Atlanta-based Fleetcor, which provides payment cards and processing services to companies around the world, has acquired Cardlink, a New Zealand-based fuel card provider and payment processor. Paul Holland, previously head of Fleetcor’s Europe and Asia division, will...
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Ventyx in $6.5 Million Software Deal in Ecuador
Atlanta-based asset management software firm Ventyx has won deals worth $6.5 million with utilities in Ecuador as the South American country seeks to modernize its power generation infrastructure. TRANSELECTRIC, the national utility handling power generation, and...
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Macon Hosts India’s Consul General on City Tour
India’s Atlanta-based consul general for the Southeast, Ajit Kumar, received a whirlwind tour of Macon May 2 on a get-acquainted visit with members of its Indian community and local officials....
Posted inArchive, Culture
Atlanta Not Included in Solar Plane’s Flight Plan
Solar Impulse, the plane powered only by the sun, will not be coming to Atlanta as some local officials had hoped having chosen a stop over in St. Louis, Claudio...
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NCR Software Installed at Barclays Bank of Ghana ATMs
Duluth-based NCR Corp. announced on May 3 that its ATM software is providing 24-hour access to financial services for customers of the Barclays Bank of Ghana. Barclays customers in Ghana...
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McKenna Long to Focus More on China
With its acquisition of a California firm completed and the opening of a new office in Korea, the law firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP will be increasingly committed...
Posted inArchive, Education
Bicycle Coalition Inspired by Colombian Capital
A trip to Bogota, Colombia, in 2006 sparked Rebecca Serna’s activism to transform Atlanta from its dependence on cars into a more bike friendly city. The South American city of 8...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Georgia’s ‘Whole Package’ Key to Winning British Film Studio
Like the suave secret agent portrayed in its movies, studio operator Pinewood Shepperton plc is looking to become an even larger international force. As of last week, Georgia was added to the list of...
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Koreans Praise ‘Reciprocal’ Drivers License Legislation
Korean executives manufacturing cars in Georgia may now have an easier time driving them, thanks to a new law that aims to make it easier for foreign business leaders to...
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Financial Challenges Facing Foreign Executives
Atlanta is a crossroads for international business and attracts top foreign executives from around the world who come here to work and live, whether temporarily or permanently. Unfortunately while this...