The city of Atlanta’s trip to China in September helped law firm Troutman Sanders LLP more quickly obtain a license to open an office in Shanghai, the first Atlanta-headquartered firm...
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Posted inArchive, Education
Dalai Lama Accepts Lecture Position at Emory University
The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who is leader of the Tibetan exile community, has been named a presidential distinguished professor at Emory University. It is the first time the Dalai...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Former Commissioner Lesser Wins Int’l Economic Development Award
Craig Lesser, managing director and head of the newly formed international public affairs initiative within the government affairs practice of the Atlanta-based law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, received...
Posted inArchive, Business
NACA Atlanta Chapter Celebrates Chinese New Year
NACA Atlanta Chapter Celebrates Chinese New Year The National Association of Chinese-Americans donated to Georgia Perimeter College a total of $10,000 for charitable purposes during its Chinese New Year festivities...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Chinese Olympic Officials to Meet with Atlanta Tourism Firms Feb. 28
Senior-level China tourism officials, who are in the U.S. to encourage attendance to Beijing’s 2008 summer Olympic Games, will be available to meet with Atlanta officials and tourism industry representatives...
Posted inArchive, Business
Georgia Firms Can Partner with Chinese For Methane Harvesting
Opportunities for Georgia companies to work in China’s methane harvesting market are growing, according to Dex Shi co-founder of GCG Technology and Investment, a U.S. subsidiary of Beijing-based private investment...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Atlanta Airport Sees Significant Increase in International Traffic
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport saw record international flights, passengers and cargo in 2006, with the number of international departures and arrivals increasing some 30 percent over the previous year, according...
Posted inArchive, Business
Ray Anderson Speaks to British Business Group
Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Atlanta-based carpet-tile manufacturer Interface Inc., spoke to more than 50 members and guests of the British-American Business Group at a Feb. 13 luncheon held...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Georgia Firms Should Invest in Less-Popular Chinese Cities
Investing in less well-known Chinese cities using local legal counsel is a good business move for Georgia companies looking to export products to China, according to Bijan Kasraie, partner in...
Posted inArchive, Business
Atlanta Airport Names New Marketing Director
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has named Jeff Pearse its director of marketing and business development. Mr. Pearse fills the vacancy left by Robert Kennedy, who was promoted to assistant general...