HARTSFIELD, CHAMBER RESPOND TO AIRPORT CRITICISM

IN THE FACE OF CRITICISM THAT HARTSFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS NOT BEEN MARKETING ITSELF ENOUGH INTERNATIONALLY, JEFFREY A. RADER, MANAGER OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR THE ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WELCOMED SUGGESTIONS FOR PROMOTING THE FACILITY INTERNATIONALLY, BUT ADDED THAT THE CHAMBER AS WELL AS OTHER OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE AIRPORT'S DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT DEPUTIZE SELF-APPOINTED...

ALTHOUGH STILL NOT TWO YEARS OLD, GOLF TRAINING SYSTEMS, THE DULUTH, GA.-BASED MANUFACTURER, EXPECTS THAT BY THE END OF 1993 $1.5 MILLION IN SALES WILL BE DERIVED FROM OVERSEAS, ACCORDING TO PETER SCHULLER, THE COMPANY'S MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL. THE COMPANY, LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 1991 WITH A PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF $1.2 MILLION,  MAKES GOLF EXERCISE...

SWEDEN IS PREPARED FOR GROWTH AFTER SEVERAL DIFFICULT YEARS DURING WHICH IT EXPERIENCED 500 PERCENT INFLATION AND AN ENORMOUSLY OVERVALUED STOCK MARKET, ACCORDING TO CLAES VON POST, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN, NEW YORK. HIS BANK, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER SWEDISH COMPANIES, ARE UNDERGOING DRAMATIC RESTRUCTURINGS THAT  SHOULD ENABLE THEM TO...

KNOWLEDGEWARE, INC. HAS ACQUIRED PARIS-BASED MATESYS MATHEMATIC SYSTEMS, S.A. AS PART OF AN OVERALL STRATEGY TO ACQUIRE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES AND TO MAINTAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE THROUGH CONTINUED INVESTMENTS INTO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. KNOWLEDGEWARE IS MAKING KEY STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS SUCH AS MATESYS SO OUR PRODUCT PORTFOLIO INCLUDES THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TOOLS AND SERVICES FOR BUSINESS APPLICATION...

CONTRARY TO CONVENTIONAL WISDOM, AFRICA HAS PROVIDED SEYDEL INTERNATIONAL INC. WITH TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES, SAID RAIMUNDO MEIJA, PRESIDENT OF THE ATLANTA-BASED MANUFACTURER OF  SPECIALTY CHEMICALS FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY. OUR PROFITABILITY IS HIGHER IN AFRICA THAN IT IS ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE MORE DIFFICULT THE MARKETPLACE, THE LESS COMPETITION HIS...

COMPLEX TRANS-ATLANTIC NEGOTIATIONS ENABLING LAGRANGE, GA.-BASED INTERFACE, INC., THE WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF CARPET TILES TO ACQUIRE THE PATENTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT OF THE FRENCH FIRM SERVOPLAN FOR LOW PROFILE ACCESS FLOORING SYSTEMS WERE INITIATED BY THE INTERCONTINENTAL BUSINESS SERVICES CORP. JOHN T. LYONS III, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF IBS CORP., HAS...

THE RECENTLY SET-UP IMPORT EXPORT NETWORK CONNECTS ATLANTA-BASED THE EXPORT GROUP INC. WITH TRADING COMPANIES THAT HAVE SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE DEALING WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM, GREECE, RUSSIA AND IRAN. THE NETWORK JOINS THE EXPORT GROUP INC. WITH TRICHROMEL LTD., T.A.F.S. TRADE AID FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD., T.L.C. INTERNATIONAL  AND K.G. INTERNATIONAL. THE KEY PLAYERS IN THIS NETWORK...

A BUDDING SISTER-CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DECATUR, GA., AND TRUJILLO, PERU,  SHOULD GENERATE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN BOTH LOCATIONS, ACCORDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CITY OFFICIALS. THERE IS AN ENORMOUS POTENTIAL FOR SHARING RESOURCES, SAID DECATUR MAYOR MICHAEL MEARS.  THE MAYOR LED A DELEGATION TO TRUJILLO ON THE HEELS OF A VISIT TO DECATUR BY TRUJILLO'S MAYOR, JOSE...

THE COBB INTERNATIONAL CENTER HAS APPOINTED AN ADVISORY BOARD TO HELP DEVELOP NEW PROGRAMS ENCOURAGING AREA BUSINESSES TO EXPORT AND TO OTHERWISE EXPAND THEIR INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES. FORMER COKE CFO SAM AYOUB, WHO NOW IS CHAIRMAN OF THE SEABOARD MANAGEMENT CORP., FORMER BRITISH CONSUL-GENERAL BARRY HOLMES JR., WHO RECENTLY LAUNCHED HIS OWN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM AFTER...

BROCK CONTROL SYSTEMS, A $15 MILLION LEADER IN MULTI-USER SALES AND MARKETING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, HAS MORE THAN 600 INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE.  COMPANY FOUNDER, RICHARD BROCK, A CPA TURNED SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, WILL BE SPEAKING TUESDAY, FEB. 23, AT THE SHERATON CENTURY CENTER HOTEL IN ATLANTA DURING A MEETING SPONSORED BY THE ATLANTA MARKETING ASSOCIATION’S SMALL BUSINESS...