ODP, SPLS, TGT among top companies for women's enterprises

Office Depot, Staples and Target were among the companies honored as America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises. Produced by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), this award recognizes corporations for world class programs that level the playing field for women's business enterprises (WBEs) to compete for corporate business, according to the council.

Other companies honored include:

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  Accenture

  
  


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  Alcatel-Lucent

  
  


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  Avis Budget Group

  
  


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  AT&T

  
  


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  BP America

  
  


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  Bank of America

  
  


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  Chevron

  
  


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  The Coca-Cola Company

  
  


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  Dell Inc.

  
  


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  Energy Future Holdings

  
  


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  Ernst & Young LLP

  
  


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  Exxon Mobil Corporation

  
  


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  Ford Motor Company

  
  


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  IBM Corporation

  
  


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  Johnson & Johnson

  
  


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  Kelly Services Inc.

  
  


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  ManpowerGroup

  
  


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  Marriott International Inc.

  
  


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  Pacific Gas and Electric Company

  
  


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  PepsiCo Inc.

  
  


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  Pfizer Inc

  
  


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  Pitney Bowes Inc.

  
  


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  Shell Oil Company

  
  


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  United Airlines Inc.

  
  


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  UPS

  
  

"Thanks to the extraordinary leadership of our Top Corporations, and the commitment of all our member companies, we have created tremendous opportunities for WBEs in the public and the private sectors. This work, in turn, fuels a stronger economy as WBEs add jobs and contribute to their communities," said Pamela Prince-Eason, president and CEO of WBENC, the leading authority on and advocate for WBEs as suppliers to the nation's leading corporations and government entities."