Denver, Colorado to Open Trade Office in London On March 15, 2000; Denver Mayor To Announce Financial Incentives to Airlines Providing Non-stop Denver/Frankfurt Air Service.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2000 On Wednesday, March 15, 2000, Denver, Colorado (U.S.A) Mayor Wellington E. Webb, who also serves as the President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, will join U.S. and European trade officials to open Denver's Trade Office in London. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 5:15 p.m. at the trade office located at London House, 53 Haymarket. A cocktail cocktail, short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices and often flavored with bitters or grenadine. reception will follow the ribbon cutting at the Cafe Royal located at 68 Regent Street
Regent Street is a major shopping street and thoroughfare in London's West End. beginning at 6:00 p.m. Both events are open to the press. The grand opening of the trade office comes just prior to the United Kingdom opening a consular con·sul n. Abbr. Con. or Cons. 1. An official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country and represent his or her government's commercial interests and assist its citizens there. See Usage Note at council. office in Denver. Representatives from the following organizations will be in attendance at the events: British Trade International London First Centre Scottish Enterprises Scottish Enterprise is the main national[1] economic development agency of Scotland, the other being Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) carries out similar functions of economic development in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. UPS Limited American Retail Online British Foreign Office Invest in Britian Bureau Department of Trade and Industry The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on 28 June 2007[1]. For the year 2000, the strategic focus of this office is on three Denver industry clusters: IT/Telecommunications, Biotechnology/Medical Care, and Business/Financial Services. It will be a pro-active pro·ac·tive or pro-ac·tive adj. Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory: proactive steps to prevent terrorism. office, seeking business connections on both sides of the Atlantic and taking the initiative to bring Denver businesses together with those in Europe. A specific goal is to attract European businesses to access the U.S. market through Denver. E-commerce businesses would find Denver particularly attractive because of its central location, high-tech infrastructure, Denver International Airport This article is about Denver International Airport. For other uses, see KDEN (disambiguation). Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often called DIA , Denver's pro-business climate, workforce and quality of life. 1998 Denver Metropolitan Merchandise Export Totals to Europe Europe ranks as Denver's number one regional market for exports, totaling over $740 million. This marks an increase of over 156 percent since 1993. Top European markets include (1998 figures): 1. The Netherlands - over $123 million (an increase of over 640 percent since 1993) 2. Germany - over $112 million (an increase of over 237 percent since 1993) 3. United Kingdom - over $81 million (an increase of over 97 percent since 1993) 4. France - over $64 million (an increase of over 228 percent since 1993) 5. Belgium - over $62 million (a decrease of 23 percent since 1993) For more information on Denver, Colorado visit http://www.denvergov.org |
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