<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Several Atlanta-based Turkish business and cultural groups are organizing a relief fund for victims of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern part of...
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Georgia Recruiting Companies for 2012 Trade Missions
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> The Georgia Department of Economic Development is recruiting companies interested in establishing or increasing their export business for trade missions to Brazil, Canada and...
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Georgia Signs Economic Pact With Shanghai
The ceremony was standard fare for the signing of a cooperative agreement in China. Officials seated before a large banner stamped and signed matching booklets, pledged partnership and finally, toasted to...
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Georgia Tech Joins City in Supporting France-Atlanta 2011
The Georgia Institute of Technology’s president, G.P. “Bud” Peterson, underscored the university’s support of the France-Atlanta 2011 program, which was launched during a press conference at City Hall on Oct....
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Arris Buys Company Founded in Israel
Suwanee-based communications technology company Arris Group Inc. has agreed to buy BigBands Networks Inc., a video networking service provider founded in Tel Aviv. The deal is worth a diluted equity...
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Indian Firm With Atlanta Operations Sells Unit for $110 Million
Asia’s largest trainer of information technology software, NIIT, has sold its U.S. unit’s entire stake in ElementK Corp. to Ireland-based SkillSoft Ltd. for $110 million. ElementK, a provider of management...
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Orkin Expands in Africa
Atlanta-based pest control company Orkin LLC has established two franchises in Nigeria. The franchises, located in the capital city of Abuja and the port city Lagos, will focus on pest...
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Airport IT Upgrades Focus on Customer Service, Mobility
A survey by international communications and information technology company SITA has found that airports are spending more on upgrades designed to improve customer service and get passengers through airports quickly....
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German Software Developer Opens Atlanta Office
Inform, a German software developer, is to open the North American headquarters of its aviation division in Atlanta on Oct. 26. A company spokesperson told GlobalAtlanta that the primary purpose...
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Chinese Firm Sany Investing $25 Million More in Georgia
Changsha, China – The chairman of Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., China‘s largest manufacturer of concrete pumping equipment, announced in a Thursday meeting with Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal that the company would put a $25 million research...