Even if Southwest Airlines Co. reduces the number of its flights to Atlanta, the anticipated increase in international flights should guarantee the city’s dominance as the commercial center of the...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Education
Four Young Students Sought for Two-Week Exchange in Japan
The Japan-America Society of Georgia is seeking four Georgia students to participate in the 24th Annual Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka, Japan, July 13-25. In a letter sent to educators...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Survey: Small, Medium-sized Firms Reluctant to Export
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc.’s “Perception of Global Trade” survey of more than 1,000 small- to medium-sized U.S. firms found that 64 percent of those firms that exported saw a...
Posted inArchive, Business
Atlanta-based Consultancy Expands Global Advisory Team
The Taffrail Group LLC, an Atlanta-based international strategic advisory firm focused on assisting clients with developing and executing international growth strategies, has announced the addition of two new members to...
Posted inArchive, Education
India Supply Chains to Be Focus of Forum at Georgia Tech
The Georgia Institute of Technology is to host a forum on Jan. 23 focused on India’s supply chains featuring two-dozen speakers who will address both the challenges and opportunities in...
Posted inArchive, Education
Lawmakers Criticize Fulton Board for School Charter Denial
Four Georgia senators, including Chip Rogers, the Senate majority leader, and six state representatives, have notified the Fulton County Board of Education that they disagree with its Dec. 20 decision...
Posted inArchive, Education
Consul: Despite Cameron’s Veto, U.K. ‘Fully Committed’ to EU
Annabelle Malins, Britain’s consul general for the Southeast, leaves no doubt that the United Kingdom is fully supportive of the European Union and its objectives of open and free markets....
Posted inArchive, Culture
Czech Consulate Welcomes Condolences for Vaclav Havel
A condolence book in memory of Vaclav Havel is available for signing at the honorary consulate of the Czech Republic from 2-5 p.m. through Dec. 23, Four Concourse Parkway, Suite...
Posted inArchive, Education
Reports of Hong Kong’s Death Were Greatly Exaggerated
It can take a long time for a mistaken headline to recede into oblivion. Such is the case of the June 26, 1995, cover story of Fortune magazine, which proclaimed...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Atlanta’s High Museum and the Louvre Enter New Collaboration
The High Museum of Art and the musée du Louvre have agreed to collaborate on a four-year project devoted to producing programming and annual installations of American and European art....