Jean Ping, the current chairman of the Commission of the African Union, will make a weekend stop in Atlanta April 16-18. Dr. Ping, a former Gabonese foreign minister who presided...
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Commentary: Swiss Rail System Offers Lessons for Atlanta, Lagos
I left a 10-day vacation in Switzerland last month in awe of the country's rail infrastructure. One can live in a small village hours away from a major city...
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Chinese Consumerism Expert to Speak at Georgia State
Karl Gerth, an expert on modern Chinese history and an authority on Chinese consumerism, will speak at Georgia State University on Monday, April 18 at 3 p.m. Dr. Gerth, author of "As China Goes,...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Mix of Factors Brought Mitsubishi to Savannah
This story is part of GlobalAtlanta's exclusive Japan special issue. Click here to read more. Cranes at the port of Yokohama, Japan's largest ocean terminal, are visible from the skyscraper that...
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Immigration Bills Could Curtail Investment to Georgia
With two immigration reform bills possibly up for a vote next week in Georgia's Legislature, critics of the bills warn that an unintended consequence will be decreased investment into the...
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International VIPs to Visit Central and Western Georgia
Representatives of 21 countries based in Atlanta will tour the central and western regions of Georgia April 13-15 during the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s 25th annual International VIP Tour....
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City Hall Holds Ceremony for Poland’s Honorary Consul
Atlanta’s mayor, Kasim Reed, didn’t even feign a straight face when he opened the formal ceremony March 31 honoring Lawrence Ashe, as the honorary consul of Poland for Georgia. “You...
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Accra Mayor: Delta’s Atlanta-Ghana Flight Fulfills Promise
A nonstop Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Accra has bolstered Ghana's case for attracting foreign investment and helped the country's diaspora stay connected to their families, said Alfred Vanderpuije, mayor of the Ghanaian capital. Since...
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Legal Duo Branches Out With New International Firm
A duo of attorneys with strong South American expertise has split off from the Atlanta office of Greenberg Traurig LLP to form their own international business firm. Robert West and Guillermo Wasserman launched Wasserman West LLC April 1 to tap into...
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U.S. Census Director to Speak at Georgia State April 15
The director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Robert M. Groves, is to speak at Georgia State University at 2 p.m. on April 15 about the 2010 Census and the use...