Community Impact
AVANCE is over, but for the National Hispanic Construction Alliance the real work is just starting, with new partners, new chapters, and a Construction Village
More than 5,000 people gathered at AVANCE Global in Las Vegas. Decades of research on proximity, weak ties, and shared identity explain what that scale sets in motion.
A dentist’s son from Washington Heights, Gabriel Regus now helps decide which emerging technologies earn a place on the electric grid—and is building the pathways into tech he never inherited
Wells Fargo’s Executive Vice President of External Engagement brings three decades of access, representation, and financial literacy to AVANCE Global
Lumber treater and building products distributor joins Lowe’s for panel discussions and brings its enhanced solutions to more than 7,000 Latino industry leaders
This Labor Day, the Hispanic construction workforce deserves recognition—for its persistence through adversity and for the America it keeps building
As AVANCE Global brings 6,000 people to Las Vegas, the founder of Hispanic Executive reflects on a merger, a new media brand for U.S. Latinos, and the relationships that made it all possible
NAHREP CEO Gary Acosta on a bigger AVANCE Global, new tracks in women’s leadership and sports, and why his organization is moving into media
Latino history in Las Vegas starts long before the Strip: Mexican scouts, railroad workers, Cuban entrepreneurs, and immigrant hotel workers built the city.
NHCA at AVANCE Global arrives September 14–16 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where construction leaders will find sessions, capital access, and relationships
The New American Funding cofounder brings her Thrive and Lead mentorship program to AVANCE Global, with a roster of women she knows personally and a hard line against what she calls fluencers
After a decade at Ralph Lauren and a career in bespoke fashion, Arturo Castañeda-Contreras launches AC Workwear, a tribute to the blue-collar communities that raised him
The missing middle isn’t just housing—it’s builders. NHCA’s Build the Builder program is opening pathways for emerging contractors, tradespeople and developers
Who walks away from big law money to focus on combating homelessness? Edda Santiago.
Rafaela Monasterio continues to create a best-in-class compliance organization at Asset Living
Two centuries after Francis Scott Key searched for a flag through the smoke, Hispanics are still rising—and still believing in America’s promise
Publisher Pedro A. Guerrero on why Hispanic Executive is moving from elevating Latino leaders to also informing them
Thirteen years later, Tony Rico may still have the same title, but his HR leadership is one to admire and emulate
Berenice Tenorio on founding Nuestra Cocina, whose products are distributed through leading retailers across the US and internationally
Manny Ramirez, director of strategic sourcing at Smithfield Foods, on trading individual wins for people-first leadership shaped by his immigrant roots
Phyllis Barajas reflects on how the organization she founded made it through COVID-19 stronger than ever