When Gov. Sonny Perdue and his Georgia entourage arrive in Shanghai on Delta Air Lines Inc.’s inaugural flight to China, familiar faces should make them feel at home. As part...
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Delta President Says International Growth is Vital in Lagging Economy
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc.’s president and CFO said that continued international growth will help shield the company from rising jet fuel costs and an uncertain domestic economy at an...
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Atlanta Tour Promoters Rekindle Kenya Efforts
Atlanta tourism promoters say Kenya is back on the map after a March 21 U.S. State Department travel advisory noted the east African nation’s return to political stability and security....
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Senegal Tourism Office Considers Move to Atlanta
Senegal’s director of North American tourism told GlobalAtlanta that his office may soon move out of New York’s Empire State Building to the Empire State of the South during a...
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Coke CEO Optimistic About Business in Russia
Neville Isdell seems to know as well as anyone the maddening maze of bureaucratic red tape that comes with doing business in Russia. The Coca-Cola Co. CEO led the opening...
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Church’s Chicken Spreads Wings in New Global Markets
Church’s Chicken might not yet be king of the roost in the international fast-food industry, but the Atlanta-based fried chicken chain is clawing its way into profitable quick-service restaurant markets...
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International Delegates Discuss Transit, Green Space at Atlanta Forum
About 40 international delegates from nine cities convened in Atlanta March 12-14 to share knowledge and practices on how public transit and municipal green space affect economic development. The environmentally...
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Georgia Officials Welcome New Brazilian Consulate
Gov. Sonny Perdue welcomed the Consulate General of Brazil in the Southeast to Georgia in a press conference at the state Capitol Feb. 6. When the consulate begins operations in...
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Georgia Companies Invited to Americas Innovation Forum in Uruguay
High-level officials from the U.S. and Uruguay agreed that Georgia companies attending the Americas Innovation Forum March 30-April 1 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, will be impressed with the country’s...
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Federal Tax Incentives Could Benefit Georgia Exporters
Robert Verzi, an international tax partner with Atlanta-based accounting firm Habif, Arogeti & Wynne LLP, wrote the following article to alert GlobalAtlanta readers to a tax incentive for exporters. He...