| By Alexander Haidar | Contents Introduction Over the course of the past decade, the economic situation in Lebanon has made life increasingly difficult for its population of roughly 6 million people.[1] Within the last few years in particular, Lebanon has gone from seeing a widespread social movement against the broken system of government; to …
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Business Technology
January 23, 2023
Amazon Cloud Gets More Global Thunder with New AWS Data Centers in US, Australia, and India
| By Alexander Haidar | On January 20, 2023, Governor Glenn Younkin of Virginia announced that the Amazon subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest $35 Billion into expanding its operations in the state over the next seventeen years. According to the Director of Economic Development for AWS, investment from the company has ...
Technology
November 18, 2022
MIT Creates 3D Printing Technique with Alloys for Extreme Environments
| By Alex Haidar | MIT developers published a research paper in the peer-reviewed journal Additive Manufacturing which demonstrated the potential for metal components used in high-stress and temperature applications (such as turbine blades) to be 3D printed from a specially heat-treated nickel superalloy. Currently, air turbine blades are fabricated from solid castings of mixed ...
Energy Saudi Arabia Technology
October 28, 2022
Saudi Arabia Moves Forward on NEOM Vision 2030 Project
| By Alex Haidar | Saudi Arabia is advancing the reality of its futuristic plans for developing 3 regional centers in Neom. The Kingdom considers the project to be a “revolution in civilization” and is part of the country’s diversification away from economic reliance on fossil fuels in its Vision 2030. Trojena Mountain Resort, NEOM ...
Energy Technology
October 21, 2022
Li-Ion EV Battery Tech Advances
| By Alex Haidar | As governments and car manufacturers around the world shift their focus towards incentivizing and producing electric vehicles, lithium-ion cell manufacturers are looking for new ways to increase battery efficiency and performance. In a new study published by Penn State University's Electrochemical Engine Center and Department of Mechanical Engineering and EC ...
Business Space
October 8, 2022
NASA Small Business Conference
The NASA Office of Small Business Programs hosted a virtual business development conference on Thursday, October 6th 2022. The online event brought together NASA officials, industry prime contractors, and more than a hundred small business vendors to learn about NASA’s outreach programs to promote business partnerships with small businesses. The NASA team is looking to ...
Business Information
August 25, 2022
Doing Business in Morocco
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership International Trade team hosted a conference on Wednesday, August 24th, to talk about business opportunities in Morocco. The guest speaker for the event was David Garay, Managing Partner of Indegate Consulting in Casablanca. The event was held online as part of the VEDP's program to promote international trade. From his ...
Technology
August 24, 2022
USGIF and BAE GEOINT at the Speed of Need Conference
The USGIF and BAE hosted the GEOINT at the Speed of Need Conference at the BAE Conference Center in Falls Church, Virginia. The event provided a forum for leading industry, defense, and government innovators and analysts to make new connections and share the latest developments in GEOINT business and technology. BAE provided several demos, briefings, ...
Africa Business
August 24, 2022
Africa Business Trends and Outlook
| By Kai Heaven | The Virginia Economic Development Partnership hosted its Africa Business Conference at the Tower Club in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia on August 26, 2022. Ellen Meinhart and Mercedes Sanchez, VEDP Senior International Trade Managers, and Ed Laughlin, VEDP Global Defense Manager, were on hand to make introductions and start off the event. Richard ...
Asia Information Technology
August 23, 2022
Taro Kono Appointed as Digital Minister for Japan
Taro Kono has been appointed as the new Digital Minister for the Government of Japan. An outspoken proponent of modernization, Minister Kono is pushing for Japanese government and industry to move away from analog technology and processes and adopt contemporary digital tools. For example, many Japanese offices still use the traditional hanko seal as an ...