The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce is welcoming a delegation of top information technology executives from Brazil Jan. 21. The invitation-only event at the Brazilian Consulate General will include luncheon presentations...
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Investment Analytics Firm Plans to Grow, Hire in Atlanta
Metro Atlanta-based eVestment, which provides digital data and forecasts on capital flows to investment houses and fund managers around the world, is planning to hire 80-100 people in 2014 as it expands...
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Troutman Sanders Adds Law Partner in Hong Kong Office
As companies are rapidly being listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Rossana Chu, has joined the office in Hong Kong of the Atlanta-based law firm Troutman Sanders LLP. Ms....
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Israeli Robot Manufacturer to Locate Near Gainesville
The Israeli firm innoBots, a designer and manufacturer of unmanned robots with military and police applications including small drones, has announced that it is to locate its U.S. headquarters near...
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Immigration Lawyer Branches Out With New Firm
Karen Weinstock and three other former attorneys of Siskind Susser LLP have left the firm’s Atlanta office to start their own immigration practice. “I am so pleased that I still...
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Global Networking Event to Feature Online Trade Missions
Being physically in Ecuador and South Africa for trade missions on the same day is impossible. But it will be virtually possible through Global Network ATL, a Feb. 6 networking...
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Qatar Seeking World Cup Contractors in Atlanta
The Qatari 2022 World Cup committee is coming to Atlanta – known for hosting an Olympic Games long on legacy and short on cost in 1996 – for help preparing for soccer’s biggest tournament. ...
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South African ‘Lifestyle Hub’ Returning to AmericasMart
South African style is coming back to Atlanta’s largest wholesale market, with furnishings ranging from ottomans made from recycled tires to hand-woven palm baskets. South Africa’s deputy trade minister, Elizabeth Thabethe, and ambassador to the United...
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Our 13 Most-Read Stories of 2013
There’s an irony in the ever-changing world of online media: Feedback comes quickly after clicking “publish”, but it’s very difficult to predict beforehand which content will best ride the news waves,...
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Books 2013: Business Lessons From China’s Peasants
Book: Will the Boat Sink the Water?: The Life of China’s Peasants Author: Chen Guidi & Wu Chuntao Review: Jacobus Boers, international business lecturer, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University Even more than 30...