On Nov. 30, President Obama issued a proclamation to mark the 30th anniversary of Minority Enterprise Development Week. The proclamation reads in part: The belief in tomorrow’s promise is guiding minority entrepreneurs across our country to start the kinds of businesses that make up the backbone of our economy. The proclamation goes on to highlight [...]
Atlanta Sports Complex Planned for Atlantic Station Area
October 2, 2012 | Posted by
A development group is proposing a sports complex next to Midtown’s Atlantic Station. Odyssey Sports Atlanta would develop the “sportsplex” on land between 450 and 464 Bishop Street. The industrial site is next to the 138-acre Atlantic Station mixed-use development at the Connector and 17th Street. The new recreational facility would include an Olympic-sized pool; [...]
China To Invest Massively in Zimbabwe’s Development
June 12, 2012 | Posted by
China has committed to investing in Zimbabwe’s failing water, power and transportation infrastructure, after a recent meeting with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and government ministers Gordon Moyo and Samuel Sipepa Nkomo in Bejing. During the visit, Tsvangirai told Chinese officials that Zimbabwe needed assistance to begin “an aggressive program of infrastructure rehabilitation.” Nkomo, the Water [...]
Chinese Deny Colonization of Africa
May 14, 2012 | Posted by
In a direct response to skeptics, Chinese officials have said that China has no intention of colonizing Africa economically or industrially through its investments. This came during the ongoing seminar in Tianjin, China, titled “The Construction and Management of Development in Industrial Area.” The seminar was organized by Tianjin Technological and Economical Development Area (TEDA) [...]
