For five consecutive
years, UPS has been named among America’s Top Corporations for Women Business
Enterprises by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). In
2003, UPS spent more than US$187 million with women- and minority-owned firms.
UPS received the "Corporate Partner of the Year" Award from NAWBO
D/FW in 2003. In addition, NAWBO D/FW awarded UPS several "Above &
Beyond Awards" in the same year.
UPS will be the sole
sponsor of “The Texas Marketplace”, a unique exhibit area showcasing all three
Texas NAWBO chapters – Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, at the NAWBO National
Conference in Dallas from June 3-5, 2004.
The Texas Marketplace will be housed
in the UPS Pavilion in the NAWBO Exhibit area during the conference. In
addition, UPS will provide a staffed UPS Customer Shipping Center at the
conference. “UPS is proud to sponsor The Texas Marketplace at NAWBO’s National
Conference this summer in Dallas,” said Patricia Horonzy, UPS Southwest Region
Women’s Business Program Marketing Analyst. “The UPS Customer Shipping Center
will offer conference attendees the convenience of shipping their purchases,
collectibles and paperwork, acquired during their stay in Dallas, directly back
to their homes or offices.”
UPS will also sponsor
WBENC’s National Conference in New Orleans from June 22-24, 2004.
UPS’s Southwest
Region Women’s Business Program is a unique program designed at developing
strategic relationships and partnerships with local women business owners and
corporate leaders by offering transportation solutions that will assist in
their individual business growth, as well as being actively involved with
numerous women’s organizations and associations that represent women-owned businesses
in the local communities.
UPS is the world’s
largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services.
UPS offers an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of
goods, information and funds, including the core movement of packages and
documents internationally and domestically, with full-visibility tracking and
guaranteed service commitments for both commercial/residential air and ground
packages. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, UPS serves more than 200 countries and
territories worldwide.
For more information,
contact Patricia Horonzy, UPS at 972.360.2315 or phoronzy@ups.com.
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