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Weekly News Recap for 4/3/2012

Let’s take a look at the latest news in the world of supplier diversity.

  • NASA held a Women-Owned Small Business industry day at the Huntsville Museum of Art and the event was a rousing success. (via AL.com)
  • The Minneapolis Star Tribune conducted an interview with George Jacobson, the director of the new MBDA Business Center in the city. (via Star Tribune)
  • Alvin Boutte, Sr., co-founder of the nation’s largest black-owned banks and impressive innovator, has died at the age of 82. (via The Chicago Sun-Times)
  • Great success story on a minority-owned printing company formed from a unique partnership in the Cincinnati area. (via Cincinnati.com)

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