The Chinese government is inviting Atlanta women between the ages of 18 and 35 to compete against teams of women from other past Olympic cities in the Pre-Olympic Beauty Challenge...
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Georgia Biomedical Partnership Shortens Name, Expands Focus
The Georgia Biomedical Partnership, a private, non-profit organization that aims to help life science-related companies succeed in Georgia, has adopted a new name in a continued effort to reshape the...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Delta Names New CEO, President
The Delta Air Lines Inc. Board of Directors has elected Richard Anderson to succeed Gerald Grinstein as the company’s CEO. Mr. Grinstein, who will retire effective Sept. 1 after a...
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Ecuador Native Joins Sunrise Bank Staff
Ecuador native Miroslava Torres-Young has joined the staff of Sunrise Bank of Atlanta, a community bank that prides itself on providing easy access to services for international businesspeople in Atlanta....
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Troutman Sanders Helps Japanese Company Close Deal in Shanghai
Atlanta-based law firm Troutman Sanders LLP’s office in Shanghai, China, recently helped Japan-based New City Corp. close on the initial portion of a $200 million purchase of a Shanghai logistics...
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Oglethorpe Launches Evening Spanish Conversation Courses
Rose Cunningham, the former honorary consul of Costa Rica in Atlanta, begins her Spanish conversation program at Oglethorpe University in September. Ms. Cunningham started the Spanish conversation courses as part...
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China’s Banking Sector Moves Forward in 2007
Although 10 years past, the East Asian Financial Crisis remains on the minds of Chinese banking regulators who don’t want to see a similar crisis take place on their soil,...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Business Aviation Convention to Boost Atlanta Economy
For the first time since 1999, the National Business Aviators Association will hold its annual meeting and convention in Atlanta Sept. 25-27, bringing an estimated 30,000 visitors and $50 million...
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Savannah Company Gets ‘Concrete’ Agreements in Sweden
A Savannah-based company that provides access control technology using a patented biometric system landed an agreement with a distributor and a significant order from a capital consultant during a recent...
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GlobalAtlanta Reports from Sweden on Savannah-Sweden Connections
GlobalAtlanta is reporting from the Entrepreneurial Days conference in southern Sweden Aug. 20-23, where representatives from Savannah are courting Swedish companies wanting to expand in America by way of Georgia’s...