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Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Economic Development

Georgia Allies Reinforce Ties With French, Italian Firms

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A delegation representing the Georgia Allies, a partnership between state government and private corporations that supports economic development, visited France and Italy in mid-October. Charlie Gatlin, the Allies’ executive director...

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Greek Orthodox Spiritual Leader Visits Atlanta

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the world’s 200 to 300 million Orthodox Christians, visited Atlanta Oct. 29, where more than 1,200 people greeted him at the Greek Orthodox...

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Jimmy Carter Joins ‘The Elders’ in Istanbul to Tackle Climate Change

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Former President Jimmy Carter was in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 31, to join “The Elders,” a group of global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela, to issue a statement underscoring their...

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Personnel Changes at the Georgia Dept. of Economic Development

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Kevin Langston is to replace Charlie Gatlin, currently deputy commissioner for tourism and marketing at the Georgia Department for Economic Development, when Mr. Gatlin retires on Dec. 1 at the...

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Atlanta’s World Chamber Launches Trade Symposium & Gala

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The World Chamber of Commerce is preparing its first black-tie gala and networking event to conclude a two-day series of panel discussions on international trade and overseas markets Dec. 3-4....

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South Asia Expert to Speak at Emory and Metro Chamber

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Teresita C. Schaffer, a former ambassador to Sri Lanka and director of the South Asia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, will be delivering lectures...

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German Chamber Gala Features Bremen, Lower Saxony

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The 14th annual gala of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. drew 470 guests to the St. Regis Atlanta in Buckhead including a 50-member business delegation...

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Aspen Institute Ranks Robinson College in Its Top 100

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Georgia State University announced that its J. Mack Robinson College of Business is ranked by the Aspen Institute among the top 100 business schools worldwide for leadership integrating social, environmental...

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Georgia Tech Alumna Imports French Wines from Family-Owned Vineyards

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Although she graduated in 1996 from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in electrical engineering, Elizabeth Bacon switched careers to launch Il Vino Imports, her company in LaGrange...

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