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Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
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French Consulate Seeks Culture and Press Assistant
The French Consulate General in Atlanta announced that it is seeking applications from candidates interested in filling the full-time position of culture and press assistant beginning on July 1. The...
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State’s Development Agency Takes on New Tasks
Into his sixth month as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Chris Cummiskey is unfurling a big umbrella that will cover an increasing number of responsibilities. “We want...
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On left, Chris Cummiskey, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development; Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Graeme Macdonald, JCB Group managing director, business operations, tour JCB plant in Rocester, England. .
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Quebec Announces Plan to Develop Its Arctic Regions
Quebec’s development plan for its northernmost regions may provide a model for how to balance conservation of natural resources and economic growth, according to Ginette Chenard, who heads the Quebec...
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Atlanta’s Swiss Consulate Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Swiss Consulate General’s 25th anniversary celebration in Atlanta served as a mini-reunion of sorts bringing the current staff, two former consuls general, the Swiss ambassador and more than 130...
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Georgia Tech Visionary Leaves Enduring Legacy
McKinley Conway, 90, founder of the World Development Federation and publisher of Site Selection magazine, died in Shiloh, Fla., on May 29. The World Development Federation, which mounted “super projects,”...
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French Ambassador Backs Aid to Egypt and Tunisia
While his president was in Deauville, France, arguing in favor of initiatives to support the political and economic future of Egypt and Tunisia, François Delattre, the French ambassador to the...
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Registration Deadline for Southeast-Canada Meeting Is June 6
Companies that want to participate in the Southeastern U.S.-Canadian Provinces Alliance’s 2011 conference June 12-14 must register by the deadline of Monday, June 6. According to the Georgia Department of...
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Belgian Legislator Promotes European Vision in Atlanta
The Brussels Economic Conference this week highlights the tensions straining the cohesion of the European Union due to the individual debt problems of Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Germany’s consul general...