Business
Obama to name L.A.’s Maria Contreras-Sweet to top small-business post
Jan. 15, 2014
Former California official Maria Contreras-Sweet is confirmed to head the federal Small Business Administration.
March 27, 2014
President Obama intends to nominate Maria Contreras-Sweet, the founder of a Latino-owned community bank in Los Angeles and a former state Cabinet secretary, to head the Small Business Administration.
Maria Contreras-Sweet confirmed as SBA chief
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed Maria Contreras-Sweet, a former California official who founded a Los Angeles community bank, to head the federal Small Business Administration.
Obama names L.A.’s Maria Contreras-Sweet to head SBA
Company Town
Weinstein Co., the troubled movie and television studio founded by disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein, is closing in on a sale to a group of investors led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet, according to people familiar with the matter.
Jan. 9, 2018
Contreras-Sweet, the founder of Proamerica Bank and a former California Cabinet member, would be the second Latino in Obama’s Cabinet if confirmed.
Los Angeles-based business leader Maria Contreras-Sweet has launched companies, boosted Latino and female entrepreneurs, and run the U.S.
Nov. 20, 2017
The gig: Since April 2014, Maria Contreras-Sweet, 59, has been running the U.S.
June 14, 2015