Japan-related organizations including the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, the Japan-America Society of Georgia, the Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta and the Georgia Japanese Language School have established a...
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Georgia Rotary Pitches in, too, Via Internet
The Northlake Rotary Club in Atlanta is coordinating the raising of funds for disaster relief in Kobe, Japan from 61 clubs in Georgia through an on-line Compuserve forum. The Rotarians'...
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Ex-Atlantan Bids For Canadian Football Franchise
Former Atlanta insurance entrepreneur Arthur L. (Art) Williams says he is seeking to acquire a Canadian Football League (CFL) expansion franchise to be located in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Williams, 53,...
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Atlanta High Tech Center Linking Up Russian Region
The Rostov region of southern Russia is about to enter the telecommunications age through an agreement with Telecommunication Technology International (Holdings) Ltd. (TTI) to begin the preliminary planning for linking...
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UPS Survey Says EU Head Should Fight Unemployment
European business leaders have some stiff advice for Jacques Santer, the new president of the European Union, according to a survey commissioned by Atlanta-based United Parcel Service, the worldwide delivery...
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U.S. Atlanta Export Center Nears
Blueprints for office space to be occupied by Atlanta’s Regional Export Assistance Center (REAC) already have been drawn up, but a comprehensive plan for the services that the center will...
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U.K. Leader Cites Atlanta Company
The president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) while in Atlanta Jan. 9-10 pointed to First Financial Corp. as the sort of company which will dominate mature economies around...
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Festa Italiana, a Georgia non-profit dedicated to promoting Italian heritage, announced a new exec
U.S. Sen.Richard Shelby of Ala. has introduced the Immigration Moratorium Act that would reduce the annual flow of legal immigrants by at least two-thirds....
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Georgia Exports Up To Argentina, Belgium, Korea
Argentina, Belgium and Korea have replaced France, the Netherlands and Taiwan among Georgia’s top 10 export markets, according to Georgia State University’s Institute of International Business. Exports to Argentina soared...
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In Breakthrough, India Opens to U.S. Textiles
India’s new year’s eve agreement to open its market to American exports of textiles and clothing should benefit Georgia’s textile manufacturers as well as Indian consumers, said Ram G. Sidhaye,...