Paul Dalby traveled to Atlanta from Australia with stories of a drought so severe that rivers stop flowing, lakes turn toxic and farmers abandon their land in frustration. Dr. Dalby’s ...
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Macon, Albany Chamber CEOs Going to China
The heads of the Macon and Albany chambers of commerce will go on a four-city tour of China with nearly 40 of their counterparts from across the U.S. Catherine Glover,...
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Turkish Congressman to Speak at Clayton State
A member of the Turkish National Assembly will lead a seminar Monday, Feb. 2 at Clayton State University in Jonesboro, about 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. Congressman Cuneyt Yuksel...
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Atlanta’s Mexican Consulate Moves
Atlanta’s Mexican Consulate General has moved to a larger office building that will help it meet steadily rising demand for services. On Jan. 29-30, the consulate relocated from its Apple...
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Kia Update Focus of Korean Chamber Dinner
Randy Jackson, director of human resources and administration for Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Inc., is to provide an update on the progress at the Kia manufacturing plant in West Point...
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TSYS Partners With Dutch Company
Columbus-based TSYS is now providing comprehensive payment services for PaySquare, a credit card provider in the Netherlands. PaySquare has clients across Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands and began outsourcing payments...
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YKK USA Gets New President
A YKK (USA) Inc. executive has been appointed to three different positions of influence within the large Japanese zipper and machinery maker’s American operation. Michael Blunt, a former senior vice...
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Kenya Hopes to Attract U.S. Tourists on ‘Obama Route’
Kenya tourism officials attended the inauguration in Washington of President Barack Obama as further evidence of their interest in promoting the area in western Kenya near Lake Victoria where his...
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Japan Offers Scholarships to Southeastern Students, Teachers
The Japanese Consulate General in Atlanta is accepting applications for government scholarships that will pay for college students and school teachers in the Southeast United States to study in Japan. The...
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UPS Survey: Global Companies More Optimistic
International trade equals optimism. That is the conclusion of a survey by Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. of 751 small-to medium-sized businesses in the U.S. Fifty-six percent of the companies...