History and historical sites are economic magnets for tourism and economic development that can help create jobs," [Jennifer M. Granholm] said. "Here in Michigan and across the nation, there are countless examples of historic sites and celebrations commemorating historical milestones in our past that have generated tremendous economic benefit. It is important that we build on that experience. "Michigan's role in these wars deserves recognition," Granholm said. "We want to encourage activities and programs that will increase awareness of Michigan's cultural heritage and promote cultural economic development activities in our state to honor these two important historical events." Added Dr. William M. Anderson, director of the Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL): "The cultura...
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FinScan, a leading international provider of sanctions, PEP and heightened risk screening solutions for the financial services industry, today announced that the international relief and development organization ACTED (Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development) has contracted to use FinScan's Web-based interactive solution. ACTED will screen its suppliers and potential suppliers against the OFAC SDN (U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals) list to meet the requirements of its Associate Regulation Compliance (ARC). An independent, not-for-profit organization, ACTED's mission is to assist populations affected by wars, natural disasters and/or economic and social crises, and to accompany them in building a bette...
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On Tuesday, October 25, the National Archives hosted the press conference announcing Washington, D.C. Celebrates American Originals - a summertime citywide tourism promotion for 2006, in partnership with The American Experience Foundation, the Washington, D.C. Convention & Tourism Corporation (WCTC) and Cultural Tourism D.C. (CTdc). From Memorial Day through Labor Day 2006, the National Archives and other cultural institutions will join in a collaborative effort to introduce summer visitors to their all- American treasures, from the jazz clubs of U Street to the Charters of Freedom at the National Archives. This summer 2006 promotion will connect the opening of "American Originals - EYEWITNESS," a major exhibition at the National Archives, with th...
I'm sure you've heard of the Gross Domestic Product, but have you heard of Gross National Happiness? In 1972, the king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, suggested a measure of Gross National Happiness. The king based his plan on Buddhist spiritual values and proposed to measure four main characteristics: sustainable development, prevention and promotion of cultural values, conservation of natural environment and good governance.
Q--Are there any new methods, aside from advertising campaigns, to promote tourism that will in turn be beneficial to economic development? A--MDA Tourist, has always included media site visits and familiarization tours in its marketing and promotion strategies. Cultural and heritage tourism provides for particular focus and opportunity to the more rural areas of our state that are not always served best by traditional economic development strategies.
A new organization aims to pool resources to promote cultural destinations in the Twin Cities. The Cultural Alliance of the Tonawandas, which began meeting in June, consists of 16 organizations from the cities of North Tonawanda and Tonawanda.
The Marcy and Lincoln residential project represents the worst of Santa Fe's desperation to cling to its past; the building's restoration has absolutely destroyed it. It is, at publication, still held aloft by jacks while its cyborg innards are assembled and it is made over, $6-million-man style, to be better, faster, stronger than before, while maintaining a frantic, almost superstitious, reconstruction of its historic former existence. All three downtown cyborg buildings could have represented the vanguard of a City Different expression of creative identity into the next century. Not replication of the global fads notable from Brooklyn to Dubai, and not the (sadly more acceptable in Santa Fe) homogenized Westerntract sensibilities of Phoenix and Denver, but something born from an exam...
... councilors for economic development and cultural initiatives, so her promotion makes sense. But not...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From Abraham Lincoln's tide-turning elections and inaugurations to Dr. Martin Luther King's soul-stirring "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC has served as a powerful backdrop for catalyzing moments in the Civil War and civil rights movement. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the war and to explore DC's unique role in the civil rights movement, cultural attractions, historic landmarks, cultural organizations and historic sites throughout the capital region have joined together for a unique promotion, "Civil War to Civil Rights. The program is coordinated by Destination DC, the city's official tourism office, in partnership with local and national entities such as the National Park Service, National Ar...
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