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Posted inEconomic Development

Aspiring Olympic Hosts Take Cues From the ‘Atlanta Model’

by Chris ShattuckApril 22, 2015April 24, 2022

Since the Olympic Torch last passed through Atlanta in 1996, bidding for the Games has become a much more complex process with reforms that force cities to think of their […]

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‘Lost Boy’ Memoir Hopes for Path Beyond Violence in Sudan

by Chris ShattuckJuly 29, 2014April 27, 2022

With the sound of gunfire and tanks bearing down on his village, Majok Marier fled his native country of Sudan at the age of 7. Taking special care to avoid other imperiled villages and […]

Posted inEconomic Development

Atlanta Aims to Reconnect With Estranged Sister Cities

by Chris ShattuckJune 20, 2014April 19, 2022

The Atlanta Sister Cities Commission‘s annual report released in late May showed signs of life for the city’s international ties but also that Mayor Kasim Reed’s recent efforts to rekindle Atlanta’s long-dormant […]

Posted inDiplomacy

Philippines Ambassador: Chinese ‘Saber Rattling’ Should Not Deter Investors

by Chris ShattuckMay 30, 2014April 19, 2022

Despite a recent escalation of diplomatic tensions between China and the Philippines over territory in the South China Sea, the Philippines remain a safe and promising destination for foreign investment, […]

Posted inEconomic Development

Summit: African Health Challenges Require Collaboration, Context

by Chris ShattuckMay 22, 2014April 29, 2022

For health efforts in Africa to be successful, policy makers and business leaders must look beyond one-shot programs and think holistically about solutions to deeper systemic problems. That was the […]

Posted inEconomic Development

Carter: Syria Strike ‘Will Not Solve Anything’

by Chris ShattuckSeptember 12, 2013April 22, 2022

Former President Jimmy Carter openly opposes a military strike on Syria and expressed hope in a Russian-brokered deal to allow the Middle Eastern country to declare and destroy its chemical weapons stockpiles under international supervision.  A diplomatic solution is […]

Posted inBusiness

German Chamber Tours Novelis Research Center

by Chris ShattuckFebruary 26, 2013April 30, 2022

Tucked away in a nondescript building in Kennesaw, it would be easy to mistake Novelis Inc.’s state-of-the-art Global Research & Technology Center for a humdrum corporate office.  Yet a detailed […]

Posted inCulture

Atlanta Photographer Focuses on Patagonia’s Ice Structures

by Chris ShattuckJanuary 17, 2013May 2, 2022

Sometimes momentous, life-changing decisions can only be made in a single, radical moment – as Claude Wegscheider might tell you. After more than 20 years as the executive director for […]

Posted inBusiness

Delta to Invest $360 Million in Virgin Atlantic

by Chris ShattuckDecember 12, 2012March 27, 2022

Delta Air Lines Inc. will invest $360 million to procure a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. in a bid to enhance its trans-Atlantic service, Delta announced Dec. […]

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Photographer Captures Beauty of Ireland’s Seashore

by Chris ShattuckNovember 14, 2012April 22, 2022

For Irish photographer Daragh Muldowney, the inspiration for his latest collection of work, a close-up study of Ireland’s coastal rock pools, sand formations and shells, began as a child. Growing […]

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