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William E. Diggs: "we're going to have a stronger presence ... a more professional approach...

Publication: South Florida CEO
Date: Sunday, May 1 2005

The Player: William E. Diggs, CEO of Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce

Latest Play: Replaced Dorothy Baker, who headed the group--Florida's oldest historically black chamber--for the past 20 years.

Background: Diggs, 42, started his career in sales for telecommunication giants MCI and BellSouth, but later moved on to insurance, and eventually became a consultant for office supply company Staples. Diggs was one of 10 partners who in 1989 founded 100 Black Men of South Florida, a not-f

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