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News from the
Chamber
Angela
Franco on Telemundo
Angela
Franco, GWHCC President & CEO, will be a guest on Telemundo
Washington's Línea
Directa this Sunday December 19th at 11:00am. Línea Directa is an
award-winning Spanish-language show that provides information on important
issues such as health, education and social services. Angela will be
discussing the recent growth and challenges of Hispanic business in the
metropolitan area.
And the
GWHCC Public Service Award goes to...
WASHINGTON,
DC, DECEMBER 6, 2010 – Ambassadors from Latin America gathered at the
Washington Convention Center to honor Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY) for
his commitment to the issues facing Latin America at a dinner hosted by the
GWHCC. Click here to continue reading
Upcoming
Chamber and Members Events
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GWHCC
Holiday Party - December 14th, 2010 - Walter E. Washington Convention
Center
Thank
you to all our members and friends who came to our Holiday Party. Special
thanks to our keynote speaker Alejandra Castillo, National Deputy Director
at MBDA, DC Council members Michael Brown and Harry Thomas as well as
Roxana Olivas, soon to be Director of the DC Mayor's Office on Latino
Affairs, for honoring us with their presence and showing their support for
the Hispanic business community.
Visual
Merchandising Seminar - December 8th, 2010
Thank
you to all the participants who attended the Visual Merchandising Seminar
on December 8th. This program was possible with the collaboration of the
organizations Historic Business Mount Pleasant and Mount Pleasant Business Association. Funding was
provided by the DC Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs and DC Neiborhood
Investment Fund.
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Welcome
to our New Members
Alfonso
Berthier,YaSabe.com, Mexican Jalapeño and Latin Bag Inc.
Amalio
Escobar, iData Mart
Jane
Garcia, Garcia & Associates
Vicente
Aquino, AQ Contractors, LLC
Favian
Fredes, Creative Guys USA, LLC
Jose
Sueiro, Consultant
Andy
Macias, Andy's BBQ Cruiser
Felipe
Benitez, Fenton Communications
For more
information on membership, please contact Julia Hobbes at (202) 728-0352 or
jhobbes@gwhcc.org
In
The News
December
Wall Street Rally: Will it Last?
December
6, 2010 –Markets in Asia and Europe were mixed Monday, putting a brief
December streak of wins on Wall Street in jeopardy.
Markets
closed lower in Hong Kong and Japan, but higher in China. In midday trading
in Europe, the DAX 30 in Germany was flat. Markets in Britain and France
leaned lower. Click here to continue reading
Obama Says
Tax Cuts Positive for Americans, Economy
December
8, 2010 – U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday defended his stance that a
compromise on extending the soon- to-expire Bush-era tax cuts was conducive
to Americans and the U.S. economy, while experts believe this framework has
its shortcomings and the debate would continue. To read more about the tax
cut, Click here to continue reading
Obama
Meets with CEOs to Talk About Jobs
December
16, 2010 – Nearly five hours of top-level talks between the leader of
the free world and the leaders of the corporate world Wednesday produced
agreement on two fronts: They're making slow, steady progress toward a
growing economy. And they've got a long way to grow. Click
here to continue reading
U.S.
Leading Economic Index Rises Sharply
December 17, 2010 – A key gauge of the U.S. economy's
performance rose sharply in November, according to a private research group
Friday, signaling the country's recovery may be gathering steam. Click here to continue reading
House
Passes Tax Cut Deal Unaltered
December
17, 2010 – A sweeping plan to extend expiring tax cuts and jobless benefits
for millions of Americans was on its way to President Obama for his
signature after the House of Representatives voted late Thursday night to
pass the bill despite opposition from liberal Democrats. Click
here to continue reading
Opportunities
Be a PNC
Banker at Any Level of Experience
As a
PNC Business Banker, you become part of a successful, growing organization,
one with more than 1,100 branch offices throughout the Northeast and Middle
Atlantic and a powerful reputation for business banking solutions. As a
Business Banker, you'll deal with companies with annual revenues up to $10
million, prospecting and developing new PNC customer relationships, and
retaining and growing our existing relationships. You'll use your all
consultative selling skills to understand the liquidity, payments, and
cash-flow needs of business owners, and guide them toward PNC solutions.
You'll be based in the Frederick, MD, and report to a Business
Banking Sales Manager.
This
position combines self-managed opportunity with the support, resources, and
prestige of a leading name in business banking. Your schedule will be
coordinated with that of your branch office, but involve local travel and
be subject to prospecting opportunities. On a daily basis, you'll draw upon
your business knowledge and formal credit training to open dialogues with
business decision makers in your area. Your relationship skills will help
in coordinating with other PNC specialists to meet your client needs.
You'll be able to use your initiative and comfort with performance based
incentives to build your base of relationships. And every working day,
you'll be able to draw upon the industry's best in technology, products,
training and call-center support to back you up.
PNC is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer --
M/F/D/V/SO
The
successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
· Ability to maintain
effective relationships with internal service partners and customers in
order to gain their trust and respect.
· An undergraduate degree
in business, economics or finance is preferred.
· Strong verbal and written
communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels
internally and externally.
· Computer skills to
include of Windows, PowerPoint, Excel and CRM systems.
· Local travel is
required.
· Formal credit training is
preferred.
Level I
1-3 years of experience is required
Level II
3-5 years of experience is required
Level III
5+ years of experience is required
Contact:
Felicia Myers – felicia.myers@pnc.com
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