Author Archives: Phil Bolton

HOLIDAY INN WORLDWIDE HAS AWARDED A $5 MILLION CONTRACT TO BRITISH TELECOM FOR A PRIVATE TELEPHONE NETWORK FOR COMPUTER DATA.  THE SYSTEM WILL LINK HOLIDAY INN HOTELS IN ASIA AND...

FOLLOWING HIS UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO UNSEAT U.S. REP. JOHN LEWIS, PAUL R. STABLER HAS LAUNCHED THE EXPORT GROUP, INC., TO AID COMPANIES SEEKING TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS. ...

MEXICO CITY'S ZONA ROSA, THE HIGH-RENT ZONE, IS FILLED WITH U.S. BUSINESSMEN THESE DAYS, ACCORDING TO RICHARD MARTIN (404)-980-2000 OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA'S SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN ATLANTA,...

BELLSOUTH INTERNATIONAL'S BRIAN HAILES FORECASTS THAT POCKET-SIZED PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WILL BE EXTREMELY POPULAR IN SOUTH AMERICA WHERE CELLULAR PHONES NOW ARE EXPANDING RAPIDLY.  MR. HAILES, WHO SERVED PRIOR TO...

ATLANTA'S HARTSFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MUST ATTRACT HUBS FOR FOREIGN AIRLINES IF IT WISHES TO REMAIN THE GATEWAY TO THE SOUTHEAST, EVEN IF THEY COMPETE DIRECTLY WITH U.S. CARRIERS, WARNS MARC...

THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM DREW OVER 1,000 BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, POLITICAL LEADERS, INTERNATIONAL AGENCY HEADS AND FINANCIAL EXPERTS TO DAVOS, SWITZERLAND FOR A SIX-DAY CONFERENCE EARLIER THIS MONTH TO DEBATE TOPICS...

VICTOR  CHERNOMYRDIN, RUSSIA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER, MADE HIS FIRST TRIP TO WESTERN EUROPE SINCE TAKING OFFICE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. HE ASSURED BUSINESS LEADERS THAT REFORM WAS THE ONLY PATH...

THE MAN WHO INTRODUCED U.S. PEANUTS TO JAPAN AND U.S. POULTRY TO THE ORIENT HAS SHIFTED HIS INTEREST TO MEXICO.  DON W. SANDS, RETIRED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF GOLD KIST...

AN INVITATION LAST YEAR FROM THE SOUTHERN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES TO VLADIMIR AND NADIA KOVALENKO TO SPEAK ABOUT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION MARKED THE BEGINNING OF...

PERCY HELMER, A CO-OWNER OF ATLANTA-BASED TRAC INTERNATIONAL, WHICH DISTRIBUTES COMPUTERS AROUND THE WORLD, SAID THAT U.S. COMPANIES WITH LONG-TERM INTERESTS IN FORMER SOVIET COUNTRIES SHOULD DEVELOP TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR...