A high-level delegation from Georgia State University left Monday for Turkey to explore partnerships with universities there and attend an alumni reception hosted by a top Coca-Cola Co. executive. Georgia...
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New Georgia Chamber Chief: International Business Key
Promoting International trade will be a key mission of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the organization's newly selected president and CEO told GlobalAtlanta. "The easiest way to grow your business...
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Ports Director to Business Leaders: Lobby for Savannah Harbor Deepening
The executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority on Friday urged business leaders to lobby for deepening Savannah harbor. "If there has ever been a time that you reached out...
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Nation of Georgia Seeks English Teachers
The nation of Georgia is hiring English-language teachers by the hundreds, hoping to give its students a competitive business and cultural advantage. Learning English is so important to the former...
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Atlanta Mayor Pledges New International Department
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed pledged Wednesday to rebuild the city's international affairs department, which was wiped out in 2008 in a round of budget cuts, and he also vowed to...
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Two Atlanta Men Convicted in Mexican Guns-Drug Swap
Guns and cash from the United States, drugs from Mexico. Two Atlanta men thought that was the trade they were making with Mexican drug traffickers, who turned out instead to...
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Georgia Leads November Trade Mission to Peru, Brazil
The Georgia Department of Economic Development is leading a trade mission to Peru and Brazil Nov. 8-12. The trip is aimed at exporters in industries such as as aviation, telecommunications,...
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Employee Training Crucial
For companies doing business abroad, comprehensive training programs for employees and contractors is the most effective way to avoid violating a federal law making it illegal to bribe foreign officials,...
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Georgia Governor Goes to China
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue left Sunday, Sept. 12, on a trade mission to China where he will visit a world's fair in Shanghai and try to drum up business for...
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Kia Recalls Georgia-Made Sorentos
Kia Motors America Inc. has issued a recall on 11,213 Sorento SUVs manufactured at the West Point, Ga. plant, citing a wiring problem that could pose a potential fire hazard. ...