Global oil and gas company Talisman Energy sets up HQ in Brisbane

Talisman Energy Inc., a global oil and gas company based in Canada, has opened its new regional headquarters in Brisbane.

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Survey Shows Brisbane Companies Take ‘Open Approach’ to Innovation

A key finding in the inaugural Brisbane Innovation Scorecard was that an increasing number of globally competitive Brisbane companies take an ‘open approach’ to innovation, inspired by external sources.

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Measuring Brisbane’s Innovation Footprint

An exciting initiative between Brisbane Marketing in collaboration with Deloitte, University of Queensland Business School, Brisbane City Council and Queensland Government, the Brisbane Innovation Scorecard will be officially released on July 28 at the Lord Mayor’s Leaders of Innovation event.

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Brisbane to house largest Australian commercial software R&D facility

Fortitude Valley will be home to the largest Australian owned commercial research and development facility for enterprise software, when TechnologyOne (ASX: TNE) opens its new international headquarters in the Leighton HQ development at Wickham Street next week.

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Brisbane’s Premier Business Awards Now Open for Fifth Consecutive Year

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman together with Brisbane Marketing have launched the fifth annual Lord Mayor’s Business Awards (LMBA), Brisbane’s premier business Awards program and are inviting all local businesses to nominate.

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Brisbane: Australia's hub of innovation, collaboration and opportunity

US think tank McKinsey & Company claims it’s a fast-growing innovation hub on track to become a world player; fDi Magazine has listed it in its Top Ten Asian Cities of the Future; and international meeting planners are filling up its conference calendar by the day – now more than ever Brisbane is proving its status as Australia’s new world city.

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Brisbane: Making its mark as Australia’s new world city at IMEX

World-class research, critical industry strengths, international standard facilities and a global brand as Australia’s new world city are just some of the messages Brisbane will be delivering to delegates at this year’s IMEX.

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Australia’s New World City: What’s next for Brisbane?

Brisbane is recognised as one of Asia's top 10 cities of the future, but how has it gained that reputation and what is Brisbane's direction for the future?

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Brisbane Marketing wins industry title

Brisbane Marketing has once again confirmed its place as a leader in Queensland’s competitive business events industry, winning the prestigious title of the state’s best Metropolitan Destination Marketing Organisation.

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The Spotlight Shines on Brisbane’s Economic Resilience

Investors and businesses around the world will obtain an independent insight into the resilience and strength of Brisbane’s economy following the release of the Brisbane Economic Annual 2009.

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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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