As an 8-year-old boy in the second grade, Kabir Sehgal, called Andrew Young, then mayor of Atlanta, and requested an interview for his elementary school newspaper. The mayor agreed goodnaturedly...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Senegal Supports Atlanta’s Goal to Be ‘Gateway to Africa’
Atlanta has been promoted as a “gateway to Africa” for many years now. Not only Andrew Young, former mayor and U.S. ambassador to the U.N., has been saying this, but...
Posted inBermuda
Former Candidate for Governor Has New Job
Former gubernatorial candidate Eric Johnson has been named president of HGBD International Inc., a Savannah-based architectural and interior design firm. HGBD International is one of eight specialized firms forming Hussey,...
Posted inArchive, Business
Zep Inc. Hires Supply Chain Officer
Jeffrey L. Fleck has been appointed vice president, chief supply chain officer, at Zep Inc., the Atlanta-based provider of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial,...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Ex Im Bank to Open Atlanta Office
The Export Import Bank of the United States has chosen Atlanta as one of 13 cities in which to open new offices. The Atlanta office is to be located in...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Fukuoka and Prefectures Featured at JapanFest 2010
JapanFest 2010, which celebrated its 24th year Sept. 18-19, was held this year at Gwinnett Center in Duluth. The event is the largest Japanese festival east of Houston and south...
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Heads of State to Attend Africa Forum in Atlanta Sept. 24-28
The current and a former president of Nigeria are scheduled to attend the Africa Policy Forum to be held in Atlanta from Sept. 24-28. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
U.K. Ambassador Motivates British Group to Oppose ‘Buy American’
Thomas White, president of the British American Business Group-Atlanta, had the final word Sept. 13 at a downtown luncheon for the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the U.S. “I’m motivated, I...
Posted inArchive, Business
Monrovia, Liberia, Now Delta’s 7th African Destination
Delta Air Lines Inc. launched the first direct flight between Liberia and the United States in 20 years from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sept. 4. The flight landed on...
Posted inMalaysia
Malaysian Trade Minister to Host Atlanta Roundtable Sept. 20
An executive roundtable is to be held with Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia’s minister of international trade and industry, on Monday, Sept. 20, from 9-11 a.m., at the Four Seasons Hotel in...