Pin Pin Chau has been elected as a new member of the board of directors of San Francisco-based United Commercial Bank at the bank’s annual stockholders meeting held on May...
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German Chamber Elects Officers and New Board Members
The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States’ board of directors has re-elected Eike Jordan, president of Jordan Inter Start Inc., as chairman, and elected Robin Spratlin,...
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German Concrete Company Open Plant in Adel
Duisburg, Germany-based concrete company Xella International GmbH, the world’s largest manufacturer of autoclaved aerated concrete, opened a plant in Adel last week. The plant is to produce panels for floors,...
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New Board Officers and Members Elected to BABG
New executive board officers have been elected to the British-American Business Group for 2007-08. Harriet Hoskyns-Abrahall, senior corporate accounts executive with the Atlanta affiliates of National Public Radio and PBS...
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Mercedes-Benz Selects Brunswick for Import Center
Mercedes-Benz USA has chosen Brunswick to locate its new vehicle preparation center for vehicles being imported into the United States. The company also announced it will import 50,000 vehicles through...
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Atlanta Airport Ranked High in Customer Satisfaction
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was ranked third in overall customer satisfaction among large airports in a J.D. Power and Associates 2007 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Dallas/Fort Worth International ranked...
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Asian Real Estate Exec Heads UGA Business School China Program
Nancy Quan-Sellers, vice president of brokerage at Galaxy Partners corporate real estate firm, has been appointed to head the China initiative of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business....
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UPS Adds 50 Hybrid Electric Vehicles to Fleet
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. announced the deployment of 50 next-generation hybrid electric delivery vehicles last week. The company’s fleet already has more than 1,300 alternative fuel vehicles and 19,000...
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Canadian Editor Named Executive Director of Art Papers
Canada-native Sylvie Fortin has been named acting executive director/editor of Art Papers Inc. After an international search, the contemporary art organization’s board of directors selected Ms. Fortin, its current editor-in-chief,...
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Georgia Ports Authority Announces New Highway Overpass
The Georgia Ports Authority announced that the Highway 17 overpass and north/south connector road that link the Port of Brunswick to major interstates are now complete. The $6.97-million-overpass was constructed...