In this week’s edition of Peachtree Passport, we look at how scientists spur investment, language programs coming this summer, a billion-dollar conversation and a chance to work at Global Atlanta,...
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Global Atlanta Hiring Sales Director
Global Atlanta is hiring a sales director as the city’s only international business news source seeks to deepen its impact and broaden its engagement locally and regionally. The new director...
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New Coalition Burnishes Georgia’s Credentials As Payments Hub
It seems like magic: swipe your card, and within a second or two, a bank, issuer and merchant have approved your purchase, all without any verbal communication. Consumers have begun...
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Belgian Cycling Icon’s Career Sparks Memories, Continues to Inspire
Belgium‘s political and social divisions are well known going back by some historical accounts for more than 2,000 years, emerging out of Roman imperial foreign policy, revolutions in the 16th...
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Interview: Delta and Atlanta Go Hand in Hand in Brazil
When Atlanta’s hometown airline looks to the future, it’s increasingly looking south. Not only has Delta Air Lines Inc. locked arms with AeroMexico, but it’s also banking on South America. Delta now covers practically all...
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World Micro Lands Brazil Distributor
Atlanta-based World Micro Inc. has landed a new partner to fill out its distribution chain for aerospace and telecommunications components in Brazil. World Micro, which operates warehouses in metro Atlanta and Penang, Malaysia, has partnered...
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Chinese Firm Confirms 60 Gulfstream Aircraft Order
Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. confirmed its order of 60 Gulfstream aircraft at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Shanghai, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced on April 15. According to...
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Mayor: MLS Franchise Could Aid Atlanta’s Immigrant Outreach
If Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s “major announcement” with Major League Soccer planned for Wednesday means a new franchise as expected, Mayor Kasim Reed believes it would be a step...
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Brazil Trip Blog III: Chamber President Aims to Woo Brazilian Franchises
Note: Editor Trevor Williams is accompanying Mayor Kasim Reed’s trade mission to Brazil, blogging as he goes. One of Atlanta‘s strengths is its diversifed economy, but new Metro Atlanta Chamber...
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NCR Expands Retail Presence in China With Shanghai Partnership
A new partnership with Shanghai Anmao Information Technology Co. enables Duluth-based NCR Corp. to become in China “a one-stop-shop for all things related to consumer transactions in retail,” according to...