Martin Richenhagen, chairman, president and CEO of Duluth-based AGCO Corp., has been named chairman of the German American Chambers of Commerce of the U.S., for a two-year term that is […]
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inEconomic Development
Atlanta Investors Favor Japan’s Prospects for Growth in 2015
High-net-worth Atlantans picked Japan as the top investment prospect overseas in a Morgan Stanley “investor pulse poll” released on Jan. 26. Ronald C. Hart, financial adviser in the Atlanta office […]
Posted inEducation
Robinson College Names Boers Assistant Dean of International Engagement
The Robinson College of Georgia State University has announced that Jacobus Boers is to assume the position of assistant dean for international engagement effective Feb. 1, a new position to […]
Posted inBusiness
RockTenn’s Norcross Offices to Become Operational Headquarters in Merger
The largest deal in the paper industry in a decade, Norcross-based Rock-Tenn Co. announced on Jan. 26 that it has agreed to merge with U.S. rival MeadWestvaco Corp. for a […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Brazil to Confront Short-term Headaches and Chronic Challenges
Lucia Jennings, founding member of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Southeast and its current president and CEO, had the last word at an economic conference held in Atlanta on Jan. […]
Posted inBusiness
Thai Franchisee to Expand Hooters in Southeast Asia
Bangkok, Thailand-based Destination Resorts Co. has announced that it is to open 30 Hooters restaurants throughout Southeast Asia during the next six years. The company opened its first Hooters in […]
Posted inEconomic Development
India App Developers Win ‘Global Shapers’ $50,000 Grant at Davos
The Indian developers of a network of mobile apps matching organizations and charities with willing donors and philanthropists won the Coca-Cola Co.‘s “Shaping a Better Future Grant Challenge” at this […]
Posted inEconomic Development
AGCO’s Fourth Africa Summit in Berlin Focused on Partnerships
The fourth AGCO Africa Summit held in Berlin on Jan. 19 promoted the idea of agriculture as a business as opposed to “a development agenda.” Martin Richenhagen, Duluth-based AGCO’s chairman, […]
Posted inDiplomacy
C.G. Kumar Provides Overview of India’s Growth Plans on MLK Jr. Day
Atlanta Council Member Kwanza Hall joined India’s consul general, Ajit Kumar, at a reception in Buckhead held on Jan. 19 in honor of India’s new economic initiatives and to celebrate […]
Posted inEducation
Georgia Tech Hand-Delivers Early Actions to 19 AIS Students
Nineteen seniors at the Atlanta International School (AIS) received hand-delivered early action acceptances from the Georgia Institute of Technology Jan. 16. Jacqueline Royster, dean of the Ivan Allen College of […]