Turner Broadcasting to Host Annual Supplier Diversity Business Symposium

Plug in to relationships, tune in to opportunities.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 2, 2006 -- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) will host a networking and information-sharing event for minority and women business owners to cultivate professional relationships across the Atlanta business landscape. A by-invitation event with Turner executive speakers and a special luncheon guest, will be held on Tuesday, November 14, from 10a.m. to 3:00p.m. at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center, North Tower, in downtown Atlanta.

The upcoming event is the latest in a continuing series of professional gatherings sponsored by TBS Supplier Diversity to help cultivate and educate potential vendor partners for the various Turner news, entertainment, animation, sports and properties divisions, and to help them foster business relationships with other Atlanta companies.

Rosemary Jones, director of TBS, Inc. Supplier Diversity Program is the leading force behind bringing diverse audiences together. "Our focus is on creating meaningful opportunities for mutually beneficial business partnerships with suppliers, contractors and consultants interested in growing with Turner Broadcasting." said Jones.

Turner's award winning supplier diversity program helps ensure that a significant portion of the company's total annual vendor spend is to minority and women-owned businesses. Supplier Diversity is one aspect of a larger corporate commitment reflected in Turner being named recently by DiversityInc. among the top 10 on its bellwether Top 50 Companies for Diversity list for the second consecutive year.

For more information about Turner's upcoming Supplier Diversity Business Symposium, call 404-827-1315.
   
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and a leading provider of programming to the basic cable industry.

TBS, Inc. Contact: Jeff Matteson 404-885-4242    

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