When President Obama popped into Puerto Rico to hustle votes, he made sure to name drop "arroz con gandules."

A Hispanic-flavored Walmart that will open in the city of Socorro soon is being welcomed with an abrazo by some residents while others see the danger in that embrace.

The new law goes into effect on July 1, and business owners in the Buford Highway shopping complex say they don't know what to make of it.

Octavio Diaz, owner of Agave Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar in Healdsburg, offers food that's very close to his heart, whether it’s his tequila-cilantro vinaigrette, his mother's Oaxacan mole or the giant shrimp he marinates in Centinela tequila.

Amigos United supermarkets will host a health fair this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Amarillo, Lubbock and Plainview store locations will have a registered dietitian on hand to provide body mass index assessments and educate guests on the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System, a nutritional grading scale used at the store.

Expense control and better inventory management have improved results for Stein Mart Inc. over the past two years. That's put the Jacksonville-based fashion retailer in position to continue growing earnings as it grows sales, President and CEO David Stovall told shareholders at Tuesday's annual meeting. One way to increase sales is by reaching new customers, including a new campaign to target Hispanic shoppers with Spanish-language advertising, Stovall said.Stein Mart, which operates 261 stores in 29 states, has started its Hispanic marketing at 15 stores in eight markets, including the Miami area, Dallas, Houston and Phoenix.

Join the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), Fortune 500 companies, Hispanic Business Enterprises (HBEs) and local Hispanic Chambers of Commerce from across the country on September 18-21, 2011 in Miami where Hispanic business is hot. The USHCC will host its 32nd Annual National Convention & Business Expo at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.