The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia Inc. has become a member of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia. Formed in 1991, the Asian chamber includes...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Trip Planned to Teach How Atlanta Firms Do Business in China
More than 30 Leadership Atlanta alumni, some the city’s top executives and community leaders, are traveling to five cities in China, Oct. 24- Nov. 7, to experience the culture...
Importers Should Use Foreign-Trade Zones
Importers should consider using foreign-trade zones to avoid non-tariff barriers to trade, even as free trade agreements eliminate duties on goods, said Julie Brown, president and CEO of the...
Annual Hispanic Bar Meeting Here Oct. 16
The Hispanic National Bar Association’s 30th annual convention should prove to be a venue for Atlanta companies to encounter Hispanic attorneys with expertise in international business law, said Luis...
Logistics Firms Should Go After Latino Business
Atlanta logistics companies should offer their services to Latin American counterparts as a means of improving performance, according to Maria Rey, executive director of the Latin American Logistics Institute in...
UPS Commitment to Latin America is For the Long-Term
United Parcel Service of America Inc.’s seamless delivery of goods from Latin America to the United States by ship is the company’s newest commitment to expanding operations in the region...
State’s Senators Seek Additional Funds for Wildlife Service Here
Georgia’s U.S. Sens Max Cleland and Zell Miller are actively supporting the allocation of $750,000 in federal funds for Atlanta’s Fish and Wildlife Service in a letter writing campaign...
Firm to Provide Health Insurance To Foreign Students
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents last week awarded a contract to HTH Worldwide Inc. to provide health insurance and online health and security information to the 14,000...
Georgia Firms Sell $7.5 million in Farm Goods to Cuba
Georgia companies sold a total of $7.5 million in agricultural products to Cuba during the recent U.S. Food & Agribusiness Exhibition in Havana, representing approximately one-sixth of total U.S. contracts...
INS Accepting Entries For 2004 Visa Lottery
The Immigration and Naturalization Service began accepting entries for the 2004 visa lottery, Oct. 7. The period of entry will close at noon, Wednesday, Nov. 6. The lottery, held annually...
