WASHINGTON, DC (February 4, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) announced its 2014 Board of Directors and Board Officers. New representation on the USBLN® Board of Directors includes Preety Kumar, CEO, Deque Systems, Inc.; Gloria Pualani, Corporate Director, Socio-Economic Business Programs/Government Relations, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Carolynn Brooks, Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, […]

WASHINGTON, DC (January 23, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) is pleased to announce Joyce Bender, founder and CEO of Bender Consulting Services, has stepped forward to assume the leadership role of Chair of the DOBE® Host Committee for the 2014 USBLN® National Conference & Biz2Biz Expo (Bender Consulting Services is a certified […]

Organizations to Promote Inclusion through Groundbreaking PBATS Program WASHINGTON, DC (January 21, 2014) – The Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) and The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) announced today that they will be partnering in an effort to promote disability employment. The USBLN® will be joining with PBATS in their groundbreaking “Ability Transcends Challenges” […]

WASHINGTON, DC (December 3, 2013) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) joins the global community in celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In the spirit of this year’s theme, “Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all”, the USBLN® joins with the U.S. International Council on Disabilities […]

WASHINGTON, DC (November 11, 2013) – On November 11th the country honors its veterans who have given so much for this nation. The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) joins with its members, partners and supporters on Monday, November 11, 2013 in renewing their commitment to full community inclusion for veterans with disabilities by advancing employment […]

Level the playing field for U.S. businesses, which currently compete with foreign counterparts who do not have to adhere to high standards when it comes to accommodation and accessibility for individuals with disabilities WASHINGTON, DC (October 28, 2013) – In support of opportunities for people with disabilities around the world, the US Business Leadership Network® […]

WASHINGTON, DC (October 4, 2013) – The 16th Annual US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) Annual Conference & Expo held in Los Angeles, CA on September 30-October 3 was a resounding success. The event attracted over 500 corporate, government, disability-owned businesses and BLN affiliates attending the conference at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott hotel. The organization […]

WASHINGTON, DC (October 3, 2013) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) today announced the winners of its 2013 Annual Leadership Awards, which were presented to the recipients on October 2 at the Leadership Awards Dinner during the 2013 USBLN® 16th Annual Conference & Expo held in Los Angeles, California. [DOC | PDF]

Focus is on preparing youth with disabilities for the workforce at annual US Business Leadership Network Conference WASHINGTON, DC (October 1, 2013) – Mr. Richard Marriott, Chairman of the Board of Host Hotels and Resorts and President and Trustee of the Marriott Foundation, and Mr. Mike Corbo, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mitsubishi […]

WASHINGTON, DC (October 1, 2013) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) have issued a call for Fortune 1000 companies to participate in the pilot phase of the Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM). The DEISM is a national, transparent benchmarking tool that will offer major employers the […]