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British Govt. Invades Kansas City, Missouri, Techweek
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Kansas City, Missouri, hosts Kansas City Techweek, September 11-15. Techweek is a purpose-built conference and media company in 8 cities, with week-long conferences throughout the year. Techweek partners with tech leaders, corporations, and the community to build a unique experience for investors, entrepreneurs, and Hero Companies. And the British are coming! Throughout the week,…
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Listen Up Ye Prophets of Brexit Doom
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I work in business attraction here in Missouri, USA, and as such am constantly paying attention to the latest news and developments in the world of economic development. I’m always running across what I consider fascinating bits of information and insights. The latest that caught my eye however was actually from across the Pond…
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British Government Releases Trade & Investment Info for Missouri’s Congressional Districts
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Today, the British Government released details on the UK’s trade and investment relationship with Missouri’s eight Congressional districts. Missouri’s St. Louis region reportedly exports $524 million in goods and services each year, which supports 3,640 regional jobs. In addition, 82 UK subsidiaries are based in the St. Louis region. Missouri’s Kansas City region reportedly…
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Britain Is Committed to Brexit and Free Trade with US
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Today, Dr. Liam Fox, the U.K.’s international trade secretary, is in the U.S. to lay some important groundwork for the post-Brexit U.S./U.K. trade relationship. “As the United Kingdom looks ahead to a new era of trade and a future outside the European Union, we’ll be strengthening ties around the world—especially with our top trading…
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What’s Been Going on in Britain?
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In recent months, there have been many questions presented to me by my American friends about developments and happenings in the UK. And it has been an interesting time in the UK as of late. Not that the UK has the corner on “interesting” these days, but for someone like myself, of British birth,…
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Building On Churchill’s UK/Missouri Special Relationship
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Last month, British Consul General Stephen Bridges visited Missouri to further strengthen the economic and political connections between the United Kingdom and Missouri. As Her Majesty’s Honorary Consul of the United Kingdom for Missouri, I had the privilege of arranging the visit in partnership with Missouri’s International Trade Lead, Ann Pardalos, and working to ensure…
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Greetings to the UK from Across the Pond
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Last year, after spending a few days in my home town of Farnborough, England at the Farnborough International Airshow, and standing outside 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister Cameron left for the last time as he headed to Buckingham Palace to bid adieu to Her Majesty, I jumped back on a plane, taxied past…
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The Expanding British Invasion
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50 years ago, four lads from Liverpool stood in the heart of the US, and performed groundbreaking British creativity to thousands. It was August 1966. The Vietnam War was taking place. The first U.S. lunar orbiter was circling the moon. And the musical foursome with the trend-setting hair, known as the Beatles, performed 11…
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EDIMO Solidifies Business Connections Between Edinburgh and Missouri
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CIC St. Louis, St. Louis’ largest innovation community offering co- working, offices and labs, and StartEDIN, a community inclusive to Edinburgh which is focused on promoting the city’s dynamic tech ecosystem, announced today the creation of EDIMO, an innovative arrangement to reduce barriers for Edinburgh companies to enter the US market via St. Louis,…
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Don’t Let Others Define You
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When I was 22, I learned a lesson that has stayed with me my entire life. At the time it seemed like a small success, but in retrospect the mindset that came out of the situation is still with me today. #IfIWere22 again, I would make sure I realized this lesson then, rather than…