Washington Business Journal Presents Its First Annual Minority Business Leaders Awards Program

ARLINGTON, Va., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Business Journal, along with sponsors FedEx, Holland & Knight, and the National Harbor, will celebrate its first annual Minority Business Leaders Awards program, on Friday, April 11, 2008 at the brand new Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. Registration begins at 11:30 AM with a luncheon and awards program to follow. Registration information is available at: http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/event/3918.

The Minority Business Leaders awards honor the Washington area's top minority business leaders and owners who exhibited outstanding performance for their companies within the last 12-18 months.

           WHAT:  First Annual Minority Business Leaders Awards

           WHEN:  Friday, April 11, 2008
                  11:30 AM -- 2:00 PM

           WHERE: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
                  201 Waterfront Street
                  National Harbor, MD 20745

The finalists will be profiled in a special supplement of the April 18 edition of the Washington Business Journal.

Questions concerning the event can be directed to Lauren Perusse at 703-258-0889 or lperusse@bizjournals.com.

The Washington Business Journal is owned and operated by American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. American City Business Journals also includes Bizjournals, the new media division, which operates the Web sites for each of the company's 41 print business journals. The Washington Business Journal has been Greater Washington's leading source of business news and information for more than 20 years, providing over 150,000 business executives with comprehensive news on local people and their companies, as well as industry trends, tips and strategies and award-winning critical analysis. For more information, please visit http://washington.bizjournals.com.