Increased transportation costs due to tightened security are likely to be one of the economic impacts of last week’s tragedies for Atlanta companies doing international business, Roy Bahl, dean...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
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Georgia-India Hi-Tech Day Here Sept. 15
The Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) and the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT) are hosting a Georgia-India Technology Day, Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00...
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Chinese Learn Western Banking Practices At Kennesaw State
Chinese officials are learning Western banking practices from Atlanta banks to better integrate China into the global economy, according to Ken Jin, international program manager at Kennesaw State University’s...
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Atlanta Engineering Firm in Water Facility Deal in Kazakhstan
Jim Smith, president of Envirosmith Engineering, a small two-man engineering company in Suwanee, signed a cooperation agreement last week to return to Kazakhstan to provide consulting services on another water...
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International Firms Moving Here Should Seek State Tax Breaks
International companies moving to Georgia should research and take advantage of cost-saving state and federal training programs and tax credits that sometimes otherwise go unclaimed, said Janet Walsh, president and...
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Swedish Firms Express Interest in Georgia
Some 100 Swedish companies expressed interest in investing in Georgia during an Entrepreneurial Day event recently in Vaxjo, Sweden, according to Mason Cargill, partner with Jones, Day, Reavis &...
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Sister Cities Program Promotes Exchanges Between Law Firms
Jorg Reichelsdorfer, a German lawyer currently working at the Atlanta law firm of Arnall Golden & Gregory, credits the Atlanta-Nuremberg sister cities relationship as the impetus for his presence in...
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Small Franchisers Urged to Look Into Cairo, Egypt
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the International Franchise Association, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Global Technology Network invite Georgia small business franchisers to meet with potential...
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Satellite Navigation Conference to Be Held in Nice, France
Companies interested in the applications of satellite navigation and positioning are encouraged to attend, exhibit and/or sponsor the NavSat 2001 conference in Nice, France, Nov. 13-15. The event...
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Drug to Aid Animals Now Helping Humans
River blindness in humans will be eliminated within the next decade with the help of a drug initially developed to de-worm cattle, said Kevin Schultz, head of worldwide research and...