1. “MICHAEL GEORGE, ONE MAN STEEL BAND” Virginia, USA received the 2024 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from His Excellency President BIDEN.
2. MICHAEL GEORGE is in our Washington and Virginia Circles since the 1997 when we met at the Sawhs’ Birthday Party in Virginia, USA.
3. Saturday AUGUST 4, 2018, in KUWAIT: Dr. Maryann Beebe Ally, arranged for MICHAEL GEORGE, ONE MAN STEEL BAND, to be arranged by the GUYANA EMBASSY in KUWAIT with SPONSORSHIP from the NATIONAL COUNCIL of CULTURE ARTS and LITERATURE of KUWAIT. This was a FIRST for a STEEL BAND in the GCC and the Middle East… Thinking Out of the Box, PROJECT for the WOW FACTOR, for the Embassy’s “ SHOW, TELL & KNOW Program.”
4. Over 800 persons attended including Kuwait Ruling Families, Ambassadors and Wives, Kuwaitis, and Guests, ENJOYED Michael’s SONGS with HANDS, MOUTH and FEET.
5. MICHAEL GEORGE is available for your ACTIVITY, when possible. And can be reached on Mobile/Whatsapp 1.703.593.8387
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Photo: R to L: Kuwait National Council of Culture Executive; Ambassador Dr. Shamir Ally and MICHAEL GEORGE from Virginia, USA
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21 Member Countries in APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
1. Australia
2. Brunei Darussalam
3. Canada
4. Chile
5. China
6. Hong Kong, China
7. Indonesia
8. Japan
9. Republic of Korea
10. Malaysia
11. Mexico
12. New Zealand
13. Papua New Guinea
14. Peru
15. Philippines
16. Russia
17. Singapore
18. Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
19. Thailand
20. United States
21. Vietnam
These countries aim to promote economic growth, cooperation, and trade in the Asia-Pacific regional economic forum established in 1989 to promote economic growth, cooperation, and trade in the Asia-Pacific region.
KEY OBJECTIVES
1. Promote free and open trade
2. Enhance economic and technical cooperation
3. Foster business facilitation
4. Support sustainable and inclusive growth
STRUCTURE
1. APEC Summit (annual)
2. APEC Ministerial Meeting
3. Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM)
4. Working Groups (e.g., trade, investment, tourism)
INITIATIVES
1. Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP)
2. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
3. APEC Business Travel Card
4. APEC Women and the Economy Forum
BENEFITS
1. Increased trade and investment
2. Improved economic integration
3. Enhanced business environment
4. Promotes sustainable development
CHALLENGES
1. Trade tensions
2. Economic disparities
3. Climate change
4. Pandemic recovery
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The 10 BIGGEST COMPANIES Headquartered in Charlotte. NORTH CAROLINA, USA. My USA HOME STATE.
The 10 biggest companies headquartered in the Charlotte region — the largest publicly traded local ones by revenue — range from banks to manufacturers to a car retailer. Most appeared on the annual Fortune 500 list released several months ago.
Why it matters: Local corporations are major employers that play an outsized role in how Charlotte functions — including how it grows and how some charitable causes are funded.
The following are the largest companies headquartered in the Charlotte region, as well as their 2023 revenue and total employee count, according to Fortune.
Local employee head counts come directly from company spokespeople. If the entries do not include a local employee head count, it means a company representative did not respond by deadline.
The CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, REGION is also home to many privately held corporations with significant revenue, including Red Ventures and Hendrick Automotive Group. Those companies DO NOT report their financials. The TOP 10 BIGGEST COMPANIES are :
1. Bank of America: $171.9 billion
The Charlotte bank employs nearly 213,000 people globally, including about 19,000 locally, per the Observer.
2. Lowe’s $86.4 billion
The home improvement retailer employs 226,000 total, including at its Mooresville headquarters and at its South End tech hub.
3. Honeywell: $36.7 billion
The conglomerate — which makes everything from jet engines to home thermostats, as I wrote for the Observer in 2019 — relocated its headquarters from New Jersey to Charlotte in 2019. It has about 95,000 employees.
4. Nucor: $34.7 billion
The Charlotte steelmaker employs 22,000, with about 200 in its Charlotte corporate offices on Rexford Road in SouthPark.
5. Truist: $33.2 billion
The Charlotte-based bank, the product of the 2019 merger of SunTrust and BB&T, employs nearly 50,000 total but has declined to provide its local head count.
6. Duke Energy: $28.9 billion
North Carolina’s regulated monopoly utility, which has its headquarters in Uptown, employs over 27,000.
7. Sonic Automotive: $14.4 billion
The local car retailer, which employs about 10,500, has its corporate headquarters in Cotswold.
8. Albemarle Corp.: $9.6 billion
The local chemicals manufacturer employs about 9,000 total, including more than 800 employees in the Charlotte area.
9. Domtar: $7 billion
The pulp and paper manufacturer has a total of 13,000 employees — including approximately 500 at its corporate office in Fort Mill and about 60 at a converting plant in Rock Hill.
10. CommScope: $6.99 billion
The network infrastructure provider in Catawba County employs about 20,000 and declined to provide its local headcount.
Onward & Upward towards, One People, One Nation, One Destiny.
