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High energy: Gaurdie Banister joins Aera as president and CEO 

GAURDIE E. BANISTER JR. HAS BEEN APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AERA ENERGY L.L.C. in Bakersfield, California. becoming one of the first African...

Turning "green" into green: an environmentally friendly job market may offer opportunities to black workers 

SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS SUCH AS RISING FUEL PRICES AND limited landfill space are creating a new "green" economy, a burgeoning market that could...

The market for men's health nutrients; Men are taking control of their own health, revealing several dietary supplement and functional food opportunities 

Many men have become serious shoppers, particularly when it comes to personal care products. And that interest in looking good is crossing over...

Broadband Expansion Aids New Business Development 

New opportunities for broadband abound not just in the state's residential market, but in its small- and medium-sized business (SMB) space. Tapping...

Growing The Small- and Mid-Sized Business? New Telecom Products Can Help 

Former football pro closes doors of car dealership: Lincoln-Mercury dealership of Aeneas Williams Automotive Group underperforming 

IN EARLY DECEMBER, THE AENEAS Williams Dealerships (No. 60 on the RE AUTO DEALER 100 list with $41.1 million in sales) unexpectedly closed the...

Growing The Small- and Mid-Sized Business? New Telecom Products Can Help 

Last March, Franklin Machine Products, Lumberton, a global distributor of restaurant equipment and parts, realized it needed help with keeping on...

CEO tapped for Perrier, Poland springs: John J. Harris takes the helm of Nestle Waters 

JOHN J. HARRIS IS HOPING TO INCREASE NESTLE'S share of the multibillion-dollar bottled water industry. The former CEO of Nestle Purina Europe was...

Black on black business: Moorehead buys Hank Aaron's Toyota Dealership 

IN A BE 100s DEAL, BMW/MINI OF STERLING, VIRGINIA (No. 20 on the BE AUTO DEALER 100 list with $122.3 million in sales) acquired Hank Aaron Toyota...

McIntosh family sells car dealership: charges that Chrysler's "cut and run" strategy leaves dealers vulnerable 

AFTER 12 YEARS IN AUTOMOTIVE sales, the McIntosh family--well known in Seattle's metro area--recently sold Kirkland Chrysler Jeep Inc. (No. 84 on...