Chicago-based metal processing and distribution company Ryerson Inc. is expanding its presence in Georgia, adding a 147,000-square-foot warehouse in Duluth and about 25 jobs over the next yea The company...
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Brunswick Organization Tops Charity Rankings List
Charity ratings agency Charity Navigator has given Brunswick, Ga.-based medical organization MAP International top honors in its category for groups with budgets of at least $100 million operating across the...
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Fulbright Official Praises Goals, Greater Focus on Africa
A member of the governing board of the U.S. State Department’s Fulbright program from Atlanta says the $400 million in study abroad scholarships given out in fiscal 2010 is widely...
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Teavana Expanding to Canada
Atlanta-based tea retailer Teavana Holdings Inc. will open its first Canadian store in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Dec. 9. Teavana founder and CEO Andrew Mack told investors during a Dec....
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Hyundai Construction Equipment Opens Norcross Headquarters
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal joined state and local officials in Norcross Dec. 7 at the opening of Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc.’s headquarters. The...
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Finance Minister Says Turkey Still Seeks EU Membership
Speaking in Washington Nov. 30, Turkey’s finance minister confirmed his country’s determination to gain European Union membership, while a former government official noted the benefits of being outside the economic...
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IT Company Digitally Linking Ireland’s Hospitals
Alpharetta-based McKesson Provider Technologies completed installation of its medical imaging software in four Irish hospitals Nov. 22, the first step in a project to introduce the product to 35 of...
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TSYS Signs Deal with Azerbaijan’s Largest Bank
Columbus, Ga.-based Total System Services Inc., or TSYS, signed a deal Nov. 17 to provide Azerbaijan’s largest private bank with its credit card and payment-processing software. Bank Standard, based in...
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Xiamen Airlines Joins SkyTeam
Xiamen Airlines became the third carrier on the Chinese mainland to join Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. in SkyTeam when the airline alliance approved its membership Nov. 17. Based in...
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Estonian Honorary Consulate Opens in Atlanta
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Estonian diplomats visited Atlanta Nov. 9 to install local businessman Aadu Allpere as the country’s honorary consul in Georgia. Marina Kaljurand, Estonia’s ambassador to...