Number of Hispanic owned businesses doubles

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce released its fifth annual edition of the DATOS Tucson report on Oct. 6. According to a release, the report provides an overview of the state of the Hispanic market in southern Arizona, as well as statewide and nationally.

"Tucson and southern Arizona are vital to Arizona's overall economic prosperity, especially as it relates to our fast-growing partnership with Mexico," said Gonzalo A. de la Melena, Jr., President and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. "We're proud to deliver the message that Arizona's future is inextricably linked to the economic health of its exploding Hispanic population."

The release states the number of Hispanic-owned business have doubled statewide 2007, while the number of Latina-owned businesses has tripled.

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