D.w. Morgan Named To Diversity 500 By Diversitybusiness.com

April 28, 2009 - PRLog -- PLEASANTON, Calif.― The D.W. Morgan Company, a leading supply-chain management and transportation logistics firm, has been named to the 2009 Diversity 500, DiversityBusiness.com’s ninth annual listing of the nation’s top 500 diversity-owned businesses.

D.W. Morgan will be honored as a “Top 500” company at DiversityBusiness.com’s annual Multicultural Business Conference, April 29 – May 1, in Orlando, Florida.

“Minority-owned businesses are symbolic of the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our economy,” said David W. Morgan, CEO and founder of D.W. Morgan Company. “Moreover, major corporations realize that having a diverse supplier base positively impacts bottom line. We are honored to receive this award.”

Ranging in revenue size from $20 million to more than $2 billion, the companies of the Div500 represent the nation’s top multicultural earners.

Included in DiversityBusiness.com’s “Div500” are businesses owned by women, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans and other minority groups.

“Diversity-owned businesses contribute more than $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. “It is no longer just ‘the right thing’ to do business with diversity suppliers.”

DiversityBusiness.com is the nation’s leading multicultural business website and the primary resource portal for small businesses and large organizational buyers.

About D.W. Morgan Company
D.W. Morgan Company helps the world's top manufacturers provide Supply On Demand® for their clients. By combining transportation management and logistics services with a flow of coordinated, real-time information and strategic consulting, Morgan dramatically improves efficiency and reduces costs—while maximizing flexibility. Since 1990, Morgan has served a Who's Who of leading businesses, including Cisco Systems, Lockheed Martin and Applied Biosystems. Morgan has received numerous industry awards and has twice been named Cisco Systems Supplier of the Year. Morgan is certified as a Corporate Plus™ minority-owned business by the National Minority Supplier Development Council. The company's headquarters is located in Pleasanton, Calif., and it has regional offices throughout the United States. Morgan maintains operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and South Africa, and provides services to more than 85 countries worldwide. To learn more about Morgan's products and services, please visit http://www.dwmorgan.com.