Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Atlanta-based Arcom Group Inc. is seeking Georgia companies interested in hosting Chinese interns from the city of Chengdu. Arcom Managing Director Glendon Thompson recently signed an...
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Savannah Gets New China Shipping Route Via Panama Canal
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta A new weekly shipping service between China and Savannah via the Panama Canal is to start in September, according to the Georgia Ports Authority. The new...
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Business Persons Invited to Dinner for Chinese Visitors
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta A Chinese delegation from the city of Jinzhou in the Hubei Province is to visit Atlanta Sept. 4-5. The National Association of Chinese Americans’ Atlanta chapter...
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Georgia Legislature Supports Taiwan’s Entry into U.N.
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta As the United Nations General Assembly reconvenes Sept. 12, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Atlanta Director General R. C. Wu believes a Georgia General Assembly...
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Atlanta Firms Should Tap into Israeli Innovation Despite War
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Atlanta companies are encouraged to build networks with Israeli technology firms because, despite the current war, Israel’s innovation is strong and its economy is better than...
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Swedish Company Wants a Georgia Partner
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Sweden-based Sorman Information & Media AB is seeking a Georgia partner firm to represent its heavy machinery diagnostics software in the Southeast. The company’s vice president...
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Delta Needs New Planes for International Expansion
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Delta Air Lines Inc.’s international expansion has great potential to turn the bankrupt company around, but only if it can purchase at least 75 new airplanes,...
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Atlanta Provides Good Base for Israeli Hi-Tech Firms
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Most Israeli technology firms, like Ra’anana, Israel-based Gallery IP Telephony Inc., will eventually open offices in the United States, and Atlanta is a good base for...
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French-Owned Evian Donates to Atlanta Community Food Bank
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta French-owned Evian North America Inc. donated $25,000 to the Atlanta Community Food Bank to help alleviate hunger in Georgia. Evian North America, which is owned by...
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Georgia Students with Int’l and Language Skills Now Online
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Georgia employers seeking college and technical school graduates with foreign language skills or specialized international business background may locate potential employees through a University System of...