A controversial Polish proposal to outlaw blaming Poland for crimes committed during the Holocaust has strained its relations with Israel which fears that such a law would whitewash crimes that were committed by Poles on Polish soil. While the Polish government’s proposed legislation hadn’t been announced at the time that Anna Maria Anders, a Polish Read more
Books 2017: The Downside of Tyranny
Book: Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International) Author: Ryszard (Richard) Kapuscinski Review by: Phil Bolton, publisher, Global Atlanta I had never heard of Ryszard (Richard) Kapuscinski before receiving his book “Travels With Herodotus” from my brother-in-law the Christmas of 2016. Imagine a journalist with the writing skills of Graham Greene (or Joseph Conrad), the reportorial skills of Read more
Books 2016: Three Warnings Against Absolute Power
Book(s): Spain in Our Hearts by Adam Hoschchild, The Girl From Krakow by Alex Rosenberg and Winter Is Coming by Garry Kasparov Reviewed by: Jorge Fernandez, vice president of global commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber I felt there were too many great books to write a single review this year. However, by coincidence I came across Read more
Books 2016: An Intimate but Objective Account of Life in a Concentration Camp
Book: That Was Dachau, 1933–1945 Author: Stanislav Zamecnik Reviewed by: Jim Whitcomb, global finance executive It was a dark, rainy day in July 2015 when I visited the site of the first National Socialist concentration camp, Dachau, which became the model of the Nazi concentration camp system in Germany and beyond. Poor weather notwithstanding, Dachau was crowded with visitors eager Read more
Mayor Reed Signs Pact With Polish City
Following up on a similar ceremony with Cape Town earlier in the month, Mayor Kasim Reed on Oct. 25 signed an agreement to enhance ties with the Polish city of Lodz. The mayor inked the cooperation pact in his ceremonial office with Lodz Mayor Hanna Zdanowska. The city leaders talked about the importance of business and cultural Read more
Apples to Aerospace: Poland’s Eastern Regions Seek Georgia Partners
On the surface, the regions of eastern Poland seem to offer pretty much the same advantages. They all tout enticing landscapes, special economic zones and a youthful and multilingual labor force, along with the fact that investors can receive a baseline 50 percent government tax relief when opening new facilities there. But the character of the five Read more
UPS to Invest $25 Million in Poland Facilities
United Parcel Service Inc. is investing a combined $25 million in two facilities supporting different aspects of its business in Poland. The Atlanta-based package delivery and logistics giant is putting a 130,000-square-foot parcel sorting center in the city of Strykow that will be outfitted with sorting technology allowing it to process 15,000 packages an hour. In the Read more
Atlanta to Deepen Ties With Poland in 2014
The Metro Atlanta Chamber is considering a trip to Poland next year as part of a growing trade and investment relationship between the Southeast U.S. and the central European country. A delegation of officials from the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency visited Atlanta last week to continue the conversation. Ideas ranged from the prospect of simple meetings at European trade fairs to specialized investment seminars Read more
Alpharetta Software Firm Selling in Poland
An Alpharetta-based software firm has entered into a reseller agreement that will enable it to reach companies with large call centers and back-office operations in Poland. OpenSpan Inc.‘s software helps companies in a variety of sectors manage and analyze employee activities and performance. Warsaw-based consulting company Pentegy S.A. will offer OpenSpan’s software platform to its longtime customers, including large banks. Read more
Time Is Ripe for Investment Ties Between Poland, Southeast
The Metro Atlanta Chamber is hoping to lead the creation of a new organization to spur investment activity between Poland and the Southeast United States. Although it’s still in nascent stages, the idea is to follow the model of SEUS-Japan and SEUS-Canada alliances that bring together government and business leaders from Southeastern states and the Read more
