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Flowers Comm handles first diversity summit for Major League Baseball
(July 20, 2012) Chicago-based Flowers Communications Group is managing national communications and community stakeholder outreach for the first Major League Baseball's first-of-its-kind Diversity Business Summit which takes place this week, July 24 in Chicago. The summit will connect job seekers and entrepreneurs with MLB Human Resource, Procurement and other executives throughout the industry. All 30 MLB teams from around the country will be onsite to provide opportunities for prospects interested in being suppliers or pursuing a career in baseball. The daylong event will take place at Chicago's Hyatt Regency McCormick Place and include networking, one-on-one matchmaker sessions and a reception at US Cellular field, followed by a Chicago White Sox game. "The diversity of Major League Baseball is important to Commissioner Selig on-field as well as throughout our entire business," said Wendy Lewis, Senior Vice President, Diversity & Strategic Alliances. "We are looking forward to welcoming the many talented students, professionals and business owners who will participate in this groundbreaking event." Interested participants can find more information and register to attend the event at www.MLB.com/diversitysummit. Flowers Communications Group is a national, multicultural communications company based in Chicago. Founded in 1991 by D. Michelle Flowers Welch, its mission is to provide quality public relations, social media and integrated marketing services that reach and respect ethnic audiences and align with client partners' business objectives. Flowers' current clients and partners include American Honda Motor Co., The Arthur Agency, Fleishman Hillard, Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Office of Tourism, Major League Baseball, McDonald's, MillerCoors, Sears Holdings Corp., (Kmart and Sears), and Wells Fargo. Flowers Communications Group is part of IPREX global communication. Go to Target Market News homepage RECENT STORIES Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 25 - July 1 BET Awards easily take No.1 cable show, VH1 remains week's top cable network Black TV Ratings for Week of June 25 - July 1 'America's Got Talent,' Olympic trials give NBC a win with black viewers E. Morris Communications creates winning debut campaign for juice drink line Africa Channel signs sponsorship deal to compete in 2013 NASCAR racing season Black journalists honor NorthStar publisher as 'Entrepreneur of the Year' Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 18 - 24 VH1 wins the week's trifecta on the Top 25 cable favorites in black households Black TV Ratings for Week of June 18 - 24 Black viewers were 35 percent of the total audience for NBA championship game Africa Channel signs sponsorship deal to compete in 2013 NASCAR racing season ASPiRE will launch with series, 'ABFF Independent' featuring Black filmmakers BET leads coalition of Black media, ad agencies in effort to increase ad dollars Click here for more recent news stories and our news archive Return to top of page |
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