During my first trip to Dublin, while most of my fellow Georgia State University students dozed on the bus ride from the airport to our hotel, I kept my eyes […]
Author Archives: Mike Rast Jr.
Posted inArchive, Education
Indian Tax Officials to Visit Atlanta for Training
Two Georgia organizations are to host 140 Indian Revenue Service officials Nov. 6-11 for a training program on tax theory and policy, cross-border taxation and U.S.-India tax treaties. The agenda,...
Posted inArchive, Business
PRGX Reports 10 Percent Quarterly Revenue Increase
Atlanta-based audit firm PRGX Global Inc.’s revenues grew about 10 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year, an increase company officials ascribed to...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Atlanta Turkish Groups Organizing Earthquake Relief
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Several Atlanta-based Turkish business and cultural groups are organizing a relief fund for victims of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern part of...
Posted inArchive, Business
Georgia Recruiting Companies for 2012 Trade Missions
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> The Georgia Department of Economic Development is recruiting companies interested in establishing or increasing their export business for trade missions to Brazil, Canada and...
Posted inArchive, Business
Airport IT Upgrades Focus on Customer Service, Mobility
A survey by international communications and information technology company SITA has found that airports are spending more on upgrades designed to improve customer service and get passengers through airports quickly....
Posted inArchive, Business
Atlantans Participate in Global Irish Economic Forum
Atlanta’s increasing engagement with Ireland is evident by its government inviting several people with ties to the Georgia capital to a conference on ways to improve the country’s flagging economy....
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Cars from Crops? Ford Showcases New Materials
The Atlanta Botanical Garden provided a fitting setting for Ford Motor Co. researchers to show off new materials designed to make their cars more environmentally friendly, as the products are...
Posted inArchive, Business
Chinese Officials to Visit Atlanta for Legal Business Forum
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Top legal officials from the world’s two largest economies are inviting local businesspeople to the Metro Atlanta Chamber for a forum on Friday, Oct....
Posted inArchive, Business
Polish Ambassador to Lead Trade Mission to Atlanta
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> The Polish ambassador is to lead a delegation of government officials and businesses on a trade mission to Atlanta Oct. 24. Ambassador Robert Kupiecki...