The growing U.S. market for soccer, which is so evident in Atlanta that soon will have its own professional team to be called Atlanta United, is partially responsible for the U.S. […]
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inEconomic Development
Fed Economist Joins Metro Chamber Leadership
Thomas J. Cunningham, a 30-year-veteran of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, has joined the leadership team of the Metro Atlanta Chamber as its chief economist. Hala Moddelmog, president and […]
Posted inBusiness
Tennessee Attorney to Represent Italian AmCham in the Southeast
The American Chamber of Commerce in Italy has appointed Christopher M. Caputo, an attorney in the Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., offices of the law firm Baker Donelson as its representative […]
Posted inBosnia and Herzegovina
Gwinnett Bosnians Mark ‘Srebrenica Remembrance Day’
Gwinnett County‘s Bosniak community observed the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, which claimed at least 8,372 lives, at a ceremony held on the evening of July 11 at the […]
Posted inTrade
UPS CEO Predicts Major Shifts in the Global Economy by 2020
United Parcel Service Inc.’s CEO keeps his eye on the future, and he anticipates big changes in what now are called “emerging markets.” “You can think about it as a […]
Posted inCulture
Carlos African Exhibition Highlights Smithsonian-Atlanta Collaborations
Johnnetta Cole says that she has to come back to Atlanta on occasion to check on how the part of her heart that she left here is doing. Currently director […]
Posted inDiplomacy
More Than Burgers and Pizza: Embassies Promote American Cuisine on July 4
Visitors to U.S. embassies and consulates in China, Japan, India, France and Germany for July 4th celebrations won’t go away either hungry or empty handed. Brand USA, the country’s destination-marketing […]
Posted inBusiness
First Data Taps Sehgal for International Advisory Board
Atlanta executive R. K. Sehgal is joining former U.S. Senator William “Bill” Bradley, who represented New Jersey from 1979-97, on a newly formed international board of advisers of First Data […]
Posted inBusiness
ICE Appoints New Officers to Run Its Data Services
Atlanta and New York-based Intercontinental Exchange has announced that David Goone, its chief strategy officer, has been named chairman of ICE Data Services, which oversees ICE’s global data business including […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Emory Law Grad Named Arbitration Center’s First Fellow
The Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation at Georgia State University has named Grace Ha as the first recipient of the AtLAS Fellowship who is to be engaged in […]