More than 100 youth leaders from across the globe hope to take back new skills to empower their communities thanks to a World Leadership Conference held last week by the...
Author Archives: Chris Shattuck
Atlanta Key to Ireland’s Southeast Outreach
As an economic hub for the Southeast, Atlanta represents a key area for the Irish government’s efforts to boost trade and investment ties with the region, a legislative delegation told local...
For International Community, Immigration Reform a Necessity
Following the Supreme Court’s split June 25 ruling on Arizona’s tough immigration law, members of the international community in Atlanta are still sorting out legal ramifications of a similar Georgia...
Dutch Accountants: EU Debt Crisis Could Prompt Reform
While expanding into Europe may at first appear as an uncertain investment, the financial crisis there could prompt reforms of the European Union’s tax structures and regulations that would be advantageous...
Political Football: Germany vs. Greece About More Than Sport
Divided as sharply as negotiators in the European debt crisis talks, fans of Greece and Germany packed into a slammed Fado Irish Pub in Buckhead to watch the quarterfinal soccer game of Euro...
UPS Exec: Canada is Getting Trade Right
Business and government leaders in the United States can learn from their northern neighbor how to see beyond their traditional trading partners to reach a new wave of consumers in developing countries,...
NCR Buys Three Brazilian Companies
Duluth-based NCR Corp. has purchased three companies in Brazil in a bid to expand its presence in the country. NCR, which makes ATMs and payment terminals, acquired POS Integrated Solutions, a reseller of...
From Guatemala With Love: Changing Lives With Imports
For Atlanta-based Coleccion Luna, a wholesale importer and exporter of Guatemalan art and textiles, business should go beyond a simple financial exchange: It should be a way of life. Creating...
Georgia State Expanding Korean Initiatives
In the wake of the recently passed free trade agreement between Korea and the United States, Georgia State University is seeking new ways to develop its relationships with the country. One of five countries specially...
Carter Center Improving Accountability of Congo Mines
The Carter Center is launching the third phase of a project designed to bring transparency to the mining industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the end of this summer....