Socially Distanced Ramadan Starts Tonight: What Employers Should Know

April 23, 2020

Islam’s holy month of Ramadan begins April 23, kick-starting a season of devotion and celebration that will look drastically different this year amid a pandemic. With many mosques closed in Atlanta to adhere to social distancing guidelines, Muslims around the city and state will miss Friday prayers and the traditional community iftar dinners where they break fast […]

Former Atlanta Fed President on COVID-19: China, Migration and the Shape of Recovery

May 15, 2020

After describing potential shapes of the U.S. recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, former Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart also painted a picture of the global forces that will mold it. Speaking virtually May 8 on “The Future of a Pandemic Economy” with World Affairs Council of Atlanta President Charles Shapiro, Mr. Lockhart[Read More…]

Focus Brands Taps Former Starbucks Exec as New Head of International

May 8, 2020

Atlanta-based franchising firm Focus Brands has tapped a new head for its international business unit. The franchisor of concepts like Auntie Anne’s, Carvel Ice Cream, Moe’s Southwest Grill and other brands has promoted Beto Guajardo, who joined the company to serve as president of Scholtzsky’s Deli in 2019, to step into the role. Mr. Guajardo is[Read More…]

Consulates and COVID-19: How Japan, Bahamas and the United Kingdom Are Coping, Learning

May 14, 2020

The work of diplomats is personal by nature, but some leaders of foreign outposts in Atlanta are finding during the pandemic era that this need not mean “physical.” In the first virtual edition of its Consular Conversations series sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC May 8, Global Atlanta welcomed Japanese Consul General Kazuyuki Takeuchi, Bahamian Consul[Read More…]

Iran, the U.S. and COVID-19: A Wasted Chance to Reset Relations?

May 8, 2020

The escalating enmity between the U.S. and Iran saw a brief reprieve at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, when the Middle Eastern nation became one of the earliest- and hardest-hit countries after COVID-19 moved out of China. In some ways a forced cooling off period, however brief, couldn’t have been better timed. In January, President Trump[Read More…]

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