Miami, FL - The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce (MDCC) hosted its Annual Symposium & Business Leaders Luncheon on Friday, March 29 at Hyatt Regency Miami, located in downtown Miami. Each year, the Miami Dade Chamber’s executive leadership chooses a theme that directly impacts its constituents, building a power panel around it. It’s no secret that the economic landscape is changing in Miami. One of the most important elements of this landscape is the workforce.

RADNOR, Pa. - Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) announced today that Allison Green, senior vice president, chief diversity officer and head of employee engagement, was included in Black Enterprise magazine’s list of Most Powerful Women in Corporate Diversity.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kevin Hendrickson, Managing Director of The Courtleigh Hotel Group, has been honored as the 2019 recipient of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Chancellor’s Award of Excellence in Business Leadership. The distinction was awarded at the 22nd Annual AFUWI Legacy Awards Gala, held recently in New York City.

MIAMI —The Small Business Development (SBD) Division of Miami-Dade County’s Internal Services Department is responsible for enforcement of the County’s small business, wage and workforce requirements. Pursuant to the Responsible Wages and Benefits and Living Wages ordinances, contractors must pay employees on covered contracts a minimum wage prescribed by the County. In 2018, SBD conducted investigations that found 88 employers in violation of the County’s wage requirements. Contractor’s were required to pay $1,245,540 in back wages to 957 underpaid employees on County service and construction contracts and $391,615 in penalties.

(Miramar, FL--) The City of Miramar Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne hosted a Women’s Empowerment Luncheon on Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Miramar Cultural Center (MCC) | ArtsPark Banquet Hall, located at 2400 Civic Center Place. The event was a ticketed event which was open to employees and the general public. More than 200 women (and a few men) joined Vice Mayor Colbourne in celebration of Women’s History Month. The event provided an opportunity to network, recognize prominent community leaders and hear inspiring speeches from guest speakers. 

(Black PR Wire) Miami, Fla. -- Do you have a passion for fashion? Women Grow Strong and Black PR Wire encourage you to stay in style during Women’s History Month and all year round!  The organizations are partnering up with Christie Grays, the Commander-In-Chic of I Am Chic, to hold a fashion forward webinar on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 from 2:00 – 3:30 PM (ET).  The webinar is entitled “Be CHIC on Purpose: Style Tips and Spring Trends” and will be presented by Grays.

The accomplishments of a Caribbean American commercial airline pilot has lifted her into the spotlight and is inspiring others to pursue a career in the skies.

NEW YORK – Haitian American Dweynie Esther Paul is a Kings County (Brooklyn) Civil Court judge currently presiding in Queens County Family Court in New York.

Nineteen years ago, Jamaican-born sisters Cherry Marshall and Melony Gregory took a leap of faith. 

Last week, over 500 members, supporters, and sponsors of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando packed the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel with an amazing show of pride and partnership. The Chairmen of the board Paul Roldan stated,” Success is normal and it will be expected in the country, and in this community.”

TORONTO, Canada  - One Caribbean Television, the 24/7 television channel with original and informative programming about the Caribbean and its people, is now available to Bell Fibe TV subscribers on Channel 2481 in Canada.