Matt Card, vice president of global sales and marketing at Norcross-based Suniva Inc., has been appointed to an advisory board that is working with the U.S. Commerce Department to promote […]
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inBosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia House Proclaims ‘Bosnian-American Day’ at the Capitol
The Georgia House of Representatives honored the Bosnian-American community on Monday with a resolution and ceremony at the state Capitol marking “March 1, 2015 as Bosnian-American Day.” The resolution was […]
Posted inDiplomacy
Hungary’s Honorary Consul Teams Up with GCIV for Trip to Budapest
John E. Parkerson Jr., the honorary consul general of Hungary for Georgia and Tennessee, is teaming up with the Georgia Council of International Visitors (GCIV) to lead a trip to […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Dutch Auto Supplier to Expand Again, Create 300 More Jobs
A Dutch maker of car sunroof systems is set to expand once again in Cherokee County, adding 300 additional jobs over the next four years to become one of the county’s largest […]
Posted inBusiness
Auto Manufacturers Make Safety Top Priority in Face of Recalls
When you climb into your car, it’s hard to realize that you’re climbing into a heap of sand, glass, iron ore and petroleum. But those are its key components and […]
Posted inBusiness
DLA Piper Law Firm Gains Former Sen. Chambliss’ Intelligence Experience
Former U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, who after having served two decades in the Congress, joined the Atlanta office of the global law firm DLA Piper LLP in January. But his […]
Posted inBusiness
Georgia Tech Strengthens Ties to Liberia as Ebola Crisis Winds Down
Liberia’s honorary consul general based in Atlanta, Cynthia Blandford, and Michael L. Best, who teaches at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the College […]
Posted inBusiness
Coke’s Board of Directors to Hold at 15
Marc Bolland, CEO of retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC, and David Weinberg, chairman and CEO of Judd Enterprises, Inc., joined the Coca-Cola Co.‘s board of directors on Feb. 18. […]
Posted inDiplomacy
India’s C.G. Appointed as Permanent Representative to the U.N. in Geneva
Ajit Kumar, India’s consul general based in Atlanta, has been appointed as ambassador and the permanent representative of India to the United Nations in Geneva, India’s Ministry of External Affairs […]
Posted inEducation
Georgia State Partners with Chinese Firm to Combat Leukemia and Other Cancers
A Chinese pharmaceutical firm is teaming up with researchers from Georgia State and Emory universities to develop compounds to treat leukemia and other forms of cancer. Georgia State announced on […]