Astrid Diaz-Infante assumed the position of deputy consul general of Mexico in Atlanta on Jan. 19, taking the place of Hugo Juarez, who assumed Ms. Diaz-Infante’s position in the Mexican...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
U.S. Should Export More to Middle East
The variety of business opportunities Israel and the rest of the Middle East offer Georgia companies are evident from what he called last year’s “successes,” Sherwin Pomerantz, the state’s trade...
India Cultural Assn. Presents 7 Awards
Seven members of the India American Cultural Association Inc. (IACA) were presented with recognition awards Jan. 23 for their achievements as entrepreneurs, researchers and community leaders during the non-profit organization’s...
Investment Urged For Housing in India
Ram Jethmalani, India’s minister for urban affairs and employment, met with Barclay Burks, president and CEO of the Barclay Group of Affiliated Cos, while visiting Atlanta Jan. 21-22 as part...
Alumni Chapter Being Set Up by Intโl Business Grads
In keeping with the recommendations of the management-consulting firm McKinsey & Co., graduates of the Masters of International Business (MIBS) program at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, are...
Peru May Sue U.S. Tobacco Firms
The Republic of Peru hosted a conference in Lima, Peru last week reviewing legal actions taken against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. and other U.S. tobacco companies, and is considering...
Global Telecom Firm Seeks Salespeople
Atlantans who wish to belong to a global sales network for Internet, long distance and other telecommunication services now may do so by becoming representatives of Dallas-based Excel Communications, Laurie...
Annual Technology Forum to Focus on International Market
The Georgia Technology Forum, to be held at the Cobb Galleria Oct. 20-21, will include for the first time an international focus in an effort to provide assistance to companies...
One-Fourth of Poultry Show Visitors from Abroad
The International Poultry Exposition held last week at the Georgia World Congress Center downtown drew more than 26,000 attendees, including some 7,000 international visitors. Although the final figures had not...
UGA Business School Professor Lauds New U.S. Cuba Policy
The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business is reviving its efforts to establish exchange programs with the University of Havana in the wake of a proposal of the Clinton...
