 HISPANIC YELLOW PAGES NETWORK AND THE TAMPA BAY HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WORKING FOR A “COMMON GOAL” Tampa, FL (April 2, 2007) – HYP Network’s Directorio en Español and the Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (TBHCC) have joined forces to work for a common goal: helping local businesses promote their products and services to the growing Hispanic market while providing Spanish speaking consumers with the best resource to get important information about those businesses. The partnership started last January when TBHCC became a sponsor of Tampa’s Arte de America Hispana. This art competition promotes and celebrates the rich and diverse Hispanic Heritage throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Local artists and art students 18 years and older, compete for a $3,000 grand prize by submitting original work that is the artist's interpretation of Hispanic Heritage in the city. HYP Network conducts and annual Arte de America Hispana art contest in each of the markets where HYP Network has presence (for details visit http://www.hypnetwork.com/en/art/). In addition, HYP Network’s Directorio en Español Tampa 19th edition includes a new section dedicated to TBHCC with pertinent information like a list of events, a membership list, application forms and more. Consumers and businesses can find TBHCC members easily inside of the leading Spanish yellow pages directory serving the Tampa Bay community for over 19 years. HYP Network becomes the TBHCC official directory and will be promoted in TBHCC’s collateral material, the organization’s newsletter and at the chamber’s multiple events and activities. The new directory will be launched on April 19th at a special event hosted by HYP Network, TBHCC and with the support of Arte de America Hispana other title sponsors Univision and Telefutura, La Mega and la Ley, State Farm Insurance, The Tampa Tribune, and Centro, Mi Diario. During the event, the top 3 artists will be recognized and receive cash prizes as the new edition of Directorio en Español Tampa with the winning artwork on its cover will be unveiled. “We are excited about the partnership and know it is going to bring even more value to the Hispanic businesses in the Tampa Bay area”, asserted Steve Slade Regional Florida Sales Director for HYP Network LLC. About HYP Network (www.hypnetwork.com) HYP Network is the leading independent publisher of Spanish language yellow page directories in the United States. The Company presently publishes directories in Atlanta and North Georgia, GA, Tampa, Orlando, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Sarasota/Ft. Myers, FL, Chicago, IL, New York city/Westchester, NY, Dallas and Houston, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. The Company is majority owned by ABRY Partners of Boston, MA. Local Contact: Steve Slade HYP Network Marketing: Luisa Gaviria About ABRY Partners ABRY Partners, based in Boston, MA, is one of the oldest and largest private equity funds in North America investing exclusively in media, entertainment and communications companies. ABRY has $3.0 billion of capital under management and since 1989 has completed over $16.0 billion of leveraged acquisitions and other media sector private equity transactions. |
