Aptean, an enterprise software provider formed by the August merger of Atlanta-based CDC Software and Indianapolis-based Consona Corp., has named a new head of Asia operations. Frank Hung, an executive who has worked at technology companies in...
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Delta’s ‘Pink Plane’ Headed to Europe
Sporting a bright pink ribbon, a specially marked Boeing 747 jet will fly on more than 30 Delta Air Lines routes to Europe as part of the airline’s annual awareness campaign for...
Posted inArchive, Trade
Cargo Jets: Half Full or Half Empty?
If air cargo is a barometer the global economy, top executives at the industry’s largest conference Oct. 2 made it tough to get a clear reading for the near future....
Posted inArchive, Education
Q&A: French Consul on Atlanta, the EU, Taxes and the Middle East
Denis Barbet, France‘s recently arrived consul general based in Atlanta, participated in a wide ranging interview Oct. 2 in his office in Buckhead with Margaret Sherman, assistant professor of legal studies at Georgia State...
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Report: Georgia Seeing More Global Commerce
If the Georgia Department of Economic Development‘s fiscal year 2011 figures are any indication, international business in the state is on the rise. The department’s Global Commerce Division helped 403...
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TSYS Aids Launch of Africa’s First U.S. Dollar Visa Card
Technology from Columbus, Ga.-based Total System Services Inc., or TSYS, is underpinning the launch of the first U.S. dollar-denominated Visa credit card in Africa. Kenya-based Commercial Bank of Africa has released four new cards with the backing of TSYS’s PRIME...
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Good Reception: Conference Renews Georgia-Japan Bonds
Baker Donelson attorneys Robert Johnson and Masae Okura traveled to Japan in September for the Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast U.S./Japan and the Japan-U.S. Southeast Associations. The Atlanta law firm has strong ties to...
Posted inArchive, Culture, South Korea
Atlanta Hosts First Korean Film Festival
When organizers of the Atlanta Korean Film Festival began planning three years ago, they could scarcely have picked a better launch date than Oct. 5. “Gangnam Style“, a Korean pop song by the...
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Delta CEO: Welcoming Foreigners Key to Atlanta’s Future
Atlanta‘s leadership has a history of coming together to move the city ahead, but its advance as an international business center could be stalled if it isn’t a welcoming place...
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Delta an Unlikely Winner at Governor’s International Awards
Even without taking home any hardware or adding its logo to marketing materials, Delta Air Lines Inc. could be considered a winner at one of the year’s biggest international gala events Oct....