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 Photo Credit:  JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES   JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES By the end, it had become a matter of margins. Would Mitt Romney defeat Newt Gingrich in Florida’s Republican primary? Or would Romney obliterate his opponent, reestablishing himself as the race’s undisputed frontrunner? It didn’t take long to find out. Even before the polls closed, it was clear Romney had reduced Gingrich to a thin, bitter pile of moon dust.  Romney won the Florida primary on Tuesday, commanding 47% of the vote, a solid victory in the massive, diverse swing state. Gingrich took second with 32%, followed by Rick Santorum at 13% and Ron Paul, who did not campaign there, at 7%. The victory awarded Romney the biggest prize of the primary season to date, 50 winner-take-all delegates to the August nominating convention in Tampa and an unmistakable show of strength in one of the nation’s most important general-election bellwethers. The former Massachusetts governor exploited early and absentee voti

Local minority-owned businesses finding success but facing long road ahead Source:  Memphis Daily News -  By Aisling Maki After retiring from her nearly 30-year career at FedEx, African-American business executive Edith Kelly-Green embarked on an entrepreneurial venture when she bought 11 Lenny’s Sub Shop locations. Three decades of working for a Fortune 500 corporation paved the way for her new enterprise as a franchisee. “I got some of the best training in how to lead a business from the people who were there,” Kelly-Green said. “The things I learned about how you deal with people, how you provide service and how you manage profits – those things work whether it’s a large billion-dollar company or a much smaller organization.” Kelly-Green’s locale at Memphis International Airport is Lenny’s top-performing store, and along with  Jim Neely ’s Interstate BBQ – another black-owned business – it’s the top-performing concession at the airport. Richard White

Southport, CT , January 24, 2012 /DiversityBusiness.com/ the nation’s’ leading multicultural business website, today announced the honorees for its “Champions of Diversity Award” for 2012. This distinguished group of individuals are recognized for their outstanding achievements in various diversity initiatives within their companies and communities.  The “Champions of Diversity Award” represent individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to solutions in diversity issues on a regional and national level. The honorees have made a significant impact on diversity issues in employment, procurement, housing and education. These “soft” sell champions have not waved a diversity flag but have quietly made a difference in the lives of people by positively impacting their lives, and improving the economic conditions for their families and communities. Some of the remarkable leaders joining this year’s list include Terry Lundgren, President & CEO of Macy’s, Floyd Pitts, S.V.P. &

The Tornado Project Texas Severe Storms Association Homepage (TESSA) Tornadoes are frightening realities. We can't prevent them or even predict where or when they will strike. Many of us aren't sure what we should do during a tornado. Some people aren't even clear about the difference between a tornado " WATCH " and a tornado " WARNING ." Your home may not have a basement, or you may not even be at home when the weather turns severe. In fact, your family may be scattered in several locations. Even if you are at home, you can't always rely on weather reports to warn you of an approaching tornado, because conditions change so quickly. Tornadoes can occur without warning, or you may be out of range of emergency sirens. That's why it's important to be alert to changing weather, using broadcast information along with your own senses and experience to know when to take cover. You and your family must make a family emergency kit so you