Philadelphia – April 29, 2010 – The British American Business Council (BABC) of Greater Philadelphia, an affiliate of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, has announced the recent appointment of its new Executive Director, Jane Hirschhorn Rosenberg.
Ms. Rosenberg, 35, brings more than 14 years of marketing and international business experience to the BABC. [...]
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Posted April 13th, 2010At the heart of the action of the 2012 London Olympic Games, the Olympic Stadium has finally reached full height, 60m above the field of play, and is on track to be finished by the end of summer 2011. One innovative aspect of this stadium is that the lighting towers are located above the Stadium [...]
A “Major League” Event
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Happy Holidays from the British American Business Council
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Expatriate Banking
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British-American Business Council Conference 2010
Posted December 16th, 200912-14 May 2010
Willis Group, The Willis Building
51 Lime Street
London EC3M 7DQ
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J-1 Visa Program
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J-1 Visa Fast Facts
Purpose
Enables BABC member companies [...]
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Posted December 16th, 2009Published by: The Herald Scotland on December 7, 2009
Written by: Mark Smith
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Letter from the Philadelphia Union
Posted December 16th, 2009To All BABC Members:
Philadelphia Union, the 16th and most recent addition to Major League Soccer will be taking the field for the first time next Spring, and you still have an opportunity to get in line for season tickets today. The organization, lead by CEO and Operating Partner Nick Sakiewicz, President Tom Veit, [...]