Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta The U.S.-Canada softwood lumber agreement approved Sept. 19 is a long-awaited welcome for Georgia’s forestry industry, according to Blake Sullivan, president and CEO of Sullivan Forestry...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Concerns That State Police Not Trained to Verify Legal Aliens
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta The Mexican Consulate General in Atlanta is available to help determine the authenticity of passports and other Mexican documents for the new Georgia SecureID program, a...
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Despite Emergence of China, Japan Keeps on Investing in Georgia
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Even with greater emphasis on China as a manufacturing center, Japanese companies continue to invest in Georgia, according to the Japan America Society of Georgia’s new...
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Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Is the Winner of Local Hong Kong Boat Race
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta More than 50 teams competed in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival held at Lake Lanier on Sept. 9, the best turnout in the event’s 11-year...