By Juan Sandoval, former staff member Editor's note: Juan has led the Latino Business Center since 2010. This week, we say goodbye and wish him well in his future endeavors. Thank you for your...

Latino-owned businesses will number 4.37 million this year, as projected by a Geoscape study. This represents a growth of 31.6 percent since 2012, more than double the growth rate of all businesses in the U.S. (13.8 percent).

The Center for Rural Affairs was among several national organizations urging Congress to include a directive in appropriation legislation for Fiscal Year 2018. Section 755 of the Senate Agriculture...