Brno, the Czech Republic’s second largest city, is being transformed into a biotech hub due to a well-funded research center of the Rochester, Minn-based Mayo Clinic being developed there. Located...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Business
Georgia Solar Firm Launches Sales Effort in Latin America
Having developed solar panels and equipment especially suited for southern climates, Dublin, Ga.-based MAGE SOLAR PROJECTS Inc. announced Aug. 30 a new sales campaign that will stretch from “Mexico...
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SBA Awards SunTrust’s Commitment to Exporters
The U.S. Small Business Administration has chosen SunTrust Banks Inc. to receive its “Export Lender of the Year” award once again this year. Susanne Keough, managing director and head of the global...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Resolution Seeks Gov. Deal’s Backing for Closer Africa Ties
A state Senate resolution to be introduced in the next session of the Georgia General Assembly has been presented to Gov. Nathan Deal by a delegation seeking recognition that Georgia...
Posted inArchive, Education
World Trade Center Atlanta President Speaks in Tbilisi
Little did John Parkerson think that when he recommended Zaza Pachulia, the Atlanta Hawks’ 6-foot-8-inch center, to give the commencement address last year at the Georgian American University in Tbilisi, the...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Swiss Firms Are Leading Investors in the U.S.
Eighty-four percent of the foreign direct investment, or FDI, in the United States in 2010 came from or through only eight countries with Switzerland leading the pack, according to a...
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Atlanta Firm Hires German to Service European Investment
Atlanta accounting and business advisory firm Habif, Arogeti and Wynne LLP has hired Kristin Maeckel as a senior manager to better serve its German and other European clients. Ms. Maeckel, who...
Posted inArchive, Education
Usher’s New Look Foundation Inspires Youth Leaders
Usher’s New Look Foundation Inc. has singled out one of the world’s leading philanthropists, a spokesperson for Egypt’s youth and an undergraduate at Georgia State University for special recognition. Ted...
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The ‘Sunny’ Side of an Immigrant’s Story
Sunny Park met his first Americans when he was a 9-year-old boy during the Korean War as soldiers handed out chocolates and chewing gum on the streets of Seoul, Korea....
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Indian Businesswoman Joins AGCO Corp.’s Board
Mallika Srinivasan, chairman and CEO of India’s second largest agricultural tractor manufacturer, Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd. (TAFE), has joined the board of directors of Duluth-based AGCO Corp. “India represents...