Author Archives: Phil Bolton

The assassination of Israel’s prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, has not brought to a halt local efforts to participate in the economic development of the Middle East. Representatives of fourteen of...

Major business groups are pressing Congress to reject Sen. Alan Simpson’s plan to slash the number of non-refugee immigrants admitted into the United States. They charge that a bill by...

Ambassador Capital Corp., an Atlanta investment banking firm, has arranged for a $3 million private placement of equity capital to be invested in a Toronto-based computer software firm. The Canadian...

Roper Industries Inc. an international manufacturer of fluid handling and industrial control products based in Bogart, Ga., announced Nov. 13 that its subsidiary, Compressor Control Corp. (CCC), has signed a...

Nissan Motor Corp. U.S.A. has unveiled a new training center in Marietta to provide advanced training for approximately 50 Nissan and Infiniti dealership technicians each month. “The sophisticated engineering of...

More than 180 persons gathered at 103 West restaurant on Nov. 8 to attend a luncheon to mark the opening of the Atlanta-based South African-American Business Association (SAABA), which will...

Miami-based Panamco, the largest soft drink bottler in Latin America and one of the world’s largest bottlers of Coca-Cola Co. products outside the United States, has closed its $75 million...

During the past two years in Russia, Dwight Stagner completed his metamorphosis from social science teacher to entrepreneur.  Now that he has rejoined his wife and children  back home in...

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) showcased six companies from the Southeast, including Contrad International of Atlanta and T-Tech of Chamblee,  in a publication about smaller companies that have succeeded...

Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., introduced his long anticipated bill to slash immigration just as GlobalFax was going to press Nov. 3, which was briefly noted in last week’s issue. Under...