FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Philatron International Winner of 2008 Latin Business Association Annual Sol Award Winner Top Business with Over $5 Million in Sales LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 3, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Philatron International and CEO, Founder, and Owner, Phillip M. Ramos, Jr. were honored at the 2008 Latino Business Association Annual SOL awards as top business of the year. With such corporate sponsors as AEG - World Wide, AT&T, Coca Cola, FedEx, Honda Motor, Hilton Hotels, La Opinion, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles World Airports, Office Depot, NBC Universal, Northrop Grumman, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company, and Union Bank, the Sol Awards Gala is a premier business-networking event. This black-tie event involved a "who's-who" of the Latino entrepreneurial, corporate, and political worlds. The award honored Philatron International in recognition of its business leadership, growth, and contribution to the community. Founded by Phil Ramos, Jr. with less than $200.00 - through his leadership Philatron has grown to one of the largest electrical wire and cable manufacturers in Southern California. About the Latin Business Association The Latino Business Association's (LBA) mission is to build economic wealth and opportunity for Latino Business Entrepreneurs. Their vision is to be the leading Latino Business Membership association by delivering innovative programs and services that enhance the success and growth of Latino Entrepreneurs. As one of its five founding members, Phil Ramos, Jr. helped establish The LBA (Latin Business Association) in 1976 as a private non-profit organization. Today the LBA is the country's largest Latino business entity by virtue of total active membership and overall outreach to Hispanic owned businesses. This year LBA celebrates 30 years of commitment and economic impact by creating business growth, providing advocacy and business education. It is with great honor that Phil Ramos, Jr. accepts this great award for Philatron International as LBA's top business of the year. More information: http://www.philatron.com. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2008. NEWS SOURCE: Philatron International # # # // RELEASE END // MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info below not for publication online or in print ] Angel Ramos Director of Marketing Philatron International / Philatron Wire and Cable +1-562-802-2570 aramos @ philatron.com ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2008-11-1103-004.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2008-11-1103-004.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com. ......... NOVEMBER 2008 Press Release / S-ST CA / IND: BUS / agency = / ytv = / pre =