Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle welcomed Consilium Technologies Group of Antrim, Northern Ireland, to Georgia June 25 and announced that the state is to be its first U.S. customer, the latest...
Author Archives: M. C. Rast
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Atlanta Consultant Helps Companies Face Global HR Challenges
Georgia companies entering global markets face a variety of new human resources challenges, suddenly dealing with issues such as immigration, foreign languages and business culture. To tackle these problems, companies...
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Titanic Shipyard Building Business, Tourism in New Northern Ireland
After a decade of peace in Northern Ireland, construction is under way to turn the derelict shipyards of Belfast, the region’s capital, into a mixed-use urban development similar to Atlanta’s...
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Northern Ireland Tour Agencies Target Scots-Irish in Southeast
Tourism agencies in Northern Ireland are hoping to attract visitors from the Southeast U.S. by launching a tour focused on Scots-Irish historic sites this summer. Susie McCullough, marketing director for...
Posted inArchive, Education
Atlanta One of Two Cities to Debut Puerto Rican Online Educational Tool
A Puerto Rican educational initiative is using online social networking, competitions, rewards and technology to get kids interested in studying outside of the classroom, and the program could soon be...
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Kenyan Youth Activist Says Leadership Change Needed to Stop Country’s Violence
Kenya’s current leaders must be replaced before the East African country can cure the violence that plagues it or fully realize its economic potential, Mwangi Mukami, the founder of the...