Gov. Nathan Deal is to leave for Europe on Sunday, May 15, on a nine-day business trip to the United Kingdom, Germany and Austria accompanied by a delegation of local...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
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Waycross Biomass Facility to Supply European Power Plants
Georgia Biomass LLC held on May 12 the official opening of its wood pellet production plant in Waycross, which is to produce annually 826,000 tons of wood coal that is...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Qaddafi Must Go, NATO Chief Says in Atlanta
Despite the bloodshed in Afghanistan and Libya, Anders Fogh Rasmussen puts a positive spin on the conflicts he oversees as secretary general of NATO. As supporters of “Europe Day” celebrated...
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Emirates Airline to Recruit ‘Cabin Crew’ in Atlanta June 2
Emirates Airline, the Arab world’s largest carrier, has faced multiple challenges these days including the high price of oil. Its profitable routes in the Middle East and North Africa also...
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A Full Day of Events to Highlight ‘Europe Day’ May 9
Atlanta’s “Europe Day” celebration is to begin the morning of Monday, May 9, with a panel discussion including the consuls general of Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom...
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Senegal Focus of Tourism Conferences
The Africa Travel Association held its 36th Annual Congress in Dakar, Senegal, May 25-29, under the theme: “Destination Senegal: A Tourism Gateway Inspired by Culture, Heritage and Arts.” The congress overlapped...
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Fed Presidents Say Banks Not Responsible for Job Losses
The presidents of the Federal Reserve banks of Atlanta and Dallas during a recent meeting at Georgia State University pretty much put to rest the argument that small- to medium-sized...
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Dallas Fed President Favors Foreign Grads Staying Here
Raised in Mexico, Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, is a first-generation American, so he has a personal interest in immigration issues. He regaled about 250...
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International Rescue Committee’s Open House on April 28
The International Rescue Committee in Atlanta, which aids newly arrived refugees from refugee camps and war-torn areas, is to host an open house at its new location in the Northlake...
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NATO’s Secretary General to Visit Atlanta May 9
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta is hosting a luncheon presentation by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the 12th secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, at the Commerce Club on...