Delta Air Lines Inc. is launching a new flight to Reykjavik, Iceland, next June 1 from New York and will be the only U.S. carrier to fly nonstop between the...
Author Archives: David Beasley
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Georgia Ag International Trade Office Faces Cuts
As the Georgia Department of Agriculture participates in trade missions and food shows around the world in the next few months, it is losing two of its five international trade...
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Georgia, Liberia Ports Form Partnership
The Georgia Ports Authority and the National Port Authority of Liberia on Wednesday entered into a partnership to share expertise and information and expand international trade. Liberia, an African nation...
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Georgia Has New Deputy Commissioner for Global Commerce
Pat Wilson has been named the Georgia Department of Economic Development's deputy commissioner for global commerce. He replaces Heidi Green, who was recently promoted to commissioner of the department. Ms....
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Global Soap Project Makes Pitch for Funds
The Atlanta-based Global Soap Project, which recycles used soap from hotels for use in Africa, is making a pitch for financial contributions as it enters the "heavy lifting" stage of...
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German Consul Elected Dean of Consular Corps
Lutz Görgens, Germany's consul general for the Southeast U.S., has been elected dean of the Georgia consular corps. He succeeds Reda Mansour, Israel's consul general in Atlanta since 2006, who...
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Grandson of Liberia’s President Interns With Honorary Consul
After graduating from Morehouse College in May, Melvin Sirleaf, grandson of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is trying his hand at diplomacy, interning with the African country's honorary consul in...
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UPS Global Trade Seminar Attracts 100
When Chris Hanks began looking to import coffee beans from Vietnam for his cafe in Augusta, he discovered that there was a huge demand for industrial trucks in the Southeast...
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Georgia State Lands International Education Grant
Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business has received an $188,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help improve international business education. The money will be used to...
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NBA Star’s Restaurant Business Expands, Evolves
In only a year in the restaurant business, Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia has acquired two locations and already closed one which he is reopening next month under a new...