The place to be this week is in Monterey as the Porsche Panamera is scheduled to make another appearance in connection with the Monterey Classic Peninsula’s Classic Car Week. With the four door sports car now a reality, Porsche is said to be bringing in 30 new Panameras to cover major car events that include:

• 36th Rolex Monterey Historics
• Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Auto Week

Other cars scheduled to be showcased by Porsche:

• The 1962 Porsche Type 804 Formula 1 racer
• The 1960 Porsche Type 718 Formula 2 racing car
• The 1962 Porsche Type 718 W-RS 8-cylinder Spyder
• The Porsche GT1 98LM

Porsche-sponsored activities for the fans at Laguna will include a heritage display featuring former and current race cars, Porsche’s current showroom product line, and experts to answer Porsche questions. The Porsche Panamera will go on sale this October 17, 2009 at the brand’s 202 U.S. dealers.

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Today, they are awarded $100,000 for their ingenious business plans that may very well be used by Ford Motors. But as a whole, you have to wonder if this contest was really aimed to bring out the best business plans according to the eyes of yuppie entrepreneurs or a strategy that can be considered by Ford Motors to help enhance its business operations.

The next generation of business leaders took home top prizes at the 2009 Ford HBCU Business Classic in Atlanta, GA on April 17. The business plan competition was held at Clark Atlanta University and showcased the best and brightest minds from Historically Black Colleges and Universities around the country. Student teams from Florida A&M University and Howard University were awarded $100,000 in scholarship prizes for their groundbreaking business plans.

Students were challenged to test their entrepreneurial ambitions before a panel of judges, comprised of influential entrepreneurs from the business community. Each team was scored on the viability of their business plans, their overall presentation and the business plan’s potential benefit to the community.

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