The number of international travelers passing through Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport anually will more than double to seven million by 2010, predicted Paul T. Robinson, senior partner of the Atlanta-based...
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Atlantan to Head British-American Business Council
G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr., a partner in the law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton, will assume the post of chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based British-American Business Council for 1997-98 at the...
Irish Prime Minister Quietly Courts National Data Corp.
Ireland’s prime minister, John Bruton, made well-publicized visits to Coca-Cola and UPS, which already have operations in his country, during his March visit to Atlanta. Less well known was his...
Michelin’s Home Region Seeks Southeast Business
France’s Auvergne region, home of Michelin, the world’s largest tire manufacturer, has retained Atlanta-based management consulting firm Gean Overseas Inc. to attract investment by Southeast U.S. manufacturers to the...
Georgia Group Seeks Normal China Ties
The efforts of the Georgia China Trade Coalition to normalize commercial relations between the U.S. and China is being headed here by Ron Updyke, the regional manager of industry-government...
Magellan Selling European Hospitals
Magellan Health Services Inc., an Atlanta-based behavioral health care company, last week announced the sale of its European facilities to Great Britain’s Priory Hospitals Group for $76 million, pending...
Delta Drops Int’l Cargo Surcharge
Delta Air Cargo, the cargo unit of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, announced last week the immediate discontinuation of its fuel surcharge for international cargo shipments to and from the...
Atlanta Company In Honduras Deal
World Access Inc., an Atlanta-based manufacturer of switching access and transmission products, announced last week that it has shipped products for a new office application to Honduras-based Empresa Hondurena...
Wachovia Forms Global Division
Wachovia announced last week that it has formed a Global Services Division to provide additional global banking capabilities for its domestic and multinational corporate customers. The division is...
Southeast Companies Eyeing Philippines
A growing economy abetted by political stability, a rising stock market and rapidly developing infrastructure have led to a dramatic increase in Southeast U.S. executives’ visits to the Philippines,...
