It has been a rocky time of transition for Ireland's new consul general in the Southeast. Paul Gleeson moved his family to Atlanta in August and has spent time getting...
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Boredom Cure? Irish Firm Brings Touchscreens to Hospital Beds
Jim Fleming has never been laid up in a hospital room, but he knows how boring it can be. He visited a sick friend one day who complained that after...
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GE Energy Wins $500 Million in Saudi Contracts
GE Energy has won deals worth nearly $500 million to supply equipment and services for the expansion of a remote Saudi Arabian oil and gas field. Gas turbine-generators and compressors...
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Global Accounting Rules on the Horizon
First there was the South Asian financial crisis of 1997, which started in Thailand and swept across the region. Then there was the Daimler crisis when Daimler-Benz AG optimistically acquired...
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Chinamex Hosts Pharmaceutical Delegation
A group of executives from 10 pharmaceutical and medical-supply companies in the Chinese province of Hubei visited Atlanta Dec. 5 to learn about the business and regulatory environment in the...
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New CFO for SED International
SED International Holdings Inc., a Tucker-based, multinational distributor of computers, electronics and small appliances, has named a new chief financial officer. J. Stanley Baumgartner Jr. joined the company as senior...
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Despite Skirmish With North, South Korea Still Open for Business
Americans considering business trips to South Korea should make "no change of plans" as a result of North Korea's Nov. 23 shelling of Yeonpyeong Island, a former U.S. ambassador to...
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Strengthening World Markets Help U.S. Exports
Exports of U.S. goods and services grew 17 percent during the first 10 months of 2010, according to data released on Dec. 10 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of...
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Survey: German Subsidiaries to Boost U.S. Hiring in 2011
Nearly 70 percent of German subsidiaries in the U.S. expect to create new jobs in 2011, according to an annual survey by the German Chambers of Commerce in the U.S....
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Delta Appoints Latin America VP
Delta Air Lines Inc. has named a vice president in charge of operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nicolas Ferri will work from the Delta headquarters in Atlanta, directing...