Company joins American Airlines, Comcast / NBCUniversal, CVS Health, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Lockheed Martin, New Editions Consulting, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, and WellPoint to support launch of online tool to measure businesses’ inclusion of people with disabilities Washington, DC (November 4, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with […]

By Jessica Rafuse, Starbucks Manager EO Initiatives A Peaberry is an agricultural defect in a coffee cherry. In 5 to 10 percent of all coffee cherries, only one, more rounded bean develops, rather than two beans side-by-side. The Peaberry was historically discarded by some coffee roasters. The Peaberry was even viewed as damaged, flawed and […]

WASHINGTON, DC (October 22, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) is pleased to announce the appointment of Apoorva N. Gandhi, Vice President, Multicultural Affairs, Marriott International, Inc., to their Board of Directors. [DOC | PDF]

Company joins American Airlines, Comcast / NBCUniversal, CVS Health, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, New Editions Consulting, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, and WellPoint to support launch of online tool to measure businesses’ inclusion of people with disabilities Washington, DC (October 21, 2014) – Today, the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities […]

American businesses large and small signed onto a USBLN® letter in support of the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) which is an international disability treaty that was inspired by U.S. leadership in recognizing the rights of people with disabilities. The CRPD is a vital framework for creating legislation […]

Washington, DC (October 7, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are excited to announce the launch of the first annual Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM). Created by leaders in the business and disability communities, the DEI is an online benchmarking tool that offers businesses the […]

Washington, DC (October 7, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are excited to announce the launch of the first annual Disability Equality IndexSM (DEISM). Created by leaders in the business and disability communities, the DEI is an online benchmarking tool that offers businesses the […]

WASHINGTON, DC (October 2, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) announced the winners of its 2014 Annual Leadership Awards, which were presented to the recipients on October 1st at the Leadership Awards Dinner during the 2014 USBLN 17th Annual National Conference & Biz2Biz Expo held in Orlando, Florida. [DOC | PDF]

WASHINGTON, DC (October 2, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) 17th Annual National Conference & Biz2Biz Expo held in Orlando, Florida at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld hotel on September 29-October 2 was a resounding success with record breaking attendance of over 600 with nearly half as first time conference attendees. [DOC | PDF]

WASHINGTON, DC (October 1, 2014) – The US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) 17th Annual National Conference & Biz2Biz Expo held in Orlando, Florida has sold out with record breaking attendance of over 600 corporate, government, disability-owned businesses and BLN affiliates with nearly half as first time conference attendees. [DOC | PDF]