The competition was intense but Georgia got some special help at the sixth SelectUSA Investment Summit held in Washington June 10-12. The annual conference brought together business leaders and economic development officials from 79 global markets and 49 U.S. states and territories. The government sent its U.S. Secretaries of Commerce, Treasury, Energy and Housing and […]
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The Harlem Globetrotters Spread Joy at Home in Georgia and Around the World
There’s something irresistible about the Harlem Globetrotters. Denis Sullivan felt it as a 12-year-old growing up in Cork, Ireland, when he and 800 others from the town watched the team’s ball handling acrobatics and unique brand of basketball. Today he’s in charge of the team’s world tours and is proud to note that the visit […]
Former KGB Spy Tells Kiwanians Soviet Ideology May Be Dead, But Russian Nationalism Is Alive and Well
Jack Barsky, the former Soviet spy who now lives in the state of Georgia, said at a Kiwanis Club of Atlanta luncheon May 28 honoring the city’s Consular Corps that he could have saved the U.S. government the $30 million spent on the Mueller report to determine whether or not the Russian government colluded with […]
Incoming Lead Diplomat Highlighted at Consular Ball
The Georgia Council for International Visitors’ annual Consular Ball this year saw the passing of the torch from the longest serving diplomat in Atlanta to the next. In his brief remarks, Miguel Aleman, consul general of Peru, pointed out the incoming dean of the Georgia Consular Corps — Shane Stephens of Ireland, who will gain […]
University Startup’s Medical Device to Combat Elephantiasis
It’s often said that technology will enable science to eliminate some of the world’s most debilitating diseases. Big data and supercomputing can provide useful information to those on the front lines of research seeking to eliminate malaria, tuberculosis, polio and HIV around the world. But sometimes it’s not always that complicated and an internet search […]
‘Fintech Factor’ Examines How Metro Communities Can Benefit From Growing Industry
Atlanta’s role as a payments juggernaut has been cemented for decades, but it’s only now that the story is starting to resonate globally and attract firms from a broader slice of the fintech sphere. That was the assessment of company executives and payments experts at the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce’s “Fintech Factor” event April 25, […]
Atlanta’s Fintech Ecosystem Matures With Global Investment, Outreach
Looking at Georgia’s financial technology industry, it wouldn’t seem like there’s much more room to grow. The sector employs more than 38,000 people the state, and industry-leading companies that have helped generate the “Transaction Alley” moniker process 57.7 billion payments a year — about two-thirds of the total in the U.S. But the areas where […]
Students From Four Continents to Attend Summer Programs at Brandon Hall in Sandy Springs
As most schools get ready for summer break, the Brandon Hall School in Sandy Springs is gearing up to host students from half a dozen countries attending partner schools and to rev up its programs for future “global leaders.” The students from Africa, Asia, South America and Bermuda, the self-ruling British overseas territory, will participate […]
Wipro’s CEO Honors ‘Giving Pledge’ by Boosting Teacher Ed in India
Azim Premji, currently ranked as India’s second wealthiest billionaire, certainly is a man of his word. In May 2001, he pledged to the Georgia-Indo American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta his company Wipro LLC’s support for its Atlanta office. Today that office has served as a model for the company’s offices elsewhere in the U.S.. […]
Former President of Kennesaw State to Head the Atlanta Council on International Relations
Dr. Daniel S. Papp, the former president of Kennesaw State University (KSU) has been chosen by the Atlanta Council on International Relations (ACIR) to assume the post of chairman of its board of advisors. The ACIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing its members and metro Atlanta with a better understanding of the issues […]
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