Atlanta-based representatives of the governments of Germany, Ireland and Greece are to participate in a luncheon panel discussion about the current state of the euro at the Capital City Club...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Business
Georgia Tech Ties Ease French Firm’s U.S. Move
Metz, France – The Georgia Institute of Technology's long-time connection with Metz, France, is beginning to pay dividends in the form of business recruitment. ProConsultant Informatique, a Metz-based media software...
Posted inArchive, Education
No Snow Day for Georgia Tech’s France Campus
Metz, France – While heavy snowfall and below-freezing temperatures kept students away from Georgia Institute of Technology's main campus in Atlanta on Jan. 10, some 80 undergraduates were getting a...
Posted inArchive, Business
EMS Technologies CEO Joins Board, Resists Takeover
Norcross-based EMS Technologies Inc. has appointed Neil A. Mackay, the company’s president and CEO, to its board of directors while the company is being pursued as a target for either...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Georgia’s Ties With Japan: Long History, Bright Future
This story is part of GlobalAtlanta's exclusive Japan special issue. Click here to read more. This 2010 “bonenkai,” or end-of-the-year holiday party, of the Japan-America Society of Georgia featured a...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
New Website Tracks U.S. Foreign Aid Projects
A new website that provides access to key foreign assistance budget and appropriation data of the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development was launched Dec. 16....
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
International Firms in Rural Areas Benefit from Georgia Grants
Some of Georgia’s poorest areas will benefit from $27 million in grants and loans awarded Dec. 15 by the OneGeorgia Authority Board. The awards stem from the Tobacco Master Settlement...
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Global Accounting Rules on the Horizon
First there was the South Asian financial crisis of 1997, which started in Thailand and swept across the region. Then there was the Daimler crisis when Daimler-Benz AG optimistically acquired...
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Strengthening World Markets Help U.S. Exports
Exports of U.S. goods and services grew 17 percent during the first 10 months of 2010, according to data released on Dec. 10 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
France and Georgia: Contrasting Energy Policies
While the goal of increasing the use of renewable energy is the same, the ways that the country of France and the state of Georgia plan to get there are...