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Bell South named in the top
20 best companies for Asians,
Blacks and Hispanics
ATLANTA
&I’tu%fi magazine has ranked
South (NYSE:BLS) 20*in the
nation in its annual survey of the
50 Best Companies for Asians,
Blacks and Hispanics. Fortune
also recognized Bell South’s lead
ership in requiring quarterly re
ports from prime contractors de
noting their record of hiring mi
norities and women as subcon
tractors.
“To be successful in this rapidly
changing, competitive industry,
Bell South believes that diversity
of thought, diversity of creativity
and diversity of workforce creates
a richer environment that posi
tions us to produce better solu
tions for our customers,” said
Duane Ackerman, chairman and
CEO Bell South Corporation. “We
are pleased for the recognition of
our progress toward where we’d
like to be. Every 11 seconds
Bell South gains a new customer
in an SBOOB global industry. Pro
moting diversity is essential to
S;)]ur success. We can’t afford to
shave less than the best collective
{talent of employees together to
serve our customers.”
" The basis for selection of the
irecipients was a survey to the
Fortune 1000 and 200 of the larg
ést privately held companies.
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Together with the Council on Eco
nomic Priorities (CEP), a non
profit research firm, rankings
were determined. Reviewed were
areas of diversity representation
on total workforce, the board of
directors, corporate officers and
the 25 highest paid employees,
and hiring practices in the past
year.
Bell South has previously been
recognized for its progress toward
its overall diversity efforts. Last
year, Bell South ranked top among
its peersin diversity efforts when
the NAACP graded 16 telecom
munications companies and an
nounced its Telecommunications
Report Card. Earlier this year,
Bell South received the Minority
Corporate Counsel Association
(MCCA) award recognizing inno
vative programs to increase di
versity in the legal profession.
About Bell South
Bell South is a $23 billion com
munications services company. It
provides telecommunications,
wireless communications, cable
and digital TV, directory advertis
ing and publishing, and Internet
and data services to nearly 34
million customersin 19 countries
worldwide. For more information
about Bell South, visit the web
page at http:/www.bellsouth.com.
ACVB introduces new
ATLANTA
The Atlanta Convention and
Visitors Bureau(ACVß)introduces
the new 1999 Atlanta Heritage
visitors guide, one of the nation’s
premier African-American visitors
guides. The ninth edition of At
lanta Heritage offers 50 pages of
city events, cultural happenings,
shopping and plenty of places to
eat.
The 1999 Atlanta Heritage fea
tures Atlanta’s thriving musicin
dustry. The city of Atlanta has
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States — urban contemporary.
With performing artists like
Monica and Usher who call At
lantahome, the start-up of LaFace
Records and So So Def Records
and several musical celebrity res
taurants recently opened, it is
clear to see how the city’s economy
has blossomed as a result of this
thriving entertainment business.
The music industry is just one of
the details in Atlanta Heritage
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First published in 1992, Atlanta
Heritage is one of the ACVB’s
most popular publications and was
awarded “Best Single Issue”in the
special interest category by the
Magazine Association of Georgia.
Itisavailable by calling I.BOO.AT
LANTA, the ACVB’s interactive
visitor information number.
The publication isdistributed at
major city events and is available
at ACVB visitor centers at
Hartsfield Atlanta International
Airport, Lenox Square, the Geor-
AUGUSTA FOCUS JULY 15, 1999
gia World Congress Center and
Underground Atlanta. Atlanta
heritageinformationis also avail
ableby visiting www.atlanta.com.
Established in 1913, the ACVB
is a private, non-profit organiza
tion created exclusively to mar
ket metro Atlanta and Georgia ab
the premier conventions, meet
ings and leisure destinationin the
regional, national and interna
tional marketplace,and favorably
impact the Atlanta economy
through conventions and tourisni.
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