FOR THE FIRST TIME AT AN OLYMPICS, ROTARIANS, AND THEIR FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WILL BE ABLE TO MEET AT A “HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP” AT THIS SUMMER GAMES ON...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
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VSI TELECONFERENCE TO AID ATHLETES DURING THE GAMES
NORCROSS-BASED VSI ENTERPRISES INC. WILL SHOWCASE ITS INTERACTIVE GROUP AND DESKTOP VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS WITH DIAL-UP CAPABILITIES FROM JULY 17 THROUGH AUG. 31 AT THE GEORGIA CENTER FOR ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY...
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UPS SETS UP FIRST U.S. FULL SERVICE BROKERAGE OPERATIONS
UPS ANNOUNCED THE EXPANSION OF UPS CUSTOMHOUSE BROKERAGE INC. WITH ITS FIRST U.S.-BASED FULL SERVICE BROKERAGE OPERATION. BASED IN MIAMI, THE NEW FACILITY WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL...
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STATE GLOBAL TRADE TOPS $6 BILLION IN FIRST QUARTER
ALTHOUGH EXPORTS TO CANADA SLIPPED BY 3.2% THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR IN COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR, IT REMAINED GEORGIA’S LEADING EXPORT DESTINATION. JAPAN, GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM...
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LESS EXPENSIVE FURNITURE NOW OKAY TO JAPANESE
ECONOMIC RECESSION IN JAPAN HAS MADE THE PRICE, RATHER THAN THE QUALITY, OF FURNITURE AND HOME PRODUCTS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR U.S. EXPORTERS OF HOME COMPONENTS AND...
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EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL DESIGN FIRMS GROWING GLOBALISM
ATLANTA’S OLYMPIC VISITORS WILL ALREADY BE FAMILIAR WITH MANY OF THE BUILDINGS DISPLAYED IN THE GEORGIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE’S EXHIBIT OF ITS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE...
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INPUT OF ATLANTANS SOUGHT FOR MEETING WITH EIZENSTAT
MARTY DUGGAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE WASHINGTON D.C.-BASED SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION, HAS NOTIFIED GLOBALFAX THAT HE WILL BE MEETING WITH UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE STUART EIZENSTAT ON FRIDAY,...
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PRUDENTIAL HIRING TO COACH EXECUTIVES FOR JOBS ABROAD
PRUDENTIAL RELOCATION INTERCULTURAL SERVICES, WHICH OPENED AN ATLANTA OFFICE LAST YEAR TO SERVE ITS MULTINATIONAL CLIENTS HERE, IS SEEKING NATIONALS OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND BUSINESS CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST THE PRUDENTIAL...
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EQUIFAX IN DEAL WITH CHINA BANK
A SUBSIDIARY OF ATLANTA-BASED EQUIFAX HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PROVIDE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING SOFTWARE TO ONE OF CHINA’S LARGEST COMMERCIAL BANKS THAT WILL ALLOW ITS CUSTOMERS TO USE MASTERCARD AND...
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ATLANTAN TO OPEN LONDON UNIT OF WOMEN’S NETWORK
MARIE TENAGLIA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE ATLANTA WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE(AWIT), PLANS TO OPEN A CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN LONDON DURING HER YEAR-LONG STAY THERE, SHE TOLD GLOBALFAX...