The Boston Globe and The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Work to Deliver Boston's Best Jobs For Diverse Professionals

Business Wire, June 1, 2007

Diversity Career Fair to be Held in Boston's Historic Fenway Park on June 5, 2007

BOSTON -- With a large number of baby boomers approaching retirement and an impending workforce shortage, local employers are facing the challenge of diversifying their workforce in order to continue to grow. To address this issue, The Boston Globe and the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts are joining forces to host a Professional Diversity Career Fair at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. With more than half of Boston residents identifying themselves as part of a diverse population, this fair is designed to benefit both businesses looking to grow a diverse workforce and area professionals from different races, abilities, ages and walks of life.

The Professional Diversity Career Fair is the perfect vehicle for diverse candidates looking for a new opportunity. The event will bring together the region's top employers who are looking to hire. Companies that will be recruiting include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Bright Horizons, Eastern Bank, Poland Spring, The Boston Red Sox and the University of Massachusetts, among many others. The fair will be open from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

To maximize attendance, The Boston Globe has collaborated with the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, one of the region's leading organizations working toward helping diverse individuals advance in their industries.

"The Urban League is committed to helping diverse individuals attain leadership roles in the region's leading businesses," said Darnell Williams, CEO of the Urban League. "Boston is a multi-cultural city, and we will continue to offer a wide range of resources to help retain diverse individuals in the workplace and community."

"Because of Boston's changing demographics, many of Boston's local businesses and organizations need to diversify their workforce to remain competitive," said Jason Kissell, executive director of classified advertising for The Boston Globe. "Events such as the Professional Diversity Career Fair are essential to the short and long term growth strategies of these companies and to the Boston economy."

For more information on the Professional Diversity Career Fair, please visit www.boston.com/jobs/diversityfair.> About The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe is wholly owned by The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2006 revenues of $3.3 billion, including The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 30 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

About the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts is an interracial, non-profit, community-based organization, which provides programs of service and advocacy in the areas of education, career/personal development and employment for African Americans and other residents of color. The League's focus is on poor and low income urban areas of Greater Boston and the surrounding communities. Through direct service and broad-based advocacy programs, the Urban League strives to secure equal opportunity in all sectors of our society.

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