Schneider Logistics Inc. has opened a freight forwarding office in Atlanta. The company, a division of Green Bay, Wis., trucking firm Schneider National Inc. has also opened offices in Chicago,… Continue reading Freight Forwarder Opens Office
Author: David Beasley
Archbishop Tutu Wins $50,000 Fulbright Prize
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and former visiting professor at Emory University, has been awarded the 2008 J. William Fulbright Prize for International… Continue reading Archbishop Tutu Wins $50,000 Fulbright Prize
Nuclear Gold for India, U.S.
As the nuclear power industry expands in the U.S. and India, massive trade opportunities – and lower costs for plant construction – will result for both countries, experts said at… Continue reading Nuclear Gold for India, U.S.
Georgia Seeks Africa Command Center
Georgia politicians are lobbying to bring the U.S. military’s new Africa command center here, a move endorsed by Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. In an Oct.… Continue reading Georgia Seeks Africa Command Center
Forecaster: Bleak 15 Months Ahead for Georgia Economy
Georgia’s economy won’t begin turning around until 2010, one of the state's key forecasters said Wednesday, Nov. 19. "Net-net, the prognosis for growth in the coming 15 months is bleak,”… Continue reading Forecaster: Bleak 15 Months Ahead for Georgia Economy
A New Way to Teach Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo's U.S. ambassador, Faida Mitifu, gave the keynote address Nov. 8 to more than 150 Georgia school teachers participating in a training program to encourage broader… Continue reading A New Way to Teach Africa
FOCUS Brands Names New President and CEO
Russ Umphenour is the new president and CEO of Atlanta-based FOCUS Brands Inc., franchisor and operator of more than 2,200 ice cream stores, bakeries, restaurants and cafes. Former CEO Steve… Continue reading FOCUS Brands Names New President and CEO
Kilpatrick Stockton Expands in Middle East
Atlanta-based law firm Kilpatrick Stockton LLP has opened an office in Dubai, hoping to benefit from the region’s rapidly growing construction industry. The Dubai office will “cater to the growing… Continue reading Kilpatrick Stockton Expands in Middle East
From Estonia to Decatur: Parking Meters and Trade
If you are ever in downtown Decatur and run out of change for the parking meter, you will experience first hand the results of a trade mission to Eastern… Continue reading From Estonia to Decatur: Parking Meters and Trade
Congo Ambassador Calls for More Peacekeepers
The Democratic Republic of the Congo needs a stronger international peacekeeping force to dismantle militia groups that are destabilizing the country, the nation’s U.S. ambassador told GlobalAtlanta Nov. 7. “We… Continue reading Congo Ambassador Calls for More Peacekeepers