While some students spent the waning days of summer break soaking up the sun, a select group of high schoolers headed into the north Georgia mountains to immerse themselves in foreign languages....
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Korean University President Recruiting in Atlanta
A former Georgia Institute of Technology professor and current president of a South Korean university is back in Atlanta to recruit students for his institution’s international business school. John Endicott, president of Woosong University in the city of Daejeon, is...
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Atlanta Hotel Company Expands in China
Atlanta-based America’s Best Franchising Inc. signed an agreement on July 18 that will expand the company’s brand in China. Under the agreement, Golden Wisdom Management Consulting Ltd. of Beijing will...
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Ghana Eradicates Worm Disease With Help From Carter Center
Ghana is celebrating the eradication of Guinea worm disease, thanks in part to the Carter Center. On July 28, Vice President John Mahama announced in Tamale, Ghana, that the country...
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Usher’s New Look Foundation Inspires Youth Leaders
Usher’s New Look Foundation Inc. has singled out one of the world’s leading philanthropists, a spokesperson for Egypt’s youth and an undergraduate at Georgia State University for special recognition. Ted...
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The ‘Sunny’ Side of an Immigrant’s Story
Sunny Park met his first Americans when he was a 9-year-old boy during the Korean War as soldiers handed out chocolates and chewing gum on the streets of Seoul, Korea....
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Taking Off From Airport, Official Stays Rooted in Atlanta
As Robert Kennedy considered a job offer that would take him away from the airport where he spent 17 fruitful years, one thing was non-negotiable: he had to stay in Atlanta. “I didn’t...
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Small Ag Firms Can Apply for Export Marketing Funds
The Southern U.S. Trade Association, or SUSTA, is accepting applications for a program that will help small agricultural companies in the South sell products abroad. Companies chosen for the 2012 Market...
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Elavon Reaches Deal with China UnionPay
Atlanta-based payment processing firm Elavon has reached an agreement to allow its merchants in the U.S. and Europe to accept China UnionPay debit and credit cards. China UnionPay is the largest card provider in China and a strong...
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Solar Energy Firm Partners with Americus College on Training
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Dublin, Ga.-based Mage Solar Academy announced today that it is partnering with South Georgia Technical College in Americus to provide courses in installing and...