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Arlene Guzman works at Henrico County-based Radio Poder 1380 AM, but dreams of starting a food business. Photo by Shandell Taylor
Oct 28, 2021

Program aims to boost Latino entrepreneurship

Arlene Guzman had a small restaurant in Puerto Rico, but “I never felt like I had the training” to be an entrepreneur, she says through a bilingual interpreter. “This is why I sought this opportunity.” A mother of two and grandmother of two, the 52-year-old Richmond-area resident is in the inaugural class of Richmond’s Latino […]

Jun 15, 2020

Virus cases spike among Latino population in Richmond area

The Richmond region has seen a dramatic increase in the number of COVID-19 cases among Latinos because of workplace spread, health officials reported Friday. Although Hispanics make up only 6.5% of the population in the city of Richmond, they represent 30% of all virus cases and 30% of hospitalized patients there, said Richmond and Henrico […]

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