David Hawley, new president of the Atlanta International School, wants to collaborate with binational chambers of commerce, consulates and international organizations in the metro area to help host foreign delegations...
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Canada Ambassador Praises Georgia Trade
Canadian Ambassador to the United States Frank McKenna underscored the importance of Georgia's massive trade with his country during a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta last week...
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Beijing’s Olympics Prepares Way for Growth of Tourism
China's preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games will enhance its capabilities for serving the millions of tourists that are anticipated to visit the country in coming years, reports GlobalAtlanta's...
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Events of Special Interest June 28-July 1
Tuesday, June 28: The British American Business Group will hold a wine tasting at Vinocity Wine Bar & Restaurant. Light appetizers will be served along with a full cash bar....
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Swedish Chamber Gets Sneak Preview of IKEA at Atlantic Station
Members of the Atlanta chapter of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce got a sneak preview this weekend of the IKEA store that is scheduled to open near Atlantic Station on...
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Georgia Food Firms Eye Chilean Market
Georgia food companies hoping to take advantage of the U.S.-Chile free trade agreement see a potential market for their products in Chile following a trade show June 14 in Atlanta....
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12 Georgia Firms Listed among Top 500 Hispanic Companies
Twelve Georgia companies were listed among the top 500 Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States in Hispanic Business Magazine's 2005 ranking. The list has been published each year since 1983,...
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Israeli Deputy Consul Says Atlanta Could Do Even Better with Israel
Aviv Ezra, the Atlanta-based deputy consul general of Israel, concluded his luncheon address at the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta downtown on June 7 by holding up a pill between his […]
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Quebec Firms Act on Construction Boom in Georgia, Southeast
Canadian builders are increasingly interested in Atlanta's booming residential construction opportunities, said Virginia Rand-Hill, marketing manager with the Quebec Trade Office here. Ms. Rand-Hill organized a pavilion of six Quebec-based […]
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Multinational Group Opens 2nd Air Filter Plant in Georgia
AAF-McQuay Inc., a Louisville, Ky.-based member of the multinational conglomerate Hong Leong Group Malaysia, is opening a new 45,000 square-foot air filter manufacturing facility in Norcross and creating 50 new […]