THE AMERICAN-ISRAEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-SOUTHEAST REGION (AICC) WILL TAKE ANOTHER STEP IN ITS FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO INCREASE BUSINESS BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST AND ISRAEL WHEN IT ANNOUNCES A NEW DIVISION, THE...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
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LECH WALESA TO STAY IN AVONDALE ESTATES FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
LECH WALESA, POLAND’S FORMER PRESIDENT, WILL ATTEND THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES, SAID ALLAN KIRWAN, MAYOR PRO TEM OF AVONDALE ESTATES, WHERE THE POLISH OLYMPIC TEAM WILL BE HEADQUARTERED. MR. KIRWAN...
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ATLANTAN LOOKS TO ASIA DESPITE SOUR VIETNAM DEAL
AN ONGOING COMMERCIAL DISPUTE WITH A VIETNAMESE TRADING COMPANY HAS NOT SOURED TONY LAREMORE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ROSWELL-BASED CONCEPTS ASIA INC., ON INVESTING IN THE FAR EAST AND SOUTHEAST...
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UK TRADE MINISTER SAID IMPRESSED BY EXPORT CENTER HERE
BRITAIN’S MINISTER OF TRADE, ANTHONY NELSON, WAS “VERY IMPRESSED” BY THE U.S. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTER IN ATLANTA DURING AN IMPROMPTU TOUR WITH RANDY CARDOZA, GEORGIA’S TRADE COMMISSIONER, ON JAN. 9,...
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MILLNER OPPOSED TO LEGAL IMMIGRANTS, HE TELLS INDIANS
REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE GUY MILLNER COMPLIMENTED ATTENDEES OF AN EVENING MEETING OF THE INDIAN PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION JAN. 11 BY CALLING INDIANS “HARDWORKING” AND “INTELLIGENT.” BUT WHEN RESPONDING TO THEIR...
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ATLANTA JAPAN EXPERTS HOPE FOR MORE CORDIAL TIES
JAPAN’S PRIME MINISTER, RYUTARO HASHIMOTO, SHOULD BE ABLE TO IMPROVE U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS IN KEEPING WITH THE GOALS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES (NAJAS), JOHN H. STEED, THE ATLANTA-BASED...
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DEKALB CHAMBER AND SAVANNAH STATE SET SOUTHERN AFRICA VISIT
A TRADE MISSION TO SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE IS BEING ORGANIZED BY THE DEKALB CHAMBER’S AFRICAN TRADE CENTER AND SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE’S BUSINESS SCHOOL FOR FEB. 23-MARCH 9. CHELLE IZZI,...
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REGGIE MITCHELL TO RECEIVE MBE, A HIGH BRITISH HONOR
ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN AND COLORFUL MEMBERS OF ATLANTA’S BRITISH COMMUNITY, REGINALD P. MITCHELL, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF REGGIE’S PUB IN THE CNN CENTER, WILL RECEIVE A MEMBER OF...
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ATLANTA FIRM MAY QUIT EX-SOVIET UNION FOR SOUTH AFRICA
INCREASING RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESS BY THE RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENTS HAS MADE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CONSULTANTS INC. (ISC), AN ATLANTA-BASED SECURITY CONSULTING AND TRAINING FIRM, CONSIDER SCALING BACK OR EVEN ELIMINATING...
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ATLANTAN TO DEVELOP INT’L SOCCER HALL OF CHAMPIONS IN PARIS
CAST AS A FAIR-MINDED SOCCER ENTHUSIAST FROM A COUNTRY THAT IS ONLY BEGINNING TO FIELD WORLDCLASS TEAMS, ATLANTA’S ROBERT BRANDON HAS SUCCESSFULLY PERSUADED THE TOP ECHELON OF SOCCER OFFICIALDOM TO...