Comcast Honored as Top 10 Company for Its Work with Veteran-Owned Businesses
For the sixth consecutive year, Comcast Corporation, (Nasdaq: CMCSA,
CMCSK), one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment,
information and communications products and services, has been honored
as one of the top 10 U.S. corporations for doing business with companies
owned by military veterans. The National Veteran-Owned Business
Association (NaVOBA) recognizes large corporations that most
successfully engage the nations three million veteran-owned businesses
as suppliers.
The Top 10 corporations that earn a spot on this exclusive list are the
best in the U.S. at recognizing how well the military prepares business
leaders through teaching leadership, teamwork, resolve, integrity and
ingenuity, said NaVOBA President Chris Hale. In a tough economy
corporate America is eager to partner with business leaders who embody
those intangibles along with exemplary skills and dedication. Were
delighted to highlight and honor them.
In addition to including veteran-owned businesses in their supplier
diversity initiatives, Comcast and NBCUniversal have been standing up
for veterans for years, including them in their hiring practices and
community investments, honoring them in their programming and valuing
them as consultants and advisors. The two companies spent a combined $60
million with veteran-owned businesses in 2011 and have trained countless
VOBs on how to do business with both companies over the past few years.
We are once again proud to be recognized for our commitment to create
opportunities for the veterans who have sacrificed so much for our
country, said Peter Kiriacoulacos, Chief Procurement Officer, Comcast
and NBCUniversal. Our supplier diversity program is focused on creating
equal access for all potential vendors. And in the case of veterans and
their businesses, we believe it is our duty to help them be successful
in civilian life. Both Comcast and NBCUniversal remain committed to that
goal.
Last Month Comcast and NBCUniversal pledged to hire 1,000 U.S. veterans
over the next three years as part of NBC News Hiring Our Heroes
initiative, in which the network has partnered with United States
Chamber of Commerce to help get veterans back to work. The announcement
by Comcast CEO Brian Roberts coincided with a nationwide hiring fair,
Hiring Our Heroes Today, that connected thousands of veterans and
military family members with more than 100 prospective employers in
person and online. Other veterans initiatives at Comcast and
NBCUniversal include:
Other Top 10 companies featured in this months issue of NaVOBAs
Vetrepreneur magazine include Booz Allen Hamilton; DynCorp
International; Johnson & Johnson; Life Technologies; Lockheed Martin;
Mack Trucks, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Rockwell
Collins, Inc.; and SAIC. The full list can be accessed here: http://www.navoba.com
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com)
is one of the worlds leading media, entertainment and communications
companies. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable
systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and
distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global
audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s
largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential
and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of
NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable
networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television
station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture
company and theme parks.
About The National Veteran Owned Business Association (NaVOBA)
NaVOBA unites the nations 3 million businesses owned by military
veterans by providing a single voice to advocate for important issues.
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