Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta A Free Trade Area of the Americas is still a future possibility, and Atlanta companies attending a Nov. 8 conference on trade in the Americas can...
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Atlanta to Train Beijing on Airport Security for the Olympics
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the City of Atlanta will help prepare Chinese aviation officials for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games during an Oct. 29-Nov. 1...
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Spanish Insurance Group Opens Call Center in Columbus
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Madrid, Spain-based Corporacion Mapfre S.A. has selected Columbus as the location for Road America Motor Club’s new 24-hour roadside assistance call center. Road America, headquartered in...
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Russian Legislator to Speak at Conference Here Oct. 30
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta During an Oct. 30 seminar in Atlanta, Valery Panov, a deputy in the Russian Federal Duma legislature, is to dispel myths about doing business in his...
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Land for Sale in Chile to Support Atlanta’s Tropics Foundation
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta A parcel of land in Chile valued at some $1.5 million is for sale by Weyerhaeuser Corp., an international forest products company, to raise funds for...