Following in the footsteps of other Atlanta diplomats, German Consul General Lutz Goergens will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Atlanta Braves game July 1. The German-American Chamber...
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World Airways Gets Finnair Cargo Contract
A Peachtree City airline has reached a deal to operate a cargo freighter for Finnair Cargo on a route connecting Shanghai, Helsinki and New York. World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation...
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NCR Helps Latin American Air Travelers Go Mobile
A major Latin American airline is using NCR Corp. technology to improve the check-in experience for travelers. Copa Airlines, which serves 25 countries from its hub in Panama City, Panama,...
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Partnerships Key for American-Israel Chamber
With chambers of commerce struggling to find members and sponsors amid a tough economy, Atlanta‘s top Israel-focused business group is leaning more on its community partnerships. The American Israel Chamber...
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Chamber President Tom Glaser, left, and Chairman Charlie Harrison, right, pose with Oren Stern, a vice president at Verint Systems. The software firm won the Israeli company of the year award.
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Gov. Deal Headed to Asia in October
Fresh off a trip to Europe in May, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has begun planning a business mission to Asia for October. The governor will lead a state delegation to...
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Accidental Atlantan: Taiwanese Entrepreneur Finds Home in Georgia
Sueling Wang considers Georgia home, but that wasn’t by design. The Taiwanese entrepreneur in 1975 started a company in his home country making polyurethane coatings used in synthetic leather. The...
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On left, Chris Cummiskey, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development; Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Graeme Macdonald, JCB Group managing director, business operations, tour JCB plant in Rocester, England. .
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State’s Development Agency Takes on New Tasks
Into his sixth month as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Chris Cummiskey is unfurling a big umbrella that will cover an increasing number of responsibilities. “We want...
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UPS Expands Cargo Capacity to Latin America
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. has assigned larger aircraft on routes to Central and South America, boosting its cargo capacity in the region by 50 percent. On 19 weekly flights...