Article: Dawn of the Black millennium.(Black Enterprise 100's Overview)(Architects of the Next Millennium)(Cover Story)

The B.E. 100s have ridden the wave of economic prosperity to great heights, but will the good times continue into the next century?

America's largest black-owned businesses have been in perpetual motion. With activities ranging from massive divestitures to major acquisitions, the chief executives of the Black Enterprise 100s have dramatically altered the landscape of black business for years to come. For one, total sales for the BE 100s were $13.19 billion in 1997, a 6.49% drop from $14.1 billion in 1996. This marks the first time the combined sales of the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 and the BE AUTO DEALER 100 have declined since the two lists were created in 1988.

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