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Sounds of Greece Rocked SXSW: Watch Video & Interviews

SXSW 2013 went Greek this year with the sounds of some of GREECE’s top music exponents, including MTV Best Greek Act award winner Stereo Mike, Imam Baildi and Plastic Flowers. Brothers Lysandros and Orestis Falireas and their eight-piece band called Imam Baildi performed on Friday, March 15th, at the International Day Stage of the Austin [...]

Imam Baildi at SXSW

Video: Imam Baildi on “SXSW Sounds of Greece”

Imam Baildi talk about their participation and performances at the “Sounds of Greece” event at SXSW. The Greek band went through an adventure until they got to Austin from Greece, but it was worth it as their performances impressed industry insiders and music fans. SXSW (South by Southwest) Music, Film and Interactive Festival will showcase [...]

Jessica Alba visits the Earth Friendly Products booth at Expo West

Earth Friendly Products Unveils Innovative Products at Expo West

Vice President of Earth Friendly Products, Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks talks about her company’s presence at Natural Products Expo West, the development of new innovative cleaning products and “A Green Story,” the movie based on EFP CEO Van Vlahakis. Earth Friendly Products,  the leader in the development and production of environmentally friendly cleaning supplies, unveiled the company’s new [...]

Sounds of Greece @ SXSW: Stereo Mike Ready to Take Over Austin

Stereo Mike, one of the Greek artists participating in the Sounds of Greece at SXSW event, talks about his success, as well as his upcoming performance in Austin. This year marks the first time Greek music will have a presence at the hugely popular SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The event, which highlights music, film [...]

(L-R) Kelly Vlahakis Hanks, John Vlahakis, Rep. Gus Billirakis and Dr. Van Vlahakis

Earth Friendly Products Officially Opens New Southwestern Facility

  Government and business leaders mixed and mingled with national and local celebrities on a “green carpet” sprawled in front of Earth Friendly Products’ state-of-the-art new Southeast Division headquarters in Opa-Locka, Florida.  They flew in from as far away as South America, South Africa, California, Illinois, Washington state, and New Jersey to celebrate the grand [...]

Opening Opa-Locka-Earth Friendly Products

Gala Celebration for Earth Friendly Products’ New Plant Generates Anticipation, Enthusiasm & Its Own Electricity

When Earth Friendly Products opens its sparkling new ultra green Southeastern Division manufacturing facility on Friday, Nov. 9, the heat in Miami will be turned up more than just one or two notches.  The maker of ECOS, the world’s top-selling green laundry detergent, is putting the final touches on its newest regional plant in preparation [...]

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Earth Friendly Products to Cut Ribbon on New Southeastern Region Plant

Earth Friendly Products, a leader in manufacturing award-winning eco-friendly cleaning products, will officially open its doors at the company’s new Southeastern Regional facility in Opa-locka on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. The new facility is reputed to be among the most eco-friendly manufacturing plants in Florida. The building where the new Earth Friendly Products plant is [...]

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks

A Greek-American’s Personal Pledge to Fight Breast Cancer

* By Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks It has been five years since I lost my very best friend, my closest confidant, my beautiful mother to this terrible disease. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer 20 years ago and bravely fought for her life while having a mastectomy, two rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. She did all [...]

Earth Friendly Products Unveils New Detergent Pods; Donates to Cancer Research

Greek-owned and award-winning green company Earth Friendly Products will exhibit its first line of cleaning pods at Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, September 20-22, 2012. EFP also announced its 2012 “Free and Clear” October, a Breast Cancer Research support program which donates 5 percent of the proceeds of “Free and Clear” detergent directly to [...]

Earth Friendly Products Sponsors Children’s Classic Golf Tournament

The Friends of Costco Guild, led by Jan Sinegal and Lynn Winters, raised $7M for Seattle Children’s Hospital at the 13th annual Children’s Golf Classic heald last month in Seattle, WA.  This three-day event consistently raises the most money of any event benefitting Children’s. Greek owned Earth Friendly Products, a leader in manufacturing award-winning eco-friendly [...]

Aynur Terzi and Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks

Love for the Planet Fosters Greek-Turkish Friendship and Collaboration

Greeks and Turks have had their moments of tension in the past and sometimes politics still do not favor of Greek-Turkish friendship. However, the two nations have many things in common from food to the looks of the people as Aynur Terzi explains. Ainour is Turkish and has been the marketing director of Turkish-owned Friendly [...]

Prominent Greek-Americans On Grexit, Tsipras & Greek Left (Video)

Some of the most influential Greek-Americans of the financial and political world spoke to Greek Reporter on-camera about a possible Greek exit from the Euro and comment on the popularity of the leader of Greece’s left, Alexis Tsipras. Watch the interviews below: Thomas Belesis, CEO of John Thomas Financial said that “Greece needs some immediate [...]