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Posted inArchive, Business
10 Most-Read Stories of 2011
News services like to have a handle on readers’ interests, but we never really know which stories will strike a nerve. This is especially true on the Internet, where local...
Posted inArchive, Business
GlobalAtlanta’s Travels in 2011
As any businessperson will tell you, it’s one thing to read theory about globalization and hear how the pieces of the world’s economic puzzle fit together. It’s quite another to...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Survey: Small, Medium-sized Firms Reluctant to Export
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc.’s “Perception of Global Trade” survey of more than 1,000 small- to medium-sized U.S. firms found that 64 percent of those firms that exported saw a...
Posted inArchive, Business
Atlanta-based Consultancy Expands Global Advisory Team
The Taffrail Group LLC, an Atlanta-based international strategic advisory firm focused on assisting clients with developing and executing international growth strategies, has announced the addition of two new members to...
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AJC Group Moves Atlanta Headquarters
Food logistics company AJC Group has moved its global headquarters within metro Atlanta. AJC, which ships and sells poultry, pork, vegetables, fruits and seafood between 134 countries on six continents, relocated...
Posted inArchive, Education
India Supply Chains to Be Focus of Forum at Georgia Tech
The Georgia Institute of Technology is to host a forum on Jan. 23 focused on India’s supply chains featuring two-dozen speakers who will address both the challenges and opportunities in...
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Avoiding ‘Divorce’ in China Joint Ventures
When Wang Jian describes the keys to a U.S.–China joint venture, he uses the metaphor of marriage. It takes a lot of trust and communication to keep both sides happy, Mr. Wang told GlobalAtlanta at the...
Posted inArchive, Education
Lawmakers Criticize Fulton Board for School Charter Denial
Four Georgia senators, including Chip Rogers, the Senate majority leader, and six state representatives, have notified the Fulton County Board of Education that they disagree with its Dec. 20 decision...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Cavalia’s Atlanta Success Spurred Return Visit
Riding the success of its first trip to Atlanta, Montreal-based equestrian spectacle promoter Cavalia Inc. chose the Georgia capital to host the U.S. debut of its new show Odysseo. Odysseo...