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Comcast Named a Top Company for Diversity by DiversityMBA Magazine.


PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corporation, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services, today announced that it has been named to DiversityMBA Magazine's annual list of "50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership: Best Places for Diverse Managers To Work." The publication recognized Comcast's diverse employee base, its focus on inclusion and its leadership development programs as key strengths for the organization.

"We are very pleased to be recognized by DiversityMBA Magazine as a one of the best companies for diversity," said David L. Cohen cohen
 or kohen

(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male.
, Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation. "Diversity and inclusion is a part of our company culture and is integral to our relationships with our employees, suppliers, community organizations and customers."

This is the fourth year that Comcast has been named to DiversityMBA Magazine's "Top 50 Companies for Diverse Managers" list, climbing in the rankings to number six in 2009 from 13 in 2008. This recognition comes on the heels of several other diversity accolades by other publications, including Black Enterprise's "40 Best Companies for Diversity" (2008), and DiversityBusiness.com's "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities" (2008). Additionally, Comcast was named to Women of Color magazine's 40 Great Places for Women in Science, Technology,

Engineering and Math (STEM) Careers in 2008.

Comcast's overall commitment to diversity is focused in four key areas: attracting and retaining a multicultural workforce, developing a diverse supplier group, offering a wide selection of multicultural programming and pledging significant community investments.

The complete special report on the best companies for diversity, including methodology and selection criteria, is available in the Spring issue of Diversity MBA MBA
abbr.
Master of Business Administration

Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business
Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
 Magazine, which will appear on newsstands in April. DiversityMBA Magazine provides research reports on industry diversity programs and performance, continuing education continuing education: see adult education.
continuing education
 or adult education

Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904).
, networking opportunities, professional development for women and people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
people of colour, colour, color

race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important
 working in corporate America, and business entrepreneurs. The magazine, published quarterly, is distributed at newsstands, top business schools, professional and business associations and international networks, and reaches 100,000 subscribers. Please visit www.diversitymbamagazine.com for more information about DiversityMBA Magazine.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 14.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.5 million Comcast Digital Voice Comcast Digital Voice (CDV) is a home telephone product offered in limited markets by Comcast Corporation. It is similar to VoIP, but differs in that it operates on a dedicated server and assigns priority to the information sent over the CDV network, and also means that the  customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout PBS KIDS Sprout (sometimes referred to as PBS Sprout, KIDS Sprout, or just Sprout) is a US digital cable television channel, video-on-demand (VOD) service, and website providing PBS KIDS shows and original programming for preschoolers and their families. , TV One, ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media Comcast Interactive Media (CIM) is a division of Comcast focusing on online media. CIM was created in 2005 and is headed by President, Amy Banse and Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development, Samuel Schwartz. Comcast Interactive Media products include: Comcast. , which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there  hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA NBA
abbr.
1. National Basketball Association

2. National Boxing Association

NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (=
 basketball team and two large multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose  
adj.
Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software.


multipurpose
Adjective
 arenas in Philadelphia.
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