Article: BUSINESS BRIEFING.(Business)

Byline: Compiled from Rocky Mountain News staff and wire service reports.

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BLACK-OWNED FIRMS: The pace of growth for top black-owned businesses slowed considerably from a year ago amid a backlash against affirmative action and economic difficulties, Black Enterprise magazine reported Monday.

Sales for the top black-owned companies rose 7.75 percent to $14.1 billion last year - a fifth straight year of growth but an expansion rate that fell short of the 11.8 percent growth tallied the previous year.

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