The Philippines government is committed to providing electricity to the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan by Dec. 24 in time for Christmas, Raoul “Ray” Donato, the honorary consul general...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inArchive, Culture
Atlantic Leadership Forum and Art & Essay Contest Winners to Visit Turkey
As its activities have become less focused on Istanbul and Turkey and more on global issues, Atlanta’s Istanbul Center has spun off a new organization titled the Atlantic Institute. Turan...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development, South Korea
Korea-Southeast Chamber to Hold Holiday Dinner in West Point Dec. 5
Lt. Gov. In Seon Lee of the Gyeongsangbuk-do region in the southeast of South Korea is to attend the annual dinner of the Korea-Southeast U.S. Chamber of Commerce to be...
Posted inArchive, Business, South Korea
Another Korean Firm to Open a Facility in West Point
Kopla Co. Ltd., a Korean producer of engineering plastics resin, is to invest $15 million into its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility in West Point where it is to create 150...
Posted inArchive, Education
Korean Nursing Students to Study at Clayton State
The Daejeon Health Sciences College in Daejeon, South Korea, is to send 15 nursing students in 2014 to Clayton State University as part of an educational cooperation agreement signed between...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Atlanta-Toulouse: Ties That Bind
As unemployment rates continued to plague Europe, the city of Toulouse experienced the highest job creation in France, according to Eric Tardieu, chief executive officer of the city’s economic development...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Atlanta Cathedral Holds a Holy Mass for the Dead and Suffering in the Philippines
The Philippines was making strong economic strides prior to being struck by Typhoon Haiyan, Raoul “Ray” Donato, the country’s honorary consul general, said during his comments following a holy mass...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Honorary Consul General to Give Philippines Recovery Overview Friday Evening
Raoul R. Donato, the Philippines’ honorary consul general who is based in Atlanta, is to provide an overview of the recovery efforts currently taking place on the islands that were...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Atlanta Cyclist Launches Foundation to Stem Diabetes Around the World
Having recently announced a partnership between Team Novo Nordisk, the Atlanta-based professional cycling team whose members all have diabetes, and the Spanish bicycle manufacturer Orbea S. Coop Ltda, team co-founder...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
UPS Pledges $1 Million in Funds and Services for Philippines Recovery
In keeping with its policy of leveraging its expertise in logistics during disasters, United Parcel Service Inc. is supporting recovery efforts in the Philippines following the devastation caused by Typhoon...