Nigerian Times

Morocco Mall, first Mall in Africa and the Mediterranean region, granted 5-star Award for best retail development of the year in Africa and World Nomination Award by the International Commercial Property Awards Casablanca, November 22nd 2011 – On the eve of its official opening in early December in Casablanca, Morocco Mall has been granted a 5-star Award in the Best Retail Development category in Africa and a World Nomination Award in the same category, at a ceremony organised by the International Commercial Property Awards organisation, which took place in Dubai from the 16th to the 17th of November 2011. Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch, Chairman of the AKSAL Group, who initiated the project, commented: “The award for best retail development in the African region for 2011 underlines the importance of Morocco Mall, its size, its innovation and its ability to keep in line with the market trends and all this even before it has officially opened. Morocco Mall is a major development in Morocco th...

Making connections: LinkedIn Corporation Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Reid Hoffman and CEO Jeff Weiner named National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Technology Award winners Hoffman and Weiner honored for creating an innovative social network that revolutionizes how professionals interact PALM SPRINGS, CA (November 12, 2011) /PRNewswire/ — Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn Corporation have been named the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Technology Award winners. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year is the country’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses. Jeff Weiner and Reid Hoffman (not pictured) were named winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the T...

28 Nov 2007 19:41 Africa/Lagos LA Press Club Announces National Entertainment Journalism Awards HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Press Club has announced the "National Entertainment Journalism Awards." Entertainment reporters, editors and critics across the country are invited to enter a new journalism contest that honors those who write, speak or blog about one of the nation's most important industries. The first-ever "National Entertainment Journalism Awards" contest rewards work by print, broadcast and Internet newspeople for their efforts in 2007. Deadline for entries is Friday, January 25, 2008. The contest is sponsored by the Los Angeles Press Club, which for 50 years has produced one of the nation's most successful regional journalism competitions, the Southern California Journalism Awards. The thriving non-profit club fosters programs aimed at raising the calibre of journalism while also helping students learn the pr...