Author Archives: Phil Bolton

AS A STUDENT OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ANN-STUART PEARCE CERTAINLY DIDN'T FORESEE A CAREER IN DIRECT SALES.  BUT NOW...

ERSKINE BOWLES, A NORTH CAROLINA INVESTMENT BANKER AND A FUND RAISER FOR THE CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, HAS BEEN NOMINATED TO HEAD THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. MR. BOWLES' NOMINATION IS SUBJECT...

DELTA AIRLINES WILL START ON JUNE 1 A DAILY NON-STOP FLIGHT BETWEEN ATLANTA AND BRUSSELS.  RESERVATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE NEW FLIGHT THAT WILL HAVE A COMBINED DELTA...

DANIEL P. AMOS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF COLUMBUS, GA.-BASED AFLAC INC., PROBABLY KNOWS JAPAN AS WELL AS ANY AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN.  IN HIS EARLY 40S AND THE NEPHEW OF THE INSURANCE...

THE JAPAN EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANIZATION WILL OPEN IN TOKYO ON MARCH 25 A BUSINESS SUPPORT CENTER TO PROVIDE FOREIGN BUSINESSES WITH A LOW-COST STRATEGIC BASE FROM WHICH TO LAUNCH THEIR...

PRESIDENT  CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN RHETORIC THAT ENFORCEMENT OF NEW TRANSFER PRICING RULES WOULD GENERATE $4 BILLION IN REVENUES OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD HAS PROMPTED A RASH OF CALLS FROM FOREIGN-OWNED...

CONDOLEEZZA RICE, RECENTLY THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR SOVIET AFFAIRS FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, ENCOURAGED U.S. INVESTORS TO MAINTAIN A...

DUKE UNIVERSITY'S FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IS FORMING AN EXECUTIVE EDUCATION CENTER AND PROGRAM IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, FOR RUSSIAN BUSINESS MANAGERS .  CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE PROGRAM'S ADVISORY BOARD ARE...

TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND EUROPE ARE BECOMING MORE CONTENTIOUS GENERALLY, INCLUDING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIELD, AS THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION SEEKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A PERCEIVED WEAKNESS IN EUROPEAN...

S. H. HANK BERGLUND, PRESIDENT OF THE CONSULTING FIRM BERGLUND INTERNATIONAL, WILL REPLACE ERIK S. SILJESTROM AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SWEDISH-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ATLANTA.  MR. SILJESTROM WILL BE...