Cadillac Press Releases

BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE), along with General Motors (GM), announced today that GM, the world's largest automotive manufacturer, will return to host the 2007 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo for the fourth consecutive year.

This year's conference, themed Business is Changing ... and so Are We, will take place May 9-12 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. As the nation's foremost African American event for business information and networking, the Entrepreneurs Conference consistently attracts more than 1,500 of the nation's most prominent business leaders.

"Since its inception, the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference has brought together the nation's most influential corporate executives and black business owners for one purpose -- to make deals," says Michael A. Graves, Black Enterprise Executive VP/Corporate Sales. "In order to ensure the perfect backdrop for this year's event, BE is taking the conference to Walt Disn...

For the second straight year, Porsche earned the top score as the most prestigious luxury automobile brand in the 2007 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) survey from the independent New York-based Luxury Institute. Mercedes and Lexus tied for second place; BMW was rated third.

What wealthy consumers familiar with the brand had to say about Porsche: "We enhanced our impartial surveys by asking for candid consumer comments as to why they would, or, would not, recommend luxury auto brands to people they care about most," said Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute. "Wealthy consumers tell us that Porsche stays true to its core values and to their enthusiasts. While consumers have had to endure bouts of schizophrenia and identity crises from some of their beloved luxury auto brands, Porsche remains, according to wealthy consumers familiar with the brand, an automobile that never loses its way on the luxury highway, even at high speeds."

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Paul Wall, platinum-selling recording artist, DJ and jeweler famous for custom diamond "grills," has invited 433,291 of his MySpace friends to a performance in Houston, TX, for a MySpace Secret Show at Club Roxy on April 3rd. In stores tomorrow, "Get Money, Stay True" (SwishaHouse/Asylum/Atlantic) is the Houston-based rap heavyweight's follow-up to his platinum debut, "The Peoples Champ." The album features his smash hits "Break 'Em Off" featuring Lil' Keke and "I'm Throwed" with Jermaine Dupri.

"Get Money, Stay True" features an array of special guests, including SwishaHouse president T. Farris and Houston's own Mr. Lee (Scarface, Slim Thug, Bun B), Travis Barker (Bun B, T.I.), Aadict and Drumma Boy. Among the star-studded company lending their voices to the collection are T.I., Snoop Dogg, Trina, Freeway, Juelz Santana, Jon B., Lil' Keke, Yung Redd and Expensive Taste.

Beginning April 18th, Paul Wall will join Fall Out Boy visiting 44 cities on the Honda Civic Tour. Fans ...

Journalists seeking broadcast-standard video from General Motors can now download video digitally and instantly from the GM website: http://media.gm.com.

General Motors Corp. (GM), the world's largest automaker, manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries and is a major source of video content to newsrooms around the globe reporting on a range of auto, business and lifestyle stories. GM's move to enable broadcast-standard video downloadable digitally from its website means news organizations can source and acquire top-quality video on-demand.

Media demand for video content has been growing exponentially as broadband penetration across the globe has accelerated. GM's move recognizes that news deadlines and news gathering trends today demand fast and easy access to video content.

GM was the first automaker to adopt digital distribution of video content when it began making its video available on ww...