Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta A recent award presented to the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for its logistics development strategy underscores Atlanta’s position as a global, not regional, logistics center,...
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Summit Bank Here to Service Its Parent’s East Coast Deals
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta After its acquisition by UCBH Holdings Inc., Atlanta-based Summit Bank Corp. will service all of the San Francisco-based bank’s international trade transactions on the East Coast,...
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Delta’s Int’l Series at Fox Theatre Starts Tuesday, Oct. 3
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta This year’s Delta International Series at the Fox Theatre, which features seven performances by French, Filipino, Bulgarian and other international artists, will include pre-show lectures and...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Omni Hotel Chefs Trained to Prepare Spanish Menu
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Atlanta’s Omni Hotel will be the first U.S. company to feature black-footed pig meat products from Spain on its specialty menu beginning Nov. 1. Chefs from...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
German Construction Firm to Locate Plant in Adel
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta German construction materials company Xella International GmbH announced it will locate its first U.S. plant in Adel in Cook County and its North American headquarters in...
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Poultry, Egg Council Partners with Vietnam to Fight Avian Flu
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta The Stone Mountain-based U.S. Poultry and Egg Export Council announced last week a new partnership with the Vietnamese Poultry Association to combat avian influenza and identify...
Posted inArchive, Business
Nanotechnology for Food Conference to Be Held Here Oct. 12-13
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Recent e-coli infections from contaminated fresh spinach may have been avoided if nanotechnology packaging, like that to be discussed at the Oct. 12-13 Nano4Food international nanotech...
Posted inArchive, Education
Liberian President Requests IT Help from Georgia Tech
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf requested that the Georgia Institute of Technology help her country to re-develop its information and communications technology infrastructure during a visit here...
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Chinese Firm Said to Invest $30 million in Atlanta Plant
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta The CEO of Liushi, China-based General Protecht Group Inc. told a Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce delegation visiting China last week that it will invest in...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Coweta Economic Development Official to Visit China Oct. 8
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Coweta County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Bill Harrison hopes Ningbo, China-based Lehui Enterprises executives will introduce him to other potential Chinese investors during a trip...