NAMES IN THE NEWS : Prince Gets Down to Business
Britain’s Prince Charles urged business leaders from around the globe to take an active role in promoting free enterprise in Eastern Europe.
“Business leaders can be a real force for positive change throughout the world,” Charles told more than 100 chief executives Wednesday. “Clearly, you are operating in a changing world with all sorts of new market conditions.”
Business in the Community, a London-based charity founded by the prince, invited the corporate executives to Charleston for two days of discussions on the role of business in the coming decade.
Earlier Wednesday, the prince planted a tree at a public housing complex, signifying the city’s rebuilding after Hurricane Hugo. The hurricane came ashore at Charleston on Sept. 21 with 135 m.p.h. winds, leaving 29 dead and $5.9 billion in damage across the state.
Charles was meeting with President Bush today.
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