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dixiegrrrrl

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Thu Mar 8, 2012, 01:39 PM Mar 2012

Zbigniew Brzezinski, Nouriel Roubini, and the Chinese delegation coming to Monroeville [View all]

next week, t kick off a huge push for Chinese business to come to Monroe County.

From front page news of today's weekly Monroeville Al paper.

"What was already being billed as a very big event for Monroeville has quickly evolved into a very huge event,
involving some of the world’s most prominent business leaders, entertainers and economists.
In one week, hundreds of Chinese and American business executives will arrive in Monroeville
to participate in the first Alabama-China Partnership Symposium March 15-16."

“This is the beginning of a relationship with Alabama and Monroeville that will go on for many, many years,”
said Raymond Cheng, CEO of the SoZo Group, which is organizing the event along with help from George
Landegger, president of Parson & Whittemore, the city of Monroeville, Monroe County and the
Monroeville/Monroe County Economic Development Authority (MMCEDA).

sigh....


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