Atlanta-based Huber Engineered Materials will double silica production to 33,000 metric tons annually at its manufacturing plant in Jhagadia, India, by 2012. Silica made at the plant is used in...
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German Firm Pumps $2.7 Million Into Thomasville Plant
German pump manufacturer Wilo SE will spend $2.7 million on tools and testing instruments to equip its main North American plant in Thomasville for growth across the Americas. Wilo USA...
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Intec Names Managing Director in India
Intec Telecom Systems, a billing software provider which has its North American headquarters in Atlanta, has named a new managing director in India. Kallol Hazra also joins the board of...
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Consul: World Cup Victory Good for Ailing Spanish Economy
Spain's economy will get a boost from its July 11 victory in the World Cup soccer tournament, the country's honorary consul in Atlanta predicts. "The World Cup has a huge...
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State Bar Holds Conference Sept. 2 on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The State Bar of Georgia is holding a seminar Sept. 2 in Atlanta on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law that can potentially impact any U.S. company doing business...
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Clayton Expands Supply Chain Management Program
Clayton State University has upgraded its supply chain management program, allowing students to major in the field. Previously, it was offered only as a minor. Supply chain management is the...
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AirTran to Start Dominican Republic Flights
AirTran Airways will start nonstop flights twice per week from Atlanta to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Feb. 16. Punta Cana is the fifth Caribbean destination for AirTran, a subsidiary...
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Senegalese Fashion Designer Views Atlanta as a U.S. Launch Pad
The sign over the entrance of the Complex Sadiya in downtown Dakar, the capital of Senegal in West Africa, announces the multitude of activities taking place inside. Fashion design, ready-to-wear...
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Gov. Perdue Names New Ports Authority Board Members
Gov. Sonny Perdue has named Joseph Rogers Jr. of Atlanta, chairman and chief executive officer of Waffle House Inc., and David Perdue Jr. of Sea Island, a former Reebok International...
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Tyco Opens Distribution Center
Tyco International Ltd., a security and fire-protection products giant with head offices in Switzerland, has opened a distribution facility in Lithia Springs, Ga. The Tyco Safety Products unit will ship...