Companies interested in doing business in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament or 2016 Olympic Games can learn more at a seminar in Atlanta Wednesday, July 14. The...
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International Soccer Fest Holds Finale Friday Night
The Atlanta International Soccer Fest, a fundraising campaign also designed to raise awareness of Atlanta's efforts to land the World Cup tournament in 2018 or 2022, will hold a closing...
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Plans Advance for International District in Buckhead
A proposal to create an international district in Buckhead, where consulates, bi-national chambers of commerce, trade offices and multinational companies would be clustered, is headed to the next level. More...
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International Restaurant Execs Seek Help From Georgia State
During a recent five-day trip to Atlanta, restaurant executives from Russia and other nations of the former Soviet Union were impressed by the technology, efficiency and professionalism of the U.S....
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Georgia Group Sends Medical Supplies to Kyrgyz Refugees
MAP International, the Georgia-based Christian health organization, is sending medicine and medical supplies to Uzbekistan to help refugees from neighboring Kyrgyzstan, where ethnic violence has recently erupted. MAP, which has...
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Indian Automaker Mahindra Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Suit
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. has asked a federal court in Atlanta to dismiss a lawsuit against it by the company that has exclusive rights to sell Mahindra pickup...
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Atlanta Optical Fiber Maker Launches Joint Venture in China
OFS, a Japanese optical fiber manufacturer headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross, is forming a joint venture company in China with Hengtong Optic-Electric Co. Ltd. The new company will...
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Atlanta Companies Launch Translation Service for Smart Phones
Two Atlanta companies have launched a service that allows overseas travelers to get translations of common phrases on their smart phones. Travelingo.com is a joint venture by Siteminis Inc. and...
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Video: Gen. David Petraeus on Afghanistan
U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, speaking in Atlanta in January, cited patience, team building and living among the people as the keys to winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan....
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Landlord Seeks to Evict Colombian Consulate
The Consulate General of Colombia on Peachtree Dunwoody Road in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs has become too popular lately in the opinion of the building's landlord, who wants...