Sandy Springs is once again hosting a gathering aimed at showcasing its global assets. The Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce‘s second annual Global Gateway event and awards ceremony will be held Thursday,...
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Porsche Names Marketing VP for U.S.
Atlanta-based Porsche Cars North America Inc. has named a new vice president of marketing for the U.S. Andre Oosthuizen comes from the German automaker’s Middle East and North Africa unit in Dubai, where he launched new models and developed sales and...
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Newell Rubbermaid Expands, Adapts Abroad
It only takes a quick glance around the lobby of Newell Rubbermaid Inc.‘s Sandy Springs headquarters to see that the Fortune 500 firm is built on consumer products. Pots, pans,...
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Index: Foreign Manufacturing Growing in Georgia
Foreign manufacturers produced more and spent more in Georgia during the second quarter of 2011 even as new orders slowed compared to the previous quarter, a Kennesaw State University index...
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Airport Opens Bidding for Concession, Retail Spaces
The City of Atlanta is now taking bids for contracts related to 126 food and beverage locations and 26 retail spaces at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Some of the contracts, which are listed...
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YKK America Chief Featured in Book on Humble CEOs
The president and chief executive of Japanese zipper and architectural-products company YKK Corp. of America has been featured in a new book highlighting humility as a key to strong corporate leadership. Alex Gregory was identified...
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UPS Expands in Germany
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. announced plans to spend $200 million to expand its facilities at the Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany. The expansion, which would be completed in 2013,...
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RedPrairie Corp. Appoints Chief Technology Officer
John Kopcke, a developer of performance management software and a former executive at numerous software firms, has been appointed chief technology officer and executive vice president of product development at...
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IT Firm Adds Two Senior Consultants to Its Board
Virima Technologies Inc., an Atlanta-based information technology and data center software and solutions company founded in 2006, has appointed two senior business consultants to its board of directors. Richard C....
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Savannah to Get World Trade Center
Savannah economic developers are pursuing a World Trade Center designation they’re calling a tool for job creation in coastal Georgia. The Savannah Economic Development Authority board of directors voted unanimously Sept. 14 to apply to become...