Tamer Cavusgil, director of the Institute of International Business at the Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, is to speak about the state of emerging markets during the current...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Israeli Speaker for Gala Heads Manufacturing Association
Shraga Brosh, president of the Manufacturers Association of Israel, is to be the keynote speaker at the 8th annual Eagle Star Awards Gala on May 27. The event is to...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Biotech Group Names Perdue ‘Governor of the Year’
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has been named the 2009 Governor of the Year by the organization that hosts the annual BIO International Convention, which will be held in Atlanta May...
Posted inArchive, Education
Georgia State’s New Pres. Wants University to Be Recognized
In his “State of the University” address, Georgia State President Mark P. Becker boldly called for the university to reach out and claim its status as a preeminent institution in...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Atlanta and Georgia Host Chinese Tour Operators
Fifty-three Chinese tour operators visited Georgia’s premier tourism sites April 14-18 as the city of Atlanta and the state jumpstarted their campaign to become a leading destination for Chinese tourists....
Posted inArchive, Culture
Fire Marshal in Paris Ignited Louvre Atlanta Project
A Parisian fire marshal can take some of the credit for launching the three-year Louvre Atlanta project, which has raised the profile of the High Museum of Art and led...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
German American Chamber to Hold Annual Meeting May 1
The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. Inc. will accentuate a positive outlook for the global economy during its annual meeting to be held near Charleston, S.C.,...
Posted inArchive, Business
Student Group, U.S. State Dept. Partner to Place Arab Interns with U.S. Firms
AIESEC, the Rotterdam, Netherlands-based student organization with chapters around the globe, has partnered with the U.S. State Department to facilitate placement of interns from Arab countries in U.S.-based companies. AIESEC, pronounced...
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International VIP Tour Heads to Northeast Georgia
Representatives of the Southeast’s consular corps and local businesses are to visit Northeast Georgia April 15-17 on the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s 23rd annual VIP Tour. The tour is to...
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Macon Hosts Atlanta-based Guatemalan and Mexican Consuls General
The Atlanta-based consuls general of Guatemala and Mexico were introduced to Macon and Bibb County officials at a dinner held March 24 in Macon. Christopher N. Smith, a Macon attorney...