, but the Pima team...
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newatlas.com
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FREE Veteran Career Training!
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WYWM Training Academy | WithYouWithMe
Up-skill for your new career online - for free. We have 15+ veteran career pathways to choose from. If you need help deciding, simply register as a mentee and one of our career consultants will assess your military rank and personality then...
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withyouwithme.com
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Learning New Languages & Culture
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Ctr MidEast Studies on Twitter
Who's excited?! The @UofA 2019 Language Fair is next WEDNESDAY! Swing by to see all the amazing languages this university teaches. You might be surprised at what we teach! @UA_SBS @whatsuptucson #Diversity #LanguageFair
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Read More On the GAP Report
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The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
The U.S. has a shortage of seven million rental homes affordable and available to extremely low-income renters, whose household incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income. Only 37 affordable and available...
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reports.nlihc.org
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Micro-Real-Estate Developers Helping The Homeless
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Can Micro-Real-Estate Developers Help Solve the...
Jesica Vasquez is a thirty-four-year-old caseworker at Housing Works, a homeless-services agency in Los Angeles. Her job-to help people, many of them struggling with mental illness and addiction, find and remain in housing-puts her at the center...
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www.newyorker.com
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Mail your donation payable to the Tucson Hispanic Chamber Foundation or by clicking here to
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