A networking reception with 45 business people from the Brazilian state of Pernambuco will be held at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce downtown from 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan....
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Workshops on China And Latin America Planned for January
Nahu Girma, founder and principal of the Atlanta-based training firm CrossCultural Connections, will lead a series of workshops this month at the World Trade Center downtown focusing generally on Latin...
Georgia Power Executive Named Chairman of Japan-America Society
James L. Martin, vice president – economic development for Georgia Power Co., has replaced Paul Bowers, a former Georgia Power executive, as chairman of the Japan-America Society of Georgia (JASG)...
Heavy Opposition Seen To Deltaโs Request For Flights to Italy
Delta Air Lines’ proposed service between Atlanta and Rome, Italy, throughHartsfield Atlanta International Airport will be hotly contested by other airlines serving gateways to the U.S. in Chicago, New York...
Intโl Business Academy Begins Here March 19
Second program of the International Business Academy, which is designed to help companies strengthen their international capabilities, will begin Friday, March 19. The Academy is sponsored by the Metro Atlanta...
Equifax Urges Secure E-Commerce
U.S. companies, including small- to medium-sized firms, need to publicize their efforts at securing the privacy of their data, or they will be forced to adopt restrictive regulations being...
Atlanta Firm Advising Persian Gulf Firms On Business Basics
Atlanta-based Fry Consultants, a general management consulting firm, has entered into an agreement with the Career Development Center (CDC) in Cairo to cooperate on consulting and training projects throughout...
Minkhorst Named Atlanta Chamber’s International Chair
Robert Minkhorst, president and CEO of Philips Consumer Electronics North America, has been appointed vice chairman, international, of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Philips Consumer Electronics North...
India Consul Says U.S. Policy ‘Tilted’ Against His Country
For every Indian who has an entrepreneurial success in the U.S., there are 10 to 15 back home in India who want to emulate him, Rinzing Wangdi, consul general...
Hong Kong Refugees Returning Home; Capitalism Intact
Now that more than a year has passed since Hong Kong reverted back to Chinese sovereignty, its emigrants are returning home, Raymond Fan, director of the Hong Kong Economic...
