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<H3>Top 500 Women Owned Business in the United States Announced</H3>
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<p><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-family:=
Verdana; color:black'>
SOUTHPORT, CT, November 1,2004 /<b>DiversityBusiness.com</b>/ -- Diversi=
tyBusiness.com, the nation=92s=92 leading multicultural B2B online portal,
today announced the Div500, the 5<sup>th</sup> annual listing of the nat=
ion=92s
top 500 Women owned businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $5 million =
to over
$1 billion, the companies listed on the Div500 represent the nation=92s =
top
earners and challenge the long-held notion that Women-owned businesses a=
re
small or insignificant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>At t=
he top of
2004=92s Div500 are </span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:V=
erdana'>Omega
World Travel<span style=3D'color:black'>, headquartered in </span><st1:C=
ity
w:st=3D"on">Fairfax</st1:City><span style=3D'color:black'>, <st1:State w=
:st=3D"on">VA</st1:State>,
with $1.1 billion in 2003 revenues, </span>Travel Solutions, Inc<span
style=3D'color:black'>, based in </span><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Westervill=
e</st1:City><span
style=3D'color:black'>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></span>, wi=
th 700 million
in 2003 revenues, <span style=3D'color:black'>and </span>AVI FOODSYSTEMS=
, Inc.<span
style=3D'color:black'>, headquartered in </span><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><=
st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Warren</st1:City><span style=3D'color:black'>, <st1:State w=
:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></span></st1:place><span
style=3D'color:black'>, with $400 million in 2003 revenues. The top comp=
anies
will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com=92=
s 5th
Annual Multicultural Business Conference, taking place March 30 =96 Apri=
l 1, 2005
at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=
=3D"on">Mashantucket</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st=3D"on">Connecticut</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p><=
/span></span></p>
<p><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-family:=
Verdana;
color:black'>=93Diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion=
in sales
to the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:=
country-region></st1:place>
economy,=94 said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates
International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 </span>=93It is no longer just =93the rig=
ht thing=94 to do
business with diversity suppliers. Because of recent economic and demogr=
aphic
trends and changes, major corporations are realizing that having a diver=
se
supplier list positively impacts their business.=94<o:p></o:p></span></p=
>
<p><b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-fami=
ly:Verdana;
color:black'>The Div500</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bi=
di-font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <br>
The Div500 is a classification that represents the top 500 Women owned
businesses in the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"=
>U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professio=
nal
services. Major corporations, government agencies and college/universiti=
es
throughout the country that do business with multicultural and women-own=
ed
businesses use the list The Div500 is produced annually by
DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet p=
ortal
that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and serv=
ice
businesses. <br>
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=93The Div500 companies are the heroes of diversity-owned business in <s=
t1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">America</st1:country-region>=
</st1:place>,=94
said Kenton Clarke. These are the women that have conquered the hurdles =
and
made the sacrifices, building and strengthening their communities, provi=
ding
jobs and helping to keep the fabric of the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"o=
n"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> economy together.=94 =
<br>
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For the complete list of winning companies, please visit:<br>
</span><span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color=
:black'><a
href=3D"http://www.diversitybusiness.com/">www.DiversityBusiness.com</a>=
</span><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>=A0 </span><br>
<br style=3D'mso-special-character:line-break'>
<![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style=3D'mso-special-character:line-=
break'>
<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-fami=
ly:Verdana;
color:black'>About DiversityBusiness.com <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-family:=
Verdana;
color:black'>Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness.com with over 26,000 me=
mbers
is the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses throughout the=
United
States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, govern=
ment
agencies and colleges and universities. The site has gained national
recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design.</spa=
n><span
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>It is a membership-based exchange platform that facilitates=
contacts and communication, streamlines business processes and provides =
vital
business news and information. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Comp=
uter
Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. F=
ounded
in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke; CCAii is the one of the country=92s most s=
uccessful
African-American owned computer-consulting and diversity specialist firm=
s.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-fami=
ly:Verdana;
color:black'>Press Contact:<br>
</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font=
-family:
Verdana;color:black'><a href=3D"http://www.div2000.com/DivInfo/Contact/"=
>Odetta
Rogers</a><br>
Director of Communications<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.diversitybusiness.com/">DiversityBusiness.com</a>=
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;font-fam=
ily:Verdana;
color:black'>Source: </span></b><span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:7.5pt;=
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>DiversityBusiness.com</span></p>
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<BR><BR><font size=3D"1" face=3D"Verdana,Arial, Helvetica"><STRONG> =
Source: BUSINESS WIRE</STRONG></font></P>
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