In an effort to further support homeland security, the Georgia Ports Authority would welcome foreign customs inspectors to be stationed at Georgia ports to inspect outgoing cargo, according to Diane...
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Delegate to U.N. Â Summit Bolsters Support for Croatia
Igor Silvestar, founder and president of the Croatian-American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta, found after attending a United Nations sustainable development conference that the chamber’s upcoming trip to Croatia...
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Emory’s Rosensweig Turns from Bullish on Economy to Uncertain
Almost one year after writing a book to encourage Americans to revive the U.S. economy following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Jeffrey Rosensweig, associate dean for corporate relations at Emory...
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Former Int’l Head of Blockbuster to Teach at Georgia Tech
Ramon Martin-Busutil, former president of international at Blockbuster Entertainment Inc., is to join the Georgia Institute of Technology faculty in January. Dr. Martin-Busutil, who currently lives part-time in...
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Georgia Poultry Producers Resume Exports to Russia
Georgia poultry companies are happy to sell off their excess inventories and resume normal trade with Russia now that an embargo on U.S. poultry is over, said Abit Massey, executive...
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Japanese Business And Cultural Festival Here Sept. 21-22
JapanFest 2002, to be held Sept. 21-22 at Stone Mountain Park, is the only Japanese weekend festival in the country to feature Japanese companies and their products in addition...
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Georgia Firm Aiding Kenya to Improve Cotton Production
Representatives of Progressive Ag Co., an agribusiness consulting firm based in Blakely in southwest Georgia, will visit Kenya for a third time in October to conduct a feasibility study on...
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Emory and Argentine Business School Consider Partnership
Almost one year after writing a book to encourage Americans to revive the U.S. economy following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Jeffrey Rosensweig, associate dean for corporate relations at Emory...
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U.S., Canada Okay Atlanta Firm to Sell Wireless Telephones
Airo Wireless Communications Inc., an Atlanta-based mobile Internet company, was approved last week as the exclusive distributor in the United States and Canada of a Finnish wireless technology that...
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Nigerian Official Inspects New Consulate General
Nigeria’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Dubem Onyia, visited Atlanta last week to inspect his country’s new consulate general here and promote a trade and investment mission from...