The French-American Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta seeks a new executive director to replace Charline Werner, who will be joining her husband on an overseas assignment in Asia. Mrs. Werner assumed...
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Local Memorials for Nelson Mandela Planned This Week
Atlanta universities are among the organizations planning memorials for former South African president and human rights icon Nelson Mandela, who died last Thursday at 95. The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse...
Posted inArchive, Business
Toyo Tire to Expand in Bartow County
Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. is to expand its current facility in White, creating a total of 650 new jobs and representing an investment of more than $371 million...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Russia’s Top Capella Group at St. Philip’s Saturday, Dec. 14
The performance of the State Symphony Capella of Russia at the Cathedral of St. Philip two years ago was considered an artistic achievement. The return of the capella group to...
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‘City Too Busy to Hate’ Reflects on Nelson Mandela’s Human Rights Legacy
Atlanta, dubbed the “City Too Busy to Hate” during the American civil rights movement, is mourning the passing of Nelson Mandela, one of the most iconic symbols of racial reconciliation in...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Gwinnett Planning Korea Mission in May
The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce is planning a business mission to Korea in May and is inviting metro Atlanta companies to come along. The trip’s main goal is to “recruit,...
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Chinese Culinary Event First Step in Kennesaw State Partnership With Ritz-Carlton
The new partnership between the Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta hotel and Kennesaw State University can trace its unlikely origin to the university’s “Year of Ghana” program. The visit of Ghana’s president to Kennesaw...
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Innovolt Nets Another Global Award
Atlanta-based Innovolt Inc. has been named as one of the top 100 private companies globally by international technology publication Red Herring, which tracks companies in Europe, Asia and North America. ...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Sam Williams: ‘Now People Know What Atlanta Is’
When Metro Atlanta Chamber President Sam Williams took up his post 17 years ago, Atlanta was just beginning to invest heavily in its global identity. Fresh off the Olympics, the city embarked on a campaign to...
Posted inArchive, Business
New Consul Looks to Tell Argentina’s Real Story
Especially since Argentina’s debt crisis a decade ago, headlines on the South American nation’s economic ties with the U.S. have trended toward the negative, often focusing on trade disputes, currency controls and most recently, issues...