Feb ’101 The City of Burien has put out its annual call for people to nominate Outstanding Citizens and/or Businesspeople for 2009’s “Outstanding Citizens Awards” program. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 1, 2010. Winners will be honored at the city’s annual awards ceremony, which will be held Friday, March 5th. The four categories are: Outstanding Citizen ...

... a small group of smart young clean energy businesspeople, including the likes of Dan Kalafatas and Josie Gaillard and ... , New York, and elsewhere, without a lot of guidance, just smart entrepreneurial businesspeople working to build a regional clean economy.  An amazing effort by amazing businesspeople, far too many for me to list here, but when you go attend a REBN/CEN event in your region now, ...

... controversy. But when discussing the topic now, Roger has a slightly different outlook. It's not that either businesspeople or designers have a monopoly on good ideas. It's that there is a ... many copycat products and copycat strategies. We don't necessarily need more design-minded businesspeople or more business-minded design people. We just need more people ready to take on mysteries. ...

... beauty, the largest seaport and increasing business prospects has become a favourable choice for businesspeople and tourists, both from home and abroad. He said the hotel with all international amenities would provide resort atmosphere and services to the businesspeople and tourists. Managing Director of the company Salahuddin Kashem Khan said the aim of ...

Louisville plans to grab worldwide advantage LOUISVILLE, Ky– They’re businesspeople from around the world, helping each other out in Louisville, boosting the city’s image in other countries, ... more of them.   Greater Louisville Inc’s Joe Reagan since arriving global businesspeople have made up as much as half the metro’s growth the last decade, bringing more ...

... 2009 that it is the first time that both countries organize an exhibition to help investors and businesspeople from both countries to understand each other better. “He said, ‘This is the greatest opportunity for Indian investors and businesspeople to seek investment opportunities and markets in Cambodia.’ “According to Mr. Cham Prasidh, ...

... and deputy trade minister Mahendra Siregar will brief 150 Indonesian and Australian businesspeople at a two-day conference in Yogyakarta on new business opportunities within bilateral ... and a robust recovery in Indonesia. “The perception among Australian businesspeople towards Indonesia is quite positive, and they are looking forward to even better trade and investment opportunities during ...

... he broadcasts around the clock with bilingual information about the Chinese economy aimed at Arab businesspeople. Even as China censors the Internet domestically, it is relying on the Web to distribute CCTV-9, ... their private NGOs and criticize us on human rights and democracy. So why shouldn’t our private businesspeople act on China’s behalf?” Yang is proud of what his country ...

... businesspeople believe Laos is an attractive place for doing business because of its stable political situation. “Political stability and an unchanging policy are the most important issues for businesspeople considering investing abroad. Laos has these attributes to attract investors,” said President of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Hidetoshi Takaoki. Mr Hidetoshi, who ...

... to the international urgency of America's clean energy transformation. In prodding the businesspeople and policy types I sat with to action, he flipped D.C.'s "go ... boom that they see as inevitable. I've personally spoken with many policymakers and businesspeople over the years about the segmentation of the American market along state lines and differing regional priorities. The ...

... tell by the way Obama administration officials pep-talked a roomful of clean-energy businesspeople today that the White House realizes it hasn’t convinced Americans that “tackling ... will produce a meaningful agreement. The speeches by Jackson and Johnson to a room full of businesspeople in dark suits were calculated to counteract the stiff opposition Republicans are offering in D.C. ...

... , turns to software water, and would quickly flow through Ellison’s hands. Go to an open source conference. Listen carefully to the commercial open source businesspeople you see there. They may talk about their kids and their companies, their hobbies and their passions, including a passion for the projects they control. But they know those projects are more like their kids than their ...

... . This is their chance to explore the inner workings of our town government and departments.” More than 100 people have graduated from Civics 101, from school principals and businesspeople to nonprofit leaders and those who’ve gone on to community leadership positions. Besides Mr. Dreffer and Ms. Wessner, graduates include current Town Board member Laurie Venzon, Design Review Board ...

Hotel employees in San Francisco work hard to make the city's visitors, both tourists and businesspeople, comfortable. They are restaurant cooks, servers, housekeepers, and others who put on a brave face to keep the hotels functioning, despite management's refusal to meet terms on important issues like health care benefits. Today the second of two strikes in as many weeks began when ...

FROM WHEN HELPING HURTS, p. 117: Knowledge paternalism may be a particular temptation for Christian businesspeople from North America, many of whom are showing considerable passion for using their God-given abilities to train low-income entrepreneurs in the Majority World. This passion is a wonderful development and has enormous potential to advance Christ’s kingdom around the world. But ...