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http://www.OBSNews.com Address by Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado to the opening reception of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 19th Annual Legislative Conference.

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WASHINGTON, DC (OBSNews.com) - Before a crowd of several hundred Hispanic entrepreneurs and business leaders from around the nation who gathered for the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 19th Annual Legislative Conference (USHCC), the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, delivered a milestone speech (see here for live video recording by OBSNews.com) on education reform today. His address laid down a clear challenge to the entire nation that parents, teachers, community leaders, and entrepreneurs alike need to step up and promote greater accountability and excellence in education. "Our Hispanic business owners know that they must be able to adapt to the changing times in order to continue to provide their unique services, fill the necessary jobs and contribute to their community," said David C. Liz rraga, USHCC Board Chairman. "Our nation is currently facing a challenging time. Who better to understand and be ready to lend a helping hand than our entrepreneurs. We are honored that President Barack Obama chose our Annual Legislative Conference, which draws together business leaders who understand the challenge, to speak about the need to better prepare our future workforce. He understands that the Hispanic business community can and will contribute to the renewed prosperity of our nation." During the keynote presentation, President Obama addressed issues such as the importance of creating jobs, re-starting business lending, and healing the ailing financial system. He emphasized the importance of education along with proposals to raise educational standards nationwide for the success of our nation.

http://www.OBSNews.com Interview with Diarmuid O'Connell of Tesla Motors by Patrick McGilvray of OBSNews.com Author: obsnewsgroup Keywords: Tesla Motors Diarmuid O'Connell SARTA OBSNews OBSNews.com OBS SARTA.org Added: March 27, 2009

http://www.obsnews.com Interview with SARTA MedStart Chairman Cary Adams about the burgeoning medical device and medical technology companies and initiatives occurring in the Sacramento region. Mr. Adams is a Board Member of SARTA, the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance, and is a member of the Sac Angels investment group. Author: obsnewsgroup Keywords: Cary Adams MedStart SARTA Biophotonics Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance OBS OBSNews OBSNews.com Patrick McGilvray Added: March 25, 2009

http://www.OBSNews.com Address by Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado to the opening reception of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 19th Annual Legislative Conference.

Manny Fernandez of Sacramento, Ca Pride in home ownership is a big factor in the ongoing rebound of Oak Park, said Manny Fernandez, the young private developer who has played a key role in the turnaround at 39th Street."The great changes in Oak Park are occurring because many homeowners are moving in with pride in ownership," said Fernandez, 30, a former amateur. With a new era dawning, he said, Oak Park is discarding its old reputation as a neighborhood beset with criminal activity and neglected infrastructure. At least four of the homes were vacant when Fernandez bought them from their former owner in mid-2004 for about $600,000. Renovations, costing a total of more than $100,000, began immediately. "The homes were in good shape, but they had some deferred maintenance," said Fernandez, who noted that all but one of the reconditioned homes are now occupied. Because the houses sat on a single lot, he needed city approval to rezone the parcel into six individual lots. When his request went before the City Council in September, Councilwoman Lauren Hammond, who represents Oak Park, supported Fernandez's plan. The rezoning was approved. "I wanted more homeowners in that neighborhood because I believe it will help stabilize that neighborhood," Hammond said last week."When people invest in their homes, they tend to be invested in their neighborhood," Hammond said. "They'll care about the appearance of their home, their street and so on." Before the homes can be sold, Fernandez must satisfy two city-imposed conditions: He must build sidewalks along the 2700 block of 39th Street, and he must install a fire hydrant by the duplex. The sidewalks and fire hydrant are expected to be in place by March.Soon after, Fernandez will put the homes up for sale -- with priority to first-time home buyers who can qualify for special loans at a number of institutions. The rehabs range in size from about 1,000 square feet to a total of about 1,820 feet for the two-story duplex. Each will sell for between $199,000 to $230,000. "I enjoy living in this home," said Rivera while standing by her tidy front porch. "It's very comfortable. Nobody bothers us. "I want to be one of the buyers," she added, gazing down the equally spotless block, which resembles a wide alley. Fernandez is pleased that the project is almost done. "Many naysayers tried to discourage me from investing in Oak Park," he said. "I never saw so much laughter. It was like a joke." A co-investor in the plan is Kyriakos Tsakopoulos of KT Communities. "I received great support from Kyriakos," Fernandez said.

http://www.obsnews.com Sacramento OBSNews.com Today at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) hundreds of companies gathered for the Clean Energy Showcase. These companies and the private equity and venture capital investors who help fund their efforts to develop innovative clean energy and green technology products and services gathered to network and display their achievements. In addition to the businesspeople and investors attending the event, Sacramento mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson was present to demonstrate his support for the clean technology movement. Clean technology is an industry that is up and coming. Our region has over 100 clean technology companies. All this leads to more jobs and more economic development. Johnson also stressed the importance of education, and, in particular, highlighted the role of CSUS and UC Davis as global academic powerhouses capable of educating the next generation of technological innovators as well as the business-minded entrepreneurs needed to take products and services from the idea stage to market.

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