Jorge Riopedre

Welcome to the new (and permanent!) Twitter feed for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Microsoft will provide its new operating system (Windows 7) and Office Suite for all the computers at the Chamber's Tech Center.

Highly Empowered Women Conference, September 25-26. Dr. Sharon Hadary delivers the keynote. Info & registration at www.HerStartup.com

National Black MBA Assoc. Minority Professional Career Fair, Oct. 14th 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Crown Plaza Downtown, 2001 N. 4th Street.

OPIC workshop for investing overseas for MBE/WBE businesses, 10/22 at Union Station Marriott. 3 free registrations available; 314-709-0767.

Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival at Soldiers Memorial (Chestnut & 13th Street ), September 11-13. http://bit.ly/9EAU2

Belas Artes Latino Art Festival, with “Latinicidad” workshop on 11/24, an overview of Latino contributions to the US. http://bit.ly/Q4Xok

Ruth's Chris Steak House donates a gift basket and certificate for our 3rd annual golf tournament at Forest Park. Register at 314-516-4220.

At-risk kids ages 15 to 17 will work for your business, Employment Connections will pay and help supervise them. Call 314.333.5622

The Hispanic Chamber fully supports Linda Martinez at the Dept. of Economic Development and calls on Gov. Nixon to do the same.

We find it incredible that Linda Martinez should be fired (that's what it was) after 8 months on the job.

Bilingual job openings in Edwardsville, IL. For more information, call 618-655-1212 or email rclothier@extrahelpinc.com.

Hispanic Chamber statement on the firing of Linda Martinez: http://hccstl.wordpress.com

Met today with Gustavo Martino of the Argentinian Consulate in Chicago. His message: Argentina is ready to do business w/Missouri companies.

St. Louis County Econ Council's Business Finance Division seeks qualified candidate to fill its loan packager position. finance@slcec.com