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...
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Hi-Rez Studios Expands Global Reach of Top Game
Hi-Rez Studios, an Alpharetta-based gaming company, will release the new 3D version of its most popular game, SMITE, in Europe and North America on March 25. SMITE is a free-to-play game in which players become...
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With Brazilian Leader, Novelis Revs Up Automotive Division
As Atlanta-based Novelis Inc. seeks to maintain its role as the dominant supplier of aluminum sheet for the global auto industry, it has brought in a president for North American operations whose exposure to the aluminum business started...
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German SMEs Bullish on U.S. Prospects in 2014
German small and medium-sized companies showed strong confidence in their prospects in the U.S. next year, according to an annual survey by the German-American Chambers of Commerce. Nearly all respondents to the...
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HA&W to Survey Global Companies on 2014 Plans
Accounting firm Habif, Arogeti & Wynne LLP is seeking participants for its second annual survey gathering data on the global business plans of foreign and domestic companies operating in Georgia. ...
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Given Imaging to Be Acquired for $860 Million
Given Imaging Ltd., an Israeli firm that parlayed missile imaging technology into pill cameras, has agreed to be acquired by Dublin, Ireland-based Covidien for about $30 per outstanding share, or about $860 million in cash. The...
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Sany America Names New CEO
Chinese heavy equipment maker Sany America Inc. has named a new CEO to lead its efforts across North and Central America. Mike Rhoda, the new chief executive, replaces Tim Frank,...
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Suniva Gets $4.5 Million Matching Grant for Solar Cell Research
Suniva Inc., a solar cell manufacturer that exports some 80 percent of production, has received a nearly $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to reduce the cost...
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Trade Center Celebrates 30 Years of Helping Foreign Firms in the U.S.
The gatc lp, which stands for the Global American Trade Center, celebrated its 30th anniversary Dec. 5 as an in-house, full service provider and operator for overseas companies seeking to...
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Delta’s South Africa Flight Among World’s Longest
With the November cancellation of a Singapore Airlines flight to Newark, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. can now lay claim to one of the world’s longest nonstop flights. According to...