China Southern Airlines, a member of the Sky Team Alliance to which Delta Air Lines Inc. also belongs, has installed NCR Corp. self-service airport check-in kiosks at 10 key hub airports...
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Posted inArchive, Education
Medical Training at Core of Augusta’s Outreach to China
As institutions throughout the University System of Georgia are developing links with counterparts around the world, the Georgia Regents University in Augusta is strengthening its ties with Chinese universities. Following...
Posted inArchive, Business
‘Destiny’ Weaves Coca-Cola, Oglethorpe and Turkish Executive Together
Cemal Özgörkey has come a long way from the $7,000 Buick Regal he bought with mostly borrowed money as an Oglethorpe University student more than 30 years ago. The monthly payment was $232.78,...
Posted inArchive, Business
King & Spalding Expands UAE Offices
In an ongoing expansion of its global disputes practice, Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding is adding three arbitration and construction lawyers to its Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab...
Posted inArchive, Business
Coke Opens Myanmar Plant As First Step in Five-Year Plan
The Coca-Cola Co. has opened a bottling plant in Crystal Springs, Myanmar, its first since it was awarded an investment permit under the country’s new foreign investment law. Former U.S....
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ICE’s NYSE Deal Clears Hurdle
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. has cleared another hurdle in its bid to acquire NYSE Euronext Inc., with the Atlanta-based company’s shareholders showing near-unanimous support for the deal at a special meeting June 3. ICE announced...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Israel Chamber Pioneer Says Farewell
When Tom Glaser turned 40 in the early 1990s, he had a vision for doing “something other than saving small Southeastern cities.” Instead, the long-time chamber of commerce executive in Savannah and Athens wanted to boost one small Middle...
Posted inArchive, Education
Decatur School for Refugee Girls Selects Head of School
The Decatur-based Global Village Project Inc., a small private school serving teenage refugee girls, has announced that it has selected Amy Pelissero, a doctoral candidate at Georgia State University’s College...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Atlanta Key to World’s Battle With Tobacco
All it takes is a quick glance at the cover of “The Tobacco Atlas” to see that Atlanta is central to the fight against a public health crisis that researchers say kills...
Posted inArchive, Business
Immigration Seminar to Focus on Indian Nationals
An upcoming seminar aims to help companies employing Indian nationals unravel the consequences of proposed U.S. immigration reform for their ability to recruit skilled labor from overseas. The USA India...