British Olympic swimmer and world record holder for the 100-meter backstroke, Gemma Spofforth took part March 20 in the “Sport is Great” swimming clinic for up to 250 Atlanta children....
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Atlantan Named Vice Chair of Habitat for Humanity
Renee Glover, who heads the Atlanta Housing Authority, has been elected vice chair of Habitat for Humanity International. Under her leadership, the authority has sponsored the creation of 11 mixed-use,...
Posted inArchive, Education
Arbitration Society to Host Conference in Atlanta
The Atlanta International Arbitration Society, which was officially launched in March 2011, has announced its inaugural conference to be held at the Loews Hotel in Midtown April 16-17. The conference...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Visiting U.N. Official Proposes U.S.-Africa Agenda
Cheick Sidi Diarra didn’t hesitate in answering his rhetorical question about what the United States could do to further economic development in Africa. Mr. Diarra, the United Nations’ special adviser...
Posted inArchive, Culture
St. Patrick’s Day Advances Ireland’s ‘Brand’
Ireland is using St. Patrick’s Day as the basis for a global branding campaign to publicize the country’s cultural and educational assets, Jimmy Deenihan, its minister of arts and heritage,...
Posted inArchive, Diplomacy
Honorary Consul of Hungary Joins Atlanta Law Firm
John E. Parkerson Jr., the honorary consul of Hungary based in Atlanta, has joined the law firm Hall Booth Smith and Slover PC to provide counseling on general corporate matters...
Posted inArchive, Business
LinkedIn Inspires Formation of Global PR Firm
Lucy Henner, president of Atlanta-based Markets Worldwide Inc., a boutique marketing firm that she launched in 1994, is a founding member of a new consortium of international, senior-level public relations...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Ambassador Seeks U.S. Investment for Tunisia’s Revival
As his current government seeks to retrieve the enormous wealth that Tunisia‘s former president and his family hid around the world, its ambassador to the United States is encouraging U.S....
Posted inArchive, Education
Convention Cancels Atlanta Venue Due to Immigration Law
A national research association decided to move its 2013 annual convention out of Atlanta because it feared that international visitors and U.S. citizens of color among the 14,000-plus attendees might...
Posted inArchive, Business
Deutsche Telekom to Use Atlanta Firm’s Virtual Meeting Software
An Atlanta company that has been developing virtual meeting software for 20 years announced on March 5 that Deutsche Telekom AG, the largest telecommunications company in Europe, is to be...