The Vietnam Eximbank, one of the first commercial joint stock banks in the Southeast Asian country, has begun using fingerprint authentication technology for over-the-counter and ATM transactions, Columbus-based Total System...
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Posted inArchive, Business
Foundation Honors NCR Corp. CEO in New York
The chairman, CEO and president of Duluth-based NCR Corp., Bill Nuti, has been honored during a ceremony in New York by the Atlantic Legal Foundation for his leadership in bringing...
Posted inArchive, Education
Robinson College’s Dean Headed to New York
H. Fenwick Huss, who has served as dean of Georgia State University‘s J. Mack Robinson School of Business since 2004, expected to retire in June, but has been approached to...
Posted inArchive, Education
Three Years Later: Stories From Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown Shared at Kennesaw
On Friday, March 11, 2011, Chuck Casto got a call while pumping gas in Marietta. A friend, knowing his 40-year career as a nuclear regulator, wanted to ask about news...
Posted inArchive, Business
Taiwan Firm Opens Its Americas Headquarters in Gwinnett
Shini Plastics Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based Shini Group, opened its Americas headquarters and technical and logistics center in Suwanee on April 4. The 40,000-square-foot facility at 4189...
Posted inArchive, Diplomacy
With Grievances Resolved, Israel’s Diplomats Back at Work
Israel’s consul general based in Atlanta, Opher Aviran, announced on April 4 that Israeli diplomats and foreign service workers are back on the job after nearly a month of being...
Posted inArchive, Business
Expert: Turkey’s Erdogan Wins in Elections, Loses International Prestige
While he faces international criticism for alleged corruption and for blocking Twitter and YouTube, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has received a vote of confidence at home this week. While...
Posted inArchive, Bahamas, Culture
Bahamas Consul Congratulates Mayor Kasim Reed on Engagement
The Bahamas consul general in Atlanta is congratulating Mayor Kasim Reed on his recently announced engagement to Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, a developer and former Miss District of Columbia. The mayor,...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Mayor Reed: Africans Have a ‘Unique Feeling’ About Atlanta
Atlanta has a key role to play in linking the U.S. with Africa, which is widely seen as the next frontier in the global economy, Mayor Kasim Reed told Global...
Posted inArchive, Diplomacy
Mayor Reed: ‘We’ve Got to Go Big’ in Global Engagement
With the city’s fiscal house in order and its international affairs department fully staffed, Mayor Kasim Reed sees his second term as the time for a concerted effort to assert Atlanta’s presence on...