Georgia companies are being sought to take part in the development of Galileo, a satellite navigation system billed as Europe's complement to the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS). The...
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Atlanta to Train Japanese to Care For Disabled Persons
Hiroyasu Itoh, a Japanese businessman and campaigner for disability rights in Japan, has partnered with several Atlanta hospitals and medical centers to develop a training exchange program for Japanese healthcare...
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UPS Takes Community Service Worldwide
United Parcel Service Inc. CEO Mike Eskew kicked off the company's first-ever worldwide community service drive last week with a trip to China, where he and 60 other UPS employees...
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Ontario’s Plan To Open Atlanta Office Put on Hold
Ontario’s plans to open an Atlanta economic development office next year have been placed on hold by the Canadian province’s Oct. 2 election, in which the Ontario Liberal Party...
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U.S. Firms Moving European Headquarters To Switzerland
U.S. multinationals are increasingly moving their European regional headquarters to Switzerland from other parts of Europe to take advantage of the country's favorable tax regime, according to Swiss government representatives...
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GE Power Systems Sees China, Russia As Major Markets
John Rice, Atlanta-based CEO of GE Power Systems, the energy business of General Electric Co., said his company views both Russia and China as key growth markets, though regulatory...
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Mexico May Open Another Consular Office in Southeast
Consul General Remedios Gomez-Arnau of Mexico said the Mexican government is considering opening an additional consular office in the Southeast to deal with the growing influx of Mexican immigrants here....
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Georgia Urged to Upgrade Treatment Of Latino Workers
Sen. Sam Zamarripa, D-Atlanta, encouraged Georgians to initiate a dialogue about immigration and the undocumented workers that are often welcome in the state, but are exploited in certain industries, during...
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Atlanta Group Aids South Africa Exports
Members of the Atlanta-based South African American Business Association of the U.S.A. visited South Africa this month to seek out exporters interested in finding partners and distributors in the...
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U.S. Delays Rule Requiring Passports That Can Be Scanned
The U. S. Department of State has delayed implementation of a regulation requiring visitors to the United States under the country’s visa waiver program to have “machine readable passports” —...