In many Olympic competitions, improper form, balance or presentation can be the difference between an athlete’s winning or losing. So as billions of spectators look forward to the competitions, executives...
Author Archives: Chris Shattuck
Posted inArchive, Culture
Fossey Fund Temporarily Scales Back in DR Congo
Amid growing violence in the eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Zoo Atlanta-based Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International has pulled back most of its researchers and...
Posted inArchive, Business
Trade Mission to Czech Republic Scheduled for October
George Novak, the Czech Republic’s honorary consul general in Atlanta, is to lead a trade mission of local businesspeople to the Central European country Oct. 13-20. The weeklong trip is designed...
Posted inArchive, Trade
Obama Fast Tracks Savannah, Charleston Port Projects
Plans to dredge the harbors of Savannah and Charleston, S.C., are among seven nationally significant infrastructure plans to be fast tracked for final approval, the White House announced late July 18. President Barack Obama set a November...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Botswana Delegation Focuses on Investment
In a continent often plagued by corruption and volatility, Botswana has managed to defy stereotypes thanks to healthy growth facilitated by its strong diamond trade and stable democratic government. However, the world’s...
Posted inArchive, Business
Hartsfield-Jackson Named ‘Best Domestic Airport’
Readers of Executive Travel magazine have named Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport the nation’s “best domestic airport” for the publication’s 2012 Leading Edge Awards. The busiest airport in the world beat out other...
Posted inArchive, Business
InComm to Offer New Products in Brazil
Atlanta-based prepaid gift card and transaction services provider InComm is expanding its line of commercial products in Brazil with local partners in the South American country, the company announced July 17. InComm will now offer products...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Alabama Airbus Plant Shows Fierce Competition Among States
With the announcement of aircraft giant Airbus SAS’s decision to build a new $600 million factory in Alabama earlier this month, some in Georgia are likely wondering what’s next for the aerospace industry in the...
Posted inArchive, Business
Novelis to Sell Joint Recycling Venture to Alcoa
Atlanta-based Novelis Inc. plans to sell its stake in a joint recycling venture with Pittsburgh-based aluminum company Alcoa Inc., Novelis announced July 16. The company said it would be launching...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Diversity Drives Fulton County’s Brazilian Bond
It’s one of the fastest-growing economies in the developing world, but business wasn’t the only reason Fulton County targeted Brazil for economic and cultural exchanges. A shared history of African slavery in the county and the...