Spanish multinational selects Brisbane to establish first Australian office

Abengoa Solar, a pioneer in the use of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region by choosing to establish its first Australian office in Brisbane.

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Brisbane shines in Asian Cities of the Future study

Brisbane’s foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy is ranked second in the Asia Pacific region, according to the Financial Times fDi Magazine, the world’s pre-eminent business and globalisation title.

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Brisbane Marketing wins at Tourism Awards

Brisbane Marketing has celebrated success at the 2009 Queensland Tourism Awards, taking out the top prize in the Visitor Information and Services category.

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Brisbane triumphs at Tourism Awards

Brisbane has confirmed its status as a premier tourism destination with seven award wins at Friday night’s 2009 Queensland Tourism Awards.

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Winners of Lord Mayor’s Business Awards announced

Innovation. Creativity. Leadership. These were the hallmarks that underpinned the 2009 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards (LMBA) winners, announced at the Gala Dinner in Brisbane City Hall on Thursday 8 October.

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Brisbane based Hoodlum wins Primetime Emmy

LOS ANGELES: Brisbane-based digital entertainment company Hoodlum, broadcast partner ABC (US) and the producers of LOST have won a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy ® Award on Saturday 12 September in Los Angeles for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Fiction.

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Lord Mayor Launches Brisbane’s Premier Business Awards

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman together with Brisbane Marketing has launched the 2009 Lord Mayor's Business Awards, Brisbane's premier business Awards program.

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What role will innovation play in Brisbane’s response to the global economic crisis?

What role will innovation play in Brisbane's response to the global economic crisis? Brisbane's CitySmart Innovation Festival launch event brings five business leaders, opinion makers, scientists, and gurus together to unearth the question at hand: 'The digital revolution provided an exit strategy for the 1990s recession - what innovations can lead us out of the current global economic crises?'

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Brisbane and Seattle join forces to drive foreign investment

Seattle: In a move to drive foreign direct investment (FDI) between Brisbane and the Seattle region USA, Invest Brisbane and enterpriseSeattle, the two regional investment promotion agencies (IPAs), signed a new alliance on May 13 2009 in Seattle.

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Brisbane’s Investment Promotion Agency Awarded World’s Best

'The World's Leading IPA is Brisbane Marketing's Investment Attraction division'

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Brisbane taking health check on its economic condition

'Brisbane will keep the pressure on in key areas of infrastructure, planning, investment and sustainability in the face of the economic crisis', Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said today.

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Brisbane Convention Bureau named Queensland's best

The Brisbane Convention Bureau has taken out the top title in Queensland’s business events industry winning the best Metropolitan Convention Bureau/Tourism Organisation category at the Meetings and Events Australia Industry Awards (Queensland).

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AIME success for Brisbane Bureau

Brisbane Convention Bureau has confirmed its most successful AIME to date.

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Abu Dhabi sends 50 students to Brisbane for Summer Abroad Program

The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) plans to send 50 students, years 10 and 11 to Brisbane for six weeks in 2009, an exchange estimated to inject AUD $200,000 into the economy and generate new education opportunities between the two cities.

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Brisbane Business Secures $467 Million Contract

BRISBANE: Thiess Services, a national environmental and utilities contracting firm headquartered in Brisbane has signed a 15 year waste management concession contract with the Abu Dhabi Government, valued at Aus $467 million (AED $1.

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Brisbane seeks business and trade ties with the Middle East

A business delegation from Brisbane, Australia's fastest growing capital city, will be visiting Manama, Abu Dhabi and Doha in February to strengthen trade and investment relationships with businesses and governments.

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National Development and Investment Firm Joins Invest Brisbane’s Corporate Partnership

Alba Capital Partners, a leading national development and investment firm has joined the Invest Brisbane Corporate Partnership program to expand its marketing activities and create new investment opportunities in Brisbane.

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